Tournoi de Macaye (1) (2) (Esku Pilota Open) (November 9, 11, 2019)
Previous Tournaments:
2017: Elgart-Amulet 40 Bielle-Cubiat 26 (no match video found)
2016: Monce-Bilbao 40 Inchauspe-Lazcano 25 (BLOG POST--entire tournament coverage with full match video of final
This was a 4 team knockout tournament.
*=not on Esku Pilota roster at present
#=Esku Pilota Player Ranking (as of September 30). Out of 24.
Macaye was the 3rd and final "drop-in" trinquet tournament of the season. The others were
Trophee Atharri (Itxassou) and
Tournoid de Bidart. All three of them are very interesting to watch in terms of the differing strategy and tactics required on a 3 wall mur a gauche, as opposed to a 4 wall trinquet.
November 11
FINAL
Selected linescore (Esku Pilota and Pilota Ttiki) (winners always listed 1st)
0-7; 33-33; 39-37; 39-39;
The final closed the closest overall tournament of the year, with 3 matches decided by 6 total points, two of them by the minimum.
Match article (Esku Pilota) (includes video of the last 5 points)
Semi-Finals
Selected linescore (Esku Pilota and Pilota Ttiki) (winners always listed 1st)
23-23; 24-25; 40-36
Selected linescore (Esku Pilota and Pilota Ttiki) (winers always listed 1st)
20-20; 33-21; 38-28; 38-38; 39-38; 39-39; 40-39 ( final point took over 3 minutes).