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Link to complete Blog Post coverage of the 2019 Cesta Punta Pro Tour Fall Tour
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The eight tournament 2020 Cesta Punta Fall Pro Tour began on September 5th, and will end with finals in the A division and a 3rd place match between #3 A team and #1 B team at Pau on February 5, 2021.
Each Tournament consisted of 2 Semi-finals and a Final. The points classification that will determine the 2 best avants (fronts) and arrieres (backs) works in this fashion (each match is contested in 2 sets to 15 and a tie breaker to 5 if necessary).
2-0 win--4 points
2-1 win--3 points
1-2 loss--1 point
0-2 loss--0 points
Match results completely determined points standings. There were no bonuses for winning individual Tournaments. Ties were broken by net points.
The Tournaments:
1. September 5, 6 at St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi)
2. September 16, 21, 23 at Biarritz
3. September 12, 19, 26 at Hossegor
4. October 22, 25, 29 at Biarritz
5. October 23, 24, 30 at St. Jean-de-Luz (Donibane Lohizune)
6. November 1, 7 at Mauleon
7. December 11, 18 at Pau
8. December 19, 20, 21 at St. Jean-de-Luz (Donibane Lohizune)
9. December 29 Group A Final and 3rd Place Match at Pau
FINAL: Group A #1 v Group A #2
3RD PLACE MATCH: Group A #3 v Group B #1
3RD PLACE MATCH: Group A #3 v Group B #1
Note: the Final has been delayed until February 5, due to the Pandemic (Source: Raymond Cazadebat, Section Paloise--See below under the December 11,18 Pau Tournament (Added December 14, 2020).
Entire Schedule in Detail
The Players (B's are listed below A's). Both are split into avants (fronts)and arrieres (backs).
Current CPPT Points Classification (Through 8 A Tournaments and 5 B Tournaments as of December 18)
Pro Tour Series 3: Hossegor (1--frontons.netl)(2-Wikipedia) (September 12, 19, 26)
Note: Complete Group B information (including video links) will be below complete Group A information.
Group A
The Teams:
Laurent Garcia--Pierre Etcheverry
Jon Tambourindeguy--David Minvielle
Bixente Gonzalez--Stephane Amati
Ludovic Laduche--Manex Urtasun
All scores
September 26
Entire Schedule in Detail
The Players (B's are listed below A's). Both are split into avants (fronts)and arrieres (backs).
Current CPPT Points Classification (Through 8 A Tournaments and 5 B Tournaments as of December 18)
FINAL CPPT POINTS CLASSIFICATION (8 Elite Group A and 5 Elite Group B Tounaments).
Note: these are copied directly from the above link, so that there will be a record of them after they disappear from the site. While searching these figures against that actual match scores below to try to determine the two missing players from T 8 (see below), I found what I think are discrepancies in point differentials. But at this point, I'm going to let it go. If you are interested, check and see for yourself. No discrepancies would have changed any place standing. (Added December 24).
Key: Player; Championship Points (see above for how championship points are determined); Point Differential.
Elite Group A
Fronts (Avants) Backs (Arrieres)
Jean Olharan 24...45 David Minvielle 20...47
Ludavic Laduche 22...46 Manex Urtasun 18...34
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Jon Tambourindeguy 18...44 Thibault Basque 17...30
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Patxi Tambourindeguy 8...10 Txabi Inza 11....4
Christophe Olha 8....2 Theo Laborde 5..-23
Laurent Garcia 5..-47 Stephane Amati 1..-42
Bixente Gonzalez 0..-40 Nicolas Etcheto 0..-10
Pierre Etcheverry 0..-20
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Elite Group B
Fronts (Avants) Backs (Arrieres)
Clement Garcia 15....5 Guillen Oyenart 13..27
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Andoni Laloo 12....3 Benoit Mandagaran 12..15
Iban Etcheberry 10...15 Benoit Maya 9..10
Thomas Urrutia 9...25 Damien Ourthe 8..17
Alexi Zabaleta 9...-4 Zugaitz Salaberry 5..-7
Marque Domingo Pucheu..4..-19 Hugo Ibar 5 -33
Theo Etchegaray........1..-13 Annton de Bettelu 4 -11
Maxime Benetrix........1..-13 Aize Ithurralde 3.-11
Tom Berthon 1...1
Nicolas Toucoullet 1..-1
Julien Ihitsague 0...0
Yann Millat 0..-8
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FINAL MATCH WIN/LOSS TABLE (8 Elite Group A and 5 Elite Group B Tournaments)
NOTE As of December 23, 2020, the 2nd Semi-Final match of Tournament 8 has a team that is not identifiable at the CPPT web site. CPPT lists the team as "Substitute-Substitute." The Final Points table (above) is final and the two substitutes points and point differentials are given there. But it is not possible (for me) to determine who the two substitutes were given the fact that I did not keep a cumulative accounting of Tournament points (a 0-2 loss gets 0 tournament points so it is impossible to know who added 0 points because they didn't play and who did so because they lost 0-2). If I had, it would have been easy to determine from the change in point differential.
This of course, is one of the most egregious errors that a sports web site, supposedly interested in providing relevant information, can make. Another is the actual scores, which will disappear from the CPPT site before the next Tournament (if last year's procedure is followed). Even Internet Archive's "Way Back Machine" will be of no use, because the CPPT website, in its infinite wisdom, uses the exact same address for scores year after year.
This kind of thing, I know, seems perhaps petty. But these are the kinds of mistakes that drive Librarians (and retired Librarians) "up the wall." Basque Pelota has a history, part of the rich history, tradition, language, and culture of the Basque Country. It is never a good thing to erase history, in a diversion like sports, or anything else for that matter.
Of course, there is always the chance that I made a simple error and the players can be easily identified. It that is the case, please let me know at
jbsolock1@gmail.com
and a big apology ahead of time for the previous rant. :) :)
Thank you for your patience and indulgence.
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz; H=Hossegor; B2=Biarritz 2; DL=St. Jean-de-Luz (Donibane Lohizune); M=Mauleon; P=Pau (Cesta Nadau); DL 2=St. Jean de Luz (Donibane Lohizune 2
Note: there are 2 missing match losses and 4 missing set losses.
Avants (Fronts)
Olharan...............6-2..12.6--4.6....2(DG;DL)
J. Tambourindeguy.....6-3..13.3--5.6....2(P;DL2)
Laduche...............6-3..11.6--7.3....2(H;B2)
P. Tambourindeguy.....2-1.......4--2....1(M)
Olha..................2-2...4.3--4.3....1(B)
L. Garcia.............2-6..4.3--12.3
Benetrix (Group B)....0-1.......0--2
Gonzalez..............0-5......0--10
Arrieres (Backs)
Minvielle.............7-3..13.6--7.3....3(B;DL;P)
Inza..................4-2...7.6--5.3....1(DG)
Urtasun...............4-2.....6.6--6....2(H;DL2)
T. Basque.............7-5..15.3--9.6....2(B2;M)
Laborde...............1-4.....3--7.3
Amati.................1-5.....4--8.6
Etcheto...............0-1.......0--2
Etcheverry............0-1.......0--2
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Group B Table after 5 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is
counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz;
H=Hossegor; B2=Biarritz 2 DL=St. Jean-de-Luz (Donibane
Lohizune)
Avants (Fronts)
Etcheberry..3-1....4.6--4...1(B)
C. Garcia...4-2..6.9--6.3...1(DL)
Urrutia.....2-1....5--1.3...1(DG)
Laloo.......3-3..6.3--6.3...1(B2)
Zabaleta....2-2....5--3.3...1(H)
Pucheu......1-2..2.3--4.3
Benedrix....0-2....1--3.3
Etchegaray..0-2....1--3.3
Arrieres (Backs)
Oyenart.....4-0....5.9--3...2(B;B2)
Ourthe......2-0......4--0...1(DG)
Maya........2-1....5--1.3...1(H)
Mandagaran..3-2..6.3--4.3...1(DL)
de Bettelu..1-1..2.3--2.3
Salaberry...1-2..3.3--3.6
Ithurralde..1-2....1.3--5
Ibar........1-3..2.3--6.3
Berthon.....0-1....1--1.3
Millat......0-1......0--2
Toucoullet..0-2....1--3.3
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Partial Scoring: Each Group A FINAL was televised by Canal +. For each of those matches we have partial scoring. In matches with tie breakers, Canal + provided the scoring for two sets. I scored all of the Tie Breakers. Fronts will be ranked by average known point differential. Backs will be ranked by average known fewest errors. Missing=number of sets not scored +/- by Canal +
KA=Known Average; KAD=Known Average point differential
Fronts (Avants)
J. Tambourindeguy (3 matches) +33 -13 (missing: + 1 set; - 1 set):
KA=+11 -4.3; KAD=6.7
Laduche (4 matches) +35 -9 (missing: + 1 set; - 2 sets):
KA= +8.8 -2.3; KAD=6.5
Olharan (3 matches) +33 -15 (missing: - 1 set): KA=+11 -5; KAD=6
L. Garcia (2 matches) +14 -5 (missing: - 1 set): KA=+7 -2.5; KAD=4.5
Olha (1 match) +9 -10 (all sets): KA=+9 -10; KAD= -1
Backs (Arrieres)
Urtasun (3 matches) +0 -8 (missing: +1 set; - 1 set): KA=+0 -2.7
T. Basque (4 matches) +7 -17 (missing: +1 set; -2 sets):
KA=+1.7 -4.3
Minvielle (4 matches) +6 -17 (missing: + 1 set; - 1 set): KA=+1.5 -4.3
Amati (1 match) +2 -9 (all sets): KA=+2 -9
Inza (1 match) +2 -12 (all sets): KA=+2 -12
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The Teams:
?--?
This Tournament was crammed into the schedule directly after the Pau Tournament (Cesta Nadau) It was played on December 19, 20, and 21. There was no print or Internet match coverage that I could find, only the match video from the Final. The CPPT Final and 3rd place match are now set, according to the cumulative Tournament rules (see above). I am assuming the top Group B team will face the 3rd place Group A team based on the Group B table when that tournament was abandoned after Tournament 5. The Final has been rescheduled for February 5, 2020 at Pau.
Semi-Final results source: CPPT Website
December 21
FINAL
J. Tambourindeguy-Urtasun 2
Laduche-T. Basque 0
(15-13, 15-5) (30-18)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Canal + via CPPB Youtube)
Full Condensed Linescores (match winning team always listed first)
Key: score; (balls in play)
Set 1
0-1 (12); 1-1 (12); 1-2 (8); 2-2 (4); 3-2 (3); 3-3 (4); 3-4 (9)
4-4 (4); 5-4 (5); 5-5 (8); 5-6 (19); 5-7 (1); 6-7 (14); 6-8 (2); 7-8 (4); 8-8 (11) 8-9 (4); 9-9 (2); 9-10 (6); 10-10 (2); 10-11 (12); 11-12 (18) 12-12 (3); 13-12 (5); 14-12 (5); 14-13 (6); 15-13 (2)
Scoring (Canal +)
J. Tambourindeguy +4 -2 Urtasun +0 -2
Laduche +6(including 1 service ace) -3 T. Basque +0 -3
Canal + scoring adds to 20
Set score adds to 28
Balls in Play: 171
Set 2
1-0 (4); 2-0 (9); 3-0 (17); 3-1 (10); 3-2 (13); 4-2 (2); 5-2 (5); 5-3 (8); 6-3 (4); 7-3 (3); 7-4 (6); 8-4 (10); 9-4 (3); 10-4 (17); 10-5 (2); 11-5 (22); 12-5 (21); 13-5 (5); 14-5 (7); 15-5 (3)
Canal + provided no scoring for Set 2
Balls in Play: 189
Total Balls in Play for the match: 360
Summary: This match was strange in that the 2nd Place Front who would advance to the Final on February 5 was going to be Laduche whether he won or lost. On the other hand, there was all to play for for the Backs. The match winner would advance, the loser would be eliminated.
Ironically, Jon Tambourindeguy, who played a magnificent match just 3 days earlier at Pau, was again superb on both offense and especially defense (he seemed to spend more on his side than on his feet after seemingly endless falling rebote saves). He continually frustrated Laduche's cortada pass attempts. Tambourindedguy seemed to catch everything. Urtasun also played sparkling defense. The match was played at a breakneck pace throughout, with the fronts pushing the action. After an extremely exciting and competitive Set 1, the unrelenting pressure of T-U finally began to take a toll as first T. Basque, and then Laduche began to crack, and error followed error, finally turning the set into a route. The winners scored 7 of the last 8 points, almost exclusively on their opponents' errors.
We will get to see Tambourindeguy again, in the Final 3rd Place match (see below). If he keeps playing the way he has been, there is little chance that the 1st Place Group B team will be able to beat him. But, as they say, matches aren't won on paper.
Tambourindeguy's figures for the Tournament, according to Canal + were +33 -13 in 4 matches (only 1 set was scored in the 4th match). In his last 2 matches he was +16 -10. He pulled his team (David Minvielle) back from the brink in the Pau final, and he basically dictated the terms of this match.
Manex Urtasun played as well as I have seen him play all year, vacuuming up almost everything that came his way. Thibault Basque had an excellent first set, but finally cracked in the middle of the 2nd. And Ludovic Laduche, who basically had nothing to play for, was excellent in the first set, but quite ordinary in the second. He looked like he "ran out of gas" at the end, but his opposition forward, seven years his senior, was "wall to wall" from beginning to end.
UPCOMING
The Final is set for February 5 at Pau
Olharan(6-2; 12.6--4.6; 2 Championships-Minvielle (7-3; 13.6--7.3; 3 Championships)
v
Laduche (5-3; 9.6--7.3; 2 Championships-Urtasun (3-2; 4.6--6; 2 Championships)
And the 3rd Place Match...
Group A 3rd Place: J. Tambourindeguy (5-3; 12.3--4.6; 2 Chamnpionhips-T. Basque (6-5; 13.3--9.6) 2 Championships
v
Group B 1st Place: Clement Garcia (4-2; 6.9--6.3; 1 Championship)-Guillen Oyenart (4-0; 5.9--3; 2 Championships)
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December 20
Semi-Final 2
J. Tambourindeguy-Urtasun 2
?-? 0
(15-4, 15-7) (30-11)
December 19
Semi-Final 1
Laduche-T. Basque 2
L. Garcia-Laborde 0
(15-7, 15-10) (30-17)
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The Teams
Tournament Announcement (Raymond Cazadebat, Section Paloise) (French)
Tournament Preview (Raymond Cazadebat--Section Paloise Facebook) (French)
(English Translation see below, under the Group A Player Table)
December 18
FINAL
Final Preview (Raymond Cazadebat, Section Paloise). The original article has not been archived, as far as I can tell, but I Google Translated it before it disappeared.That translation can be found below the player table.
J. Tambourindeguy-Minvielle (substituting for Etcheto) 2
Olharan-Inza 1
(14-15, 15-9, 5-4) (33-29)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Canal + via Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Canal + via Audience Audiovisuel) (includes pre-match player information)
Match article (Section Paloise Pelota Basque--by Raymond Cazadebat (French)
Condensed Full Linescores (match winners always listed 1st).
Set 1
1-0; 1-3; 4-3; 4-6; 6-6; 6-8; 8-8; 8-11; 11-11; 11-13; 13-13; 13-14; 14-14; 14-15
8 equal scores, 3 lead changes
Set 2
0-1; 2-1; 2-4; 3-4; 3-5; 4-5; 4-6; 8-6; 8-7; 12-7; 12-8; 13-8; 13-9; 15-9
3 equal scores, 3 lead changes
Tie Breaker
0-1; 3-1; 3-3; 4-3; 4-4; 5-4
3 equal scores, 1 lead change
Scoring (Canal +)
Set 1
J. Tambourindeguy +2 -6 Minvielle +0 -1
Olharan +4 -2 Inza +2 -6
Canal + scoring added to 23
Set 1 scoring added to 29
Set 1 + 2
J. Tambourindeguy +9 -8 Minvielle +1 -2
Olharan +9 -5 Inza +2 -12
Canal + scoring for Sets 1 + 2 added to 48
Set 1 + 2 scoring added 53
Tie Breaker (Canal + provided no scoring so I did my own. Yours may be different),
J. Tambourindeguy +3 -0 Minvielle +1 -2
Olharan +2 -1 Inza +0 -0
Total Score +6 -3 (.667)
"Talking" Tie Breaker linescore
Key: Server (T=Tambourindeguy; O=Olharan) score; balls in play; +/-; comment
(P)=Pasa (overserve, not penalized, 2nd serve follows)
T; 8; 0-1; O+; Cortada Two Wall--Front-Left (splits the defenders)
O; 22; 1-1 T+; Two Wall
T(P); 3; 2-1; O-; Rebote too low
T; 5; 3-1; T+; Two wall (after Olharan falls after a shot)
T(P); 6; 3-2; M-; Dropped Catch
O; 7; 3-3; O+; Overhead Outside Pass (over Minvielle)
O; 14; 4-3; M+; Left Wall Big Bounce (Olharan wall climbs to no avail)
T: 18; 4-4; M-; Dropped Catch
O; 6: 5-4; T+; Big Bounce Left (over Inza)
Balls in play: 89
Total Non-Error Percent (BIP-errors/BIP): .966
Balls per point: 9.9
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December 11
Semi-Finals
Olharan-Inza 2
Laduche-Laborde 1
(10-15, 15-8, 5-1) (30-24)
Source for this score is Raymond Cazadebat, Section Paloise). Cesta Punta Pro Tour has the score reversed for this match)
J. Tambourindeguy-David Minvielle (substituting for Etcheto) 2
B. Gonzalez-T. Basque 0
(15-9, 15-7) (30-16)
Match article for both matches (French)
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Group A Table after 7 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz; H=Hossegor; B2=Biarritz 2; DL=St. Jean-de-Luz (Donibane Lohizune); M=Mauleon; P=Pau (Cesta Nadau)
Avants (Fronts)
Olharan...............6-2..12.6--4.6....2(DG;DL)
Laduche...............5-2...9.6--5.3....2(H;B2)
P. Tambourindeguy.....2-1.......4--2....1(M)
J. Tambourindeguy.....4-3...9.3--5.6....1(P)
Olha..................2-2...4.3--4.3....1(B)
L. Garcia.............2-5..4.3--10.3
Benetrix (Group B)....0-1.......0--2
Gonzalez..............0-5......0--10
Arrieres (Backs)
Minvielle.............7-3..13.6--7.3....3(B;DL;P)
Inza..................4-2...7.6--5.3....1(DG)
T. Basque.............6-4..13.3--7.6....2(B2;M)
Urtasun...............2-2.....2.6--6....1(H)
Laborde...............1-3.....3--5.3
Amati.................1-5.....4--8.6
Etcheto...............0-1.......0--2
Etcheverry............0-1.......0--2
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Tournament Preview (Google Translate English) (by Raymond Cazadebat)
Basket of Nadau 2020
Semifinals behind closed doors
We'll play again at cesta-punta Friday, December 11th at the jai-alai of Pau but behind closed doors, covid obliges. The 11th edition of the Nada ü cesta organized by the Paloise Section and integrated into the Pro-Tour circuit will not be held in the usual configuration; only the A elite professionals will be able to crowd the cancha.
On the agenda, the two semi-finals will follow from 20 pm with the main issue of the December 18 final that Palois and Pro-Tour leaders hope to open partly to the public. Another objective for the '' puntists ", to score points in the general ranking of the circuit (8 Series tournaments) to hope to be the top 4 admitted to the Master Pro-Tour scheduled also in Pau but offset from December 29 to February 5 still due to the pandemic.
Here Friday we will find the best of the French panel with the generation that had burst in 2010 and the one that claims today, 10 years after taking the place. In line with the first part, our Palois Jean Olharan (1st in the ranking) and the Luzien Txabi Inza, the two winners of the Cesta de Nada ü 2019 again associates; against them, the duo of young people, the Guéthariar Ludovic Laduche (2th in the ranking) and Theo Laborde eager to hit a big shot.
Second part, Bixente Gonzalez and Thibault Basque will face their elders Jon Tambourindeguy and Nicolas Etcheto. The Jai-alai is familiar to them; all have built their landmarks and the cancha suits them perfectly. Advances on the attack game and quick to defend, the safe back, able to capture the pelots in the toughest conditions, the ingredients are put together to make the show live up to the challenge.
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Preview of the Final (by Raymond Cazadebat)
Cesta de Nadau 2020
Final Friday
Will Olharan and Inza keep the trophy against Minvielle and Tambourindeguy?
The 11th edition of the Cesta de Nadaü will not welcome an audience on Friday at the Pelote de Pau complex but the part between professionals will take place at 6.30 p.m. filmed on behalf of the Canal + sports channel which will broadcast five times in the past. week.
The plateau revealed at the end of the semi-finals promises to be most interesting. The "2010 generation" which hatched at the opening of the jai-alai Palois in 2006 and won here at the 2010 World Cup will be on the cancha with three of the four already holders at the time. Jean Olharan and Txabi Inza on one side, Jon Tambourindéguy and David Minvielle who compensates for Nicolas Etchéto injured on the other. A Béarnais associated with a Basque in each team, the draw for this 7th stage of the Pro-Tour circuit proved to be a winner. We are guaranteed a thrilling, generous, open show. We will find the duel of the forwards Olharan - Tambourindéguy with their strategy of series of attacks, counters and re-counters quick to thrill, each drawing from its superb technical and gestural register. The rear too, described as solid and sure, will be tested on their ability to defend as close as possible to walls. Complementarity, mobility, in the built game, precision and variations in the lengths of the "bots" will be the keys to success.
In the Pro-Tour classification forwards, Jean Olharan consolidates his first place with 23 pts ahead of Laduche (18) and Tambourindeguy (10). At the rear, Minvielle (20 pts) is ahead of Basque (13), Urtasun and Inza (10).
The two Béarnais are guaranteed to participate in the Master of Pau postponed until February 5, 2021; with or against whom, everything will depend on the performance of the following during the 8th and last tournament, that of Saint Jean de Luz.
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There was no B Tournament. At this time it is unknown as to whether the Group B Tournament has been abandoned due to the Pandemic.
Group B Table after 5 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz; H=Hossegor; B2=Biarritz 2 DL=St. Jean-de-Luz (Donibane Lohizune)
Avants (Fronts)
Etcheberry..3-1....4.6--4...1(B)
C. Garcia...4-2..6.9--6.3...1(DL)
Urrutia.....2-1....5--1.3...1(DG)
Laloo.......3-3..6.3--6.3...1(B2)
Zabaleta....2-2....5--3.3...1(H)
Pucheu......1-2..2.3--4.3
Benedrix....0-2....1--3.3
Etchegaray..0-2....1--3.3
Arrieres (Backs)
Oyenart.....4-0....5.9--3...2(B;B2)
Ourthe......2-0......4--0...1(DG)
Maya........2-1....5--1.3...1(H)
Mandagaran..3-2..6.3--4.3...1(DL)
de Bettelu..1-1..2.3--2.3
Salaberry...1-2..3.3--3.6
Ithurralde..1-2....1.3--5
Ibar........1-3..2.3--6.3
Berthon.....0-1....1--1.3
Millat......0-1......0--2
Toucoullet..0-2....1--3.3
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Pro Tour Series 6: Mauleon (1--frontons.net) (2--Wikipedia) (November 1, 7)
Note: Complete Group B information (including video links) will be below complete Group A information.
The Teams:
Patxi Tambourindeguy--Thibault Basque (substituting for ?)
Laurent Garcia (substituting for ?)--Manex Urtasun
I have yet to find any match articles or video for the semi-final matches in either Group A or Group B
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November 7
FINAL
P. Tambourindeguy-T. Basque 2
L. Garcia-Urtasun 0
(15-7, 15-6) (30-13)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (CANAL + via Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube)
Full condensed linescores (winning team always listed first)
Set 1
0-1; 1-1; 1-2; 10-2; 10-3; 11-3; 11-4; 12-4; 12-7; 15-7
2 equal scores, 1 lead change, biggest lead: 8 points
Set 2:
0-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-3; 6-3; 6-5; 12-5; 12-6; 15-6
3 equal scores, 1 lead change, biggest lead: 9 points
Scoring
Set 1:
P. Tambourindeguy +7 -3 (including 1 service fault) T. Basque +1 -4
L. Garcia +1 -1 Urtasun +0 -4
Canal + scoring adds to 21 points.
There were 22 points in the set.
Partial Set 1+2 Cumulative scoring
P. Tambourindeguy +17 T. Basque +3
L. Garcia +3 Urtasun -5
I could not find any match story.
Patxi Tambourindeguy put on an offensive and defensive clinic, playing a brilliant match (+17, including two walls, cortadas, a beautiful chula, and some of the best dejadas you will see). He also was a brick wall on defense, handling several Garcia cortadas, and was all over the concha to execute uncounted difficult rebotes. Thibault Basque played solid defense in support. Manex Urtasun did not have his best day, and veteran Laurent Garcia showed a few flashes of brilliance. But in the end, there was simply too much Patxi, leading to an easy win.
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November 1
Semi-final 2
P. Tambourindeguy-T. Basque 2
Gonzalez-Minvielle 0
(15-13, 15-14) (30-27)
Semi-final 1
L. Garcia-Urtasun 2
Olha-Amati 1
(5-15, 15-6, 5-2) (25-23)
Group A Table after 6 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz; H=Hossegor; B2=Biarritz 2; DL=St. Jean-de-Luz (Donibane Lohizune); M=Mauleon
Avants (Fronts)
Olharan...............5-1..10.3--2.3....2(DG;DL)
Laduche...............5-1.....8.6--4....2(H;B2)
P. Tambourindeguy.....2-1.......4--2....1(M)
Olha..................2-2...4.3--4.3....1(B)
J. Tambourindeguy.....2-3.....6--4.6
L. Garcia.............2-5..4.3--10.3
Benetrix (Group B)....0-1.......0--2
Gonzalez..............0-4.......0--8
Arrieres (Backs)
Inza..................3-1.....5.3--3....1(DG)
T. Basque.............6-3..13.3--5.6....2(B2;M)
Minvielle.............5-3..10.3--6.3....2(B;DL)
Urtasun...............2-2.....2.6--6....1(H)
Laborde...............1-2.......2--4
Amati.................1-5.....4--8.6
Etcheto...............0-1.......0--2
Etcheverry............0-1.......0--2
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As of November 10, 2020, it appears that the Mauleon B Tournament was abandoned without a match played.
Group B.
The Teams:
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November 1
Semi-final 2
Benetrix-Millat v
Pucheu-Ithurralde
(no information available as yet)
November 1
Semi-final 1
Etchegaray-Ourthe v
Urrutia-Ihitague
(No information available as yet)
Group B Table after 5 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz; H=Hossegor; B2=Biarritz 2 DL=St. Jean-de-Luz (Donibane Lohizune)
Avants (Fronts)
Etcheberry..3-1....4.6--4...1(B)
C. Garcia...4-2..6.9--6.3...1(DL)
Urrutia.....2-1....5--1.3...1(DG)
Laloo.......3-3..6.3--6.3...1(B2)
Zabaleta....2-2....5--3.3...1(H)
Pucheu......1-2..2.3--4.3
Benedrix....0-2....1--3.3
Etchegaray..0-2....1--3.3
Arrieres (Backs)
Oyenart.....4-0....5.9--3...2(B;B2)
Ourthe......2-0......4--0...1(DG)
Maya........2-1....5--1.3...1(H)
Mandagaran..3-2..6.3--4.3...1(DL)
de Bettelu..1-1..2.3--2.3
Salaberry...1-2..3.3--3.6
Ithurralde..1-2....1.3--5
Ibar........1-3..2.3--6.3
Berthon.....0-1....1--1.3
Millat......0-1......0--2
Toucoullet..0-2....1--3.3
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Pro Tour Series 5: St. Jean de Luz (Donibane Lohizune (1--frontons.net) (2--Wikipedia) (October 23, 24, 28, 30)
Note: Complete Group B information (including video links) will be below complete Group A information.
The Teams:
October 30
FINAL
Ohlaran-Minvielle 2
Laduche-Thibault Basque (substituting for Laborde) 0
(15-11, 15-7) (30-18)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Canal + via Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube)
Full condensed linescore (match winners always listed first)
Set 1
3-0; 3-1; 4-1; 4-2; 5-2; 5-6; 10-6; 10-7; 11-7; 11-8; 12-8; 12-9; 14-9; 14-11; 15-11
2 equal scores, 2 lead changes, largest lead: 5 points
Set 2
3-0; 3-1; 5-1; 5-2; 6-2; 6-4; 10-4; 10-6; 14-6; 14-7; 15-7
0 equal scores, 0 lead changes, largest lead: 8 points
Scoring (Canal +)
Set 1
Olharan +6 -2 Minvielle +0 -3
Laduche +0 -0 T. Basque + 0 -2
Canal + scoring adds to 13 points, set score added to 26
Set 1+2
Only front court winners were available
Olharan +11
Laduche +3
There were no match articles available. This was a classic Olharan performance. Watch this match and you will see him at his best, one of the best and most entertaining fronts in the sport. This match featured great defense as well as offense from Olharan. A spirited but tired and sore Ludovic Laduche (see the video below under T4, Biarritz 2 Final to appreciate what a terrific performance he gave there, and who was playing in his 2nd Final in 24 hours) was no match for Olharan at his best. Who is?
This match was more interesting and hotly contested than the final scores might indicate. By my count 7 points consumed over 20 balls in play. One (3-0 to 3-1 in the first set) consisted of 36 balls in play.
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October 24
Semi-final 2
Olharan-Minvielle 2
Olha-Inza 0
(15-7, 15-13) (30-20)
I could find no other information or any video for this match
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October 23
Semi-final 1
Laduche-Laborde 2
P. Tambourindeguy-Amati 0
(15-12; 15-8) (30-20)
I could find no other information or any video for this match
Group A Table after 5 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz; H=Hossegor; B2=Biarritz 2; DL=St. Jean-de-Luz (Donibane Lohizune)
Avants (Fronts)
Olharan...............5-1..10.3--2.3....2(DG;DL)
Laduche...............5-1.....8.6--4....2(H;B2)
Olha..................2-1.....3.3--3....1(B)
J. Tambourindeguy.....2-3.....6--4.6
L. Garcia.............1-4.....3--7.3
Benetrix (Group B)....0-1.......0--2
P. Tambourindeguy.....0-1.......0--2
Gonzalez..............0-3.......0--6
Arrieres (Backs)
Inza..................3-1.....5.3--3....1(DG)
Minvielle.............5-2..10.3--4.3....2(B;DL)
T. Basque.............4-3...9.3--5.6....1(B2)
Urtasun...............1-1.....1.3--3....1(H)
Laborde...............1-2.......2--4
Amati.................1-4.....3--7.3
Etcheto...............0-1.......0--2
Etcheverry............0-1.......0--2
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Group B
The Teams
October 28
Note: I could find no other information or videos for any of the Group B matches
FINAL
This match was played at Hossegor due to pandemic precautions.
C. Garcia-Mandagaran 2
Laloo-Salaberry 1
(12-15, 15-11, 5-4) (32-30)
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October 24
Semi-final 2
Laloo-Salaberry 2
Benetrix-Maya 1
(8-15, 15-9, 5-1) (28-25)
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October 23
Semi-final 1
C. Garcia-Mandagaran 2
Etchegaray-Ibar 0
(15-9, 15-7) (30-16)
Group B Table after 5 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz; H=Hossegor; B2=Biarritz 2 DL=St. Jean-de-Luz (Donibane Lohizune)
Avants (Fronts)
Etcheberry..3-1....4.6--4...1(B)
C. Garcia...4-2..6.9--6.3...1(DL)
Urrutia.....2-1....5--1.3...1(DG)
Laloo.......3-3..6.3--6.3...1(B2)
Zabaleta....2-2....5--3.3...1(H)
Pucheu......1-2..2.3--4.3
Benedrix....0-2....1--3.3
Etchegaray..0-2....1--3.3
Arrieres (Backs)
Oyenart.....4-0....5.9--3...2(B;B2)
Ourthe......2-0......4--0...1(DG)
Maya........2-1....5--1.3...1(H)
Mandagaran..3-2..6.3--4.3...1(DL)
de Bettelu..1-1..2.3--2.3
Salaberry...1-2..3.3--3.6
Ithurralde..1-2....1.3--5
Ibar........1-3..2.3--6.3
Berthon.....0-1....1--1.3
Millat......0-1......0--2
Toucoullet..0-2....1--3.3
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Pro Tour Series 4: Biarritz (1--frontons.net) (2--Wikipedia) (October 22, 25, 29)
Note: Complete Group B information (including video links) will be below complete Group A information.
The Teams:
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October 29
FINAL
Ludovic Laduche (substituting for Egiguren)-T. Basque 2
L. Garcia-StephaneAmati (substituting for Etcheto) 1
(15-3, 11-15, 5-3) (31-21)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Canal + via Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube)
Condensed linescore (match winners always listed first)
Set 1
0-1; 1-1; 1-2; 14-2; 14-3; 15-3
2 equal scores, 1 lead change, largest margin: 12 points
Set 2
0-2; 1-2; 1-3; 2-3; 2-4; 5-4; (Laduche turns ankle on a missed rebote attempt during 5-6--5-7 point) 5-8; 6-8; 6-10; 8-10; 8-11; 9-11; 9-12; 10-12; 10-13; 11-13; 11-15
2 equal scores, 2 lead changes, largest margin: 4 points
Tie breaker
3-0; 3-2; 4-2; 4-3; 5-3
0 equal scores, 0 lead changes, largest margin: 3 points
Scoring (Canal +)
Set 1
Laduche +6 -0 T. Basque +0 -0
L. Garcia +1 -2 Amati +1 -5
Canal + score adds to 15 points; set score adds to 18 points
Total Canal + score: +8 -7 (.533)
Set 1+2 Cumulative score
Laduche +12 -1 T. Basque +0 -2
L. Garcia +8 -4 Amati +2 -7
Canal + cumulative score adds to 36 points; cumulative sets 1 and 2 add to 44 points.
Total cumulative total Canal + score: +22 -14 (.611)
Tie breaker (my scoring, yours may be different)
Point number; Server; Balls in play; score after the point; +/- winner/error
1. Laduche; 19; 1-0; Amati - (return too high)
2. Laduche; 5; 2-0; Laduche + (return off the back wall beats Garcia attempted rebote--possibly a Garcia error, but very tough play)
3. Laduche; 3; 3-0; T. Basque + (brilliant cortada from the 7 1/2 line)
4. Laduche; 22; 3-1; Laduche - (missed rebote)
5. L. Garcia; 7; 3-2; L. Garcia + (inside pass)
6. L. Garcia; 2; 4-2; T. Basque + (outside pass)
7. Laduche; 4; 4-3; L. Garcia + (dejada)
8. L. Garcia; 2; 5-3; Amati - (dropped catch)
Laduche +1 -1 T. Basque +2 -0
L. Garcia +2 -0 Amati +0 -2
Total tie breaker Score: +5 -3 (.625)
Balls in Play: 64
Total non error % for the tie breaker (.953)
Laduche played a magnificent match (+13 -2), all the more impressive due to the fact that he seemed to suffer a badly turned ankle on an attempted rebote in the second set. The injury clearly effected his mobility for the rest of the set. Still, he was able to come out and play and win the tie breaker for his 2nd Championship on the tour. Even more impressive when you consider he wasn't even supposed to play in this Tournament. He was a late replacement for Mikel Egiguren. It meant that he played in this tournament on October 25 and 29 while also playing as one of the contestants in T5 (see above) at St. Jean-de-Luz (Donibane Lohizune) on October 23 and 30.
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October 25
Semi-Final 2
Ludovic Laduche (substituting for Egiguren)-T. Basque 2
J. Tambourindeguy-David Minvielle (substituting for Etcheto) 0
(15-11, 15-6) (30-17)
FULL MATCH VIDEO--(Biarritz Athletic Club Facebook Video--this is not a commercial quality video, but pretty good. The announcers will call out the score, but they don't begin to do that until a few points into the match. For those unfamiliar with French counting, consult this page (or better yet, keep it open in another tab or window). Also, you may want to expand to full screen as there are comments that may reveal information about the match.
Match article (Biarritz Athletic Club Facebook) (French). For Google Translate English see below Group A standings under Tournament 4
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October 22
Semi-final 1
L. Garcia-Stephane Amati (substituting for Etcheto) (Red) 2
Gonzalez-Urtasun (Green) 0
(15-12, 15-12) (30-24)
FULL MATCH VIDEO--(Biarritz Athletic Club Facebook Video--this is not a commercial quality video, but pretty good. The announcers will call out the score, but they don't begin to do that until a few points into the match. For those unfamiliar with French counting, consult this page (or better yet, keep it open in another tab or window). Also, you may want to expand to full screen as there are comments that may reveal information about the match.
Group A Table after 4 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz; H=Hossegor; B2=Biarritz 2
Avants (Fronts)
Laduche...............4-0....6.6--2....2(H;B2)
Olha..................2-0....3.3--1....1(B)
Olharan...............3-1..6.3--2.3....1(DG)
J. Tambourindeguy.....2-3....6--4.6
L. Garcia.............1-4....3--7.3
Benetrix (Group B)....0-1......0--2
Gonzalez..............0-3......0--6
Arrieres (Backs)
Inza..................3-0....5.3--1....1(DG)
T. Basque.............4-2..9.3--3.6....1(B2)
Minvielle.............3-2..6.3--4.3....1(B)
Urtasun...............1-1....1.3--3....1(H)
Amati.................1-3....3--5.3
Etcheto...............0-1......0--2
Etcheverry............0-1......0--2
Laborde...............0-2......0--4
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Google English translation of Semi-final 2 matches article
In the first semi-final, Laurent Garcia and Stéphane Amati knocked out the Gonzalez-Urtasun team in two sets, in a game dominated from end to end by Bidart's two competitors, both technically and tactically.
The second semi-final was between Laduche / Basque yesterday and J. Tambourindeguy / Minvielle (after the withdrawals of Egiguren, Etcheto and Laborde). After David Minvielle's very good summer form displayed by Tambourindeguy and the magnificent game played the day before in St-jean-de-Luz, we could think this red team left favorite. He was nothing about it. The greens, led by a very inspired Ludovic Laduche and well substituted by Thibault Basque who made few mistakes, took the score from the start of the game and never released the pressure to impose themselves in two sets.
The Elite A final will therefore oppose youth and experience. It will take place in Biarritz on Thursday at 18 pm, with a challenge between players of the Pôle France de Cesta Punta.
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Group B:
The teams:
October 27
FINAL
Laloo-Oyenart (Blue) 2
Pucheu-de Bettelu (Grey) 1
(15-10, 12-15, 5-3) (32-28)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Biarritz Jai Alai Facebook video). Note this is not a commercial quality video. However it is a very good video until about the 47th minute. After that the clarity of the video ebbs and flows and some is quite out of focus. But most of the tie breaker is of good quality. The score is clearly called by the announcer after each point. For those unfamiliar with French counting, consult this page (or better yet, keep it open in another tab or window). Also, you may want to expand to full screen as there are comments that may reveal information about the match.
This match was played at Hossegor, due to pandemic restrictions. Note that the Hossegor concha is longer than the Biarritz, (14+ to 13+ markers).
Full condensed linescores (match winners always listed first)
Set 1
0-1; 3-1; 3-2; 5-2; 5-4; 6-4; 6-7; 8-7; 8-8; 9-8; 9-9; 13-9; 13-10; 15-10
4 equal scores, 3 lead changes, largest lead: 5 points
Set 2
0-1; 1-1; 1-2; 2-2; 2-3; 5-3; 5-4; 6-4; 6-8; 7-8; 7-9; 8-9; 8-10; 9-10; 9-11; 10-11; 10-13; 12-13; 12-15
4 equal scores, 2 lead changes, largest lead: 3 points
Tie breaker
3-0; 3-1; 4-1; 4-3; 5-3
0 equal scores, 0 lead changes, largest lead: 3 points
Full tie breaker scoring (my scoring, yours may be different
Point number; Server; Balls in play; score after the point; +/- winner/error
1. Laloo; 11; 1-0; de Bettelu - (tipped catch)
2. Laloo; 7; 2-0; de Bettelu - (dropped short hop catch)
3. Laloo; 3; 3-0; de Bettelu - (dropped catch)
4. Laloo; 4; 3-1; Pucheu + (left wall)
5. Pucheu; 6 (interference call and point replayed)
6. Pucheu; 6; 4-1; Pucheu - (dropped catch)
7. Laloo; 6; 4-2; Laloo - (falling rebote too low)
8. Pucheu; 3; 4-3; Oyenart - (dropped catch)
9. Pucheu; 2; 5-3; de Bettelu - (tipped catch)
Tie breaker scoring:
Laloo +0 -1 Oyenart +0 -1
Pucheu +1 -1 de Bettelu +0 -4
Total tie breaker scoring +1 -7 (.125)
Balls in play: 48
Total tie breaker non-error percentage: .854
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October 25
Semi-final 2 Note: due to pandemic precautions this match was played at Hossegor.
Laloo-Oyenart 2
Zabaleta-Ithurralde 0
(15-9, 15-12) (30-21)
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October 22
Semi-final 1
Pucheu-de Bettelu (Green) 2
Urrutia-Toucoullet (Red) 1
(15-14, 4-15, 5-3) (24-32)
FULL MATCH VIDEO--(Biarritz Athletic Club Facebook Video--this is not a commercial quality video, but pretty good. The announcers will call out the score, but they don't begin to do that until a few points into the match. For those unfamiliar with French counting, consult this page (or better yet, keep it open in another tab or window). Also, you may want to expand to full screen as there are comments that may reveal information about the match.
Group B Table after 4 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz; H=Hossegor; B2=Biarritz 2
Avants (Fronts)
Urrutia.....2-1....5--1.3...1(DG)
Etcheberry..3-1....4.6--4...1(B)
Zabaleta....2-2....5--3.3...1(H)
C. Garcia...2-2..3.6--5.3
Laloo.......2-2..4.3--4.3...1(B2)
Pucheu......1-2..2.3--4.3
Etchegaray..0-1....1--1.3
Benedrix....0-1......0--2
Arrieres (Backs)
Oyenart.....4-0....5.9--3...2(B,B2)
Maya........2-0......4--0...1(H)
Ourthe......2-0......4--0...1(DG)
de Bettelu..1-1..2.3--2.3
Mandagaran..1-2....3--3.3
Ibar........1-2..2.3--4.3
Ithurralde..1-2....1.3--5
Berthon.....0-1....1--1.3
Salaberry...0-1....1--1.3
Millat......0-1......0--2
Toucoullet..0-2....1--3.3
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Pro Tour Series 3: Hossegor (1--frontons.netl)(2-Wikipedia) (September 12, 19, 26)
Note: Complete Group B information (including video links) will be below complete Group A information.
Group A
The Teams:
Laurent Garcia--Pierre Etcheverry
Jon Tambourindeguy--David Minvielle
Bixente Gonzalez--Stephane Amati
Ludovic Laduche--Manex Urtasun
All scores
September 26
FINAL
Laduche-(Manex) Urtasun 2
J. Tambourindeguy-Minvielle 1
(12-15, 15-14, 5-1) (32-30)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Canal + via Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube)
Scoring:
Set 1:
Laduche +5 -1 Urtasun +0 -1
J. Tambourindeguy +8 -5 Minvielle +1 -3
Canal + scoring added to 24 points. There were 27 points in the set.
Set 1 +Set 2 Cumulative
Laduche +10 -4 Urtasun +0 -1
J. Tambourindeguy +16 -7 Minvielle +3 -8
Canal + scoring added to 49 points in the first 2 sets. There were 56 points in the first 2 sets.
Tie Breaker
Server; Number of balls in play; score; scoring on the play; comment
Laduche............3...1-0...Laduche + (Laduche goes to the apron after a Tambourindeguy intercept of serve and attempted two wall winner. Laduche then fires cortada to split the defense)
Laduche............3...2-0..Laduche + (rebote with a soft bounce off the back wall-Minvielle tries to make a falling rebote save but cannot)
Laduche............3...3-0...J. Tambourindeguy - (Tambournideguy swings and fails to fully connect on the rebote of an Urtasun slightly underthrown chic chac)
Laduche............8...3-1...J. Tambourindeguy + (blistering Tambourindeguy cortada smashes in and out of Laduche's cesta. Could possibly be called a Luduche dropped catch, but, IMO, that would be harsh on this occasion)
J. Tambourindeguy...2..4-1...J. Tambourideguy - (straight forward dropped catch along left wall of an Urtasun return)
Laduche............19..5-1....Laduche + (dejada after J. Tambourindeguy had a stutter in getting up after a brilliant falling rebote)
Line score (match winners always listed first)
3-0; 3-1; 5-1
Scoring (mine, yours may be different).
Laduche +3 -0 Urtasun +0 -0
J. Tambourindeguy +1 -2 Minvielle +0 -0
Balls in play: 38
Match article (Sud Ouest) (French via Hossegor Jai Alai Facebook) Note: this is a facsimile of the newspaper page, so electronic translation may be difficult.
37 match photos (Hossegor Jai Alai Facebook)
25 match photos (Jai Alai News Facebook)
The only available information about the other Group A and B matches below was provided by the Cesta Punta Pro Tour scores (see link above).
September 19
Pro Tour Series 1: St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi) (1--frontons.net) (2--Wikipedia) (September 5, 6)
Note: Complete Group B information (including video links) will be below complete Group A information.
Group A
The Teams:
Jean-Olharan--Txabi Inza
Jon Tambourindeguy--Thibault Basque
Maxime Benetrix (B) (substituting for ?) (Benetrix is in Green at the 2020 Etoile d'Or Final--video)--Stephane Amati
Laurent Garcia--Theo Laborde (See the link to Benetrix above. Laborde was his partner in that match.
Note: Laurent Garcia, at age 46, is the oldest player in the competition. His career highlights are traced back to 1995. His partner is 22, born 3 years after Garcia's first championship win.
All scores:
September 6
FINAL
Olharan-Inza 2
J. Tambourindeguy-T. Basque 1
(11-15, 15-12, 5-2) (31-29)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Canal + via Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube)
Selected scoring (Canal +):
Set 1:
Olharan +3 -3 Inza -7
J. Tambourindeguy +2 -3 T. Basque -2
Set 1+Set 2 Cumulative
Olharan +7 -4 Inza -10
J. Tambourindeguy +8 -5 T. Basque -8
No balls in play data was provided.
Tie Breaker (My scoring, Canal + did not provide any)
T-B win coin toss
T 6(balls in play) 1-0 B-
O 6................1-1 I-
T (1 pasa) 12......2-1 B-
O 3................3-1 B-
O 6................3-2 T+
T 6................4-2 B-
O 7................5-2 I+
Olharan +0 -0 Inza +1 -1
J. Tambourindeguy +1 -0 T. Basque +0 -4
Match article (Info Garazi) (French)
Translated into English by Google
The reds Jean Olharan and Txabi Inza won against the greens Jon Tambourindeguy and Thibault Basque 11 to 15, 15 to 12 and 5 to 2 on the third round. Very hotly contested final, with very beautiful and long exchanges, the public was delighted with the beautiful spectacle provided by the 4 players, congratulations to all the finalists!
Garazi becomes the capital of the cesta punta!
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September 5
2nd Semi-Final
J. Tambourindeguy-T. Basque (Blue) 2
Garcia-Laborde (Purple) 0
(15-6, 15-11) (30-17) (score of 2nd set is listed as 15-10 at Cesta Punta Pro Tour site)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Info Garazi Youtube) (Note: 1 point is missing from Set 1). Note: this is not a commercial quality video, but it is a full match video. The same goes for all Info Garazi Youtube videos linked to below. Scores are called out in French after every point.
Condensed linescore (match winners always listed first)
Set 1: 4-0; 4-1; 6-1; 6-3; 7-3; 7-4; 13-4; 13-6; 15-6
Set 2: 0-1; 1-1; 1-4; 2-4; 2-7; 8-7; 8-8; 9-8; 9-9; 11-9; 11-10; 12-10; 12-11; 15-11
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1st Semi-Final
Olharan-Inza (Green) 2
Benetrix (Group B) (substituting for ?)-Amati (Red) 0
(15-9, 15-8) (30-17) (score of 2nd set is listed as 15-9 at Cesta Punta Pro Tour site)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Info Garazi Youtube) (Note: 5-3--6-3 point is missing from Set 1; points after 5-5 and before 7-6 are missing from Set 2)
Condensed linescore (match winners always listed first)
Set 1: 2-0; 2-1; 3-1; 3-3; 6-3; 6-5; 8-5; 8-8; 14-8; 14-9; 15-9
Set 2: 0-2; 2-2; 2-3; 5-3; 5-4; 5-5; 7-6; 9-6; 9-7; 11-7; 11-8; 15-8
Group A Table after 1 Tournament
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi)
Avants (Fronts)
Olharan...............2-0....3.3--1....1(DG)
J. Tambourindeguy.....1-1....3--1.3
Benetrix (Group B)....0-1......0--2
L. Garcia.............0-1......0--2
Arrieres (Backs)
Inza..................2-0....3.3--1....1(DG)
T. Basque.............1-1....3--1.3
Amati.................0-1......0--2
Laborde...............0-1......0--2
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Group B
The Teams:
Thomas Urrutia--Damien Ourthe
Iban Etcheberry--Benoit Mandagaran
Andoni Laloo--Nicolas Toucoullet
Domingo Marque Pucheu--Yann Millat
All scores:
September 6
FINAL
Urrutia-Ourthe (Blue) 2
Etcheberry-Mandagaran (White) 0
(15-12, 15-11) (30-23) (Score of the 2nd set is listed as 15-10 at Cesta Punta Pro Tour site)
MOSTLY FULL MATCH VIDEO (Info Garazi Youtube)
Condensed linescore (match winners always listed first). Note: spaces in the linescore denote missing points on the video.
Set 1: 0-4; 1-4; 5-8; 9-8; 9-9; 10-9; 10-10; 13-10; 13-12; 15-12
Set 2: 1-0; 1-2; 3-2; 6-2; 6-3; 8-4; 10-4; 10-8; 12-8; 12-9; 13-9; 13-11; 15-11
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September 5
2nd Semi-Final
Etcheberry-Mandagarin 2
Pucheu-Millat 0
(15-13, 15-9) (30-22)
No other information about this match is available at this time.
1st Semi-Final
Urrutia-Ourthe 2
Laloo-Toucoullet 0
(15-10, 15-11) (30-21)
No other information about this match is available at this time.
Group B Table after 1 Tournament
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi)
Avants (Fronts)
Urrutia.....2-0.....4--0...1(DG)
Etcheberry..1-1.....2--2
Pucheu......0-1.....0--2
Laloo.......0-1.....0--2
Arrieres (Backs)
Ourthe......2-0.....4--0...1(DG)
Mandagaran..1-1.....2--2
Millat......0-1.....0--2
Toucoullet..0-1.....0--2
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Links to Other Iparralde--2020 Professional Tournaments Blog Posts
Cesta Punta Pro Tour--Saint-Jean de Luz
Biarritz Athletic Club--Gant d'Or
September 19
Semi-Final 2
Laduche-Inza (substituting for Manex Urtasun) 2
Gonzalez-Amati 0
(15-8, 15-4) (30-12)
Substitution source: Hossegor Jai Alai Facebook
September 12
Semi-Final 1
J. Tambourindeguy-Minvielle 2
Garcia-Etcheverry 0
(15-4, 15-6) (30-10)
September 12
Semi-Final 1
J. Tambourindeguy-Minvielle 2
Garcia-Etcheverry 0
(15-4, 15-6) (30-10)
Group A Table after 3 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz; H=Hossegor
Avants (Fronts)
Laduche...............2-0....3.3--1....1(H)
Olha..................2-0....3.3--1....1(B)
Olharan...............3-1..6.3--2.3....1(DG)
J. Tambourindeguy.....2-2....6--2.6
Benetrix (Group B)....0-1......0--2
Gonzalez..............0-2......0--4
L. Garcia.............0-3......0--6
Arrieres (Backs)
Inza..................3-0....5.3--1....1(DG)
Urtasun...............1-0....1.3--1....1(H)
Minvielle.............3-1..6.3--2.3....1(B)
T. Basque.............2-2....6--2.6
Etcheto...............0-1......0--2
Etcheverry............0-1......0--2
Amati.................0-2......0--4
Laborde...............0-2......0--4
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Group B
The Teams:
Alexi Zabaleta--Benoit Maya
Maxime Benetrix--Hugo Ibar
Clement Garcia--Aize Ithurralde
Andoni Laloo--Benoit Mandagaran
All scores
Group B
The Teams:
Alexi Zabaleta--Benoit Maya
Maxime Benetrix--Hugo Ibar
Clement Garcia--Aize Ithurralde
Andoni Laloo--Benoit Mandagaran
All scores
September 26
FINAL
Zabaleta-Maya 2
Garcia-Ithurralde 0
(15-13, 15-14) (30-27)
September 19
Semi-Final 2
Garcia-Ithurralde 2
Laloo-Mandagaran 1
(15-11, 10-15, 5-3) (30-29)
September 12:
September 12:
Semi-final 1
Zabaleta-Maya 2
Benetrix-Ibar 0
(15-12, 15-8) (30-20)
Zabaleta-Maya 2
Benetrix-Ibar 0
(15-12, 15-8) (30-20)
Group B Table after 3 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz; H=Hossegor
Avants (Fronts)
Urrutia.....2-0......4--0...1(DG)
Etcheberry..3-1....4.6--4...1(B)
Zabaleta....2-1....5--1.3...1(H)
C. Garcia...2-2..3.6--5.3
Etchegaray..0-1....1--1.3
Pucheu......0-1......0--2
Benedrix....0-1......0--2
Laloo.......0-2....1--3.3
Arrieres (Backs)
Maya........2-0......4--0...1(H)
Ourthe......2-0......4--0...1(DG)
Oyenart.....2-0....2.6--2...1(B)
Ithurralde..1-1....1.3--3
Mandagaran..1-2....3--3.3
Ibar........1-2..2.3--4.3
Berthon.....0-1....1--1.3
Salaberry...0-1....1--1.3
Millat......0-1......0--2
Toucoullet..0-1......0--2
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Pro Tour Series 2: Biarritz (1--frontons.net) (2--Wikipedia)
Note: Complete Group B information (including video links) will be below complete Group A information.
Group A
The Teams:
FINAL (September 23)
Olha-Minvielle 2
Olharan-T. Basque 1
(14-15, 15-11, 5-4) (34-30)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Canal + via Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube)
Scoring (Canal +)
Set 1:
Olha +3 -5 Minveille +0 -1
Olharan +4 -4 T. Basque +1 -4
Scoring adds to 22 points. There were 29 points in the set.
Set 1 + Set 2:
Olha +6 -9; Minvielle +0 -1
Olharan +9 -6 T. Basque +1 -8
Scoring for the 1st two sets adds to 40. There were 55 points in the first 2 sets.
Tie Breaker: (Line score) (match winners always listed first--scoring is mine)
O-M win the coin toss
Server; Balls in Play; Score; + or -; shot type of type of error
Olha.....14...0-1...Ohlaran + (cortada)
Olharan...2...1-1...Minvielle + (2 wall)
Olha......6...1-2...Minvielle - (threw left but pelota clipped left wall before front wall and went off the concha)
Olharan...4...2-2...Olha + (dejada)
Olha......9...3-2...Ohla + (left wall--T. Basque made a wall climbing attempt but the pelota dropped out of his cesta)
Olha......2...3-3...Olharan + (intercepts serve and kills the point with a 2 wall)
Olharan...3...3-4...Olha - (Olharan cortada that Olha drops)
Olharan...6...4-4...Olharan - (Olharan throws the two wall winner too low)
Olha.....(pasa)
Olha......9...5-4...Olha + (Olha throws outside, T. Basque goes to the apron but can't get it, only gets the tip of the cesta on it)
Scoring:
Olha +3 -1 Minvielle +1 -1
Olharan +2-1 T. Basque +0 -0
Balls in Play in Tie Breaker: 46 in 9 points= 5.1 BIP per point.
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Semi-final 2 (September 21)
Olharan-T. Basque (Green) 2
Gonzalez-Laborde (Red) 0
(15-9, 15-8) (30-17)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Biarritz Jai Alai Facebook)
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Semi-Final 1 (September 16)
Olha-Minveille (Green) 2
L. Garcia-Etcheto (Red) 0
(15-8, 15-12) (30-20)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Biarritz Jai Alai Facebook)
Group A Table after 2 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz
Avants (Fronts)
Olha..................2-0....3.3--1....1(B)
Olharan...............3-1..6.3--2.3....1(DG)
J. Tambourindeguy.....1-1....3--1.3
Benetrix (Group B)....0-1......0--2
Gonzalez..............0-1......0--2
L. Garcia.............0-2......0--4
Arrieres (Backs)
Minvielle.............2-0....3.3--1....1(B)
Inza..................2-0....3.3--1....1(DG)
T. Basque.............2-2....6--2.6
Amati.................0-1......0--2
Etcheto...............0-1......0--2
Laborde...............0-2......0--4
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Group B
The Teams:
FINAL (September 23)
Etcheberry-Oyenart (Red) 2
C. Garcia-Ibar (substituting for de Betelu) (Green) 1
(15-6, 11-15, 5-3) (31-24)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Biarritz Jai Alai Facebook)
Semi-Final 2 (September 21)
C. Garcia-Ibar (substituting for de Betelu) (Red) 2
Etchegaray-Berthon (substituting for Ihitsague)(Green) 1
(15-14, 12-15, 5-4) (32-33)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Biarritz Jai Alai Facebook)
Semi-Final 1 (September 16)
Etcheberry-Oyenart (Green) 2
Zabaleta-Salaberry 1 (Red)
(15-8, 12-15, 5-1) (32-24)
FULL MATCH VIDEO) (Biarritz Jai Alai Facebook)
Group B Table after 2 Tournaments
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi); B=Biarritz
Avants (Fronts)
Urrutia.....2-0.....4--0...1(DG)
Etcheberry..3-1...4.6--4...1(B)
C. Garcia...1-1.2.3--2.3
Etchegaray..0-1...,1-1.3
Zabaleta....0-1....1-1.3
Pucheu......0-1.....0--2
Laloo.......0-1.....0--2
Arrieres (Backs)
Ourthe......2-0.....4--0...1(DG)
Oyenart.....2-0...2.6--2...1(B)
Ibar........1-1.2.3--2.3
Mandagaran..1-1.....2--2
Berthon.....0-1....1-1.3
Salaberry...0-1....1-1.3
Millat......0-1.....0--2
Toucoullet..0-1.....0--2
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Pro Tour Series 1: St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi) (1--frontons.net) (2--Wikipedia) (September 5, 6)
Note: Complete Group B information (including video links) will be below complete Group A information.
Group A
The Teams:
Jean-Olharan--Txabi Inza
Jon Tambourindeguy--Thibault Basque
Maxime Benetrix (B) (substituting for ?) (Benetrix is in Green at the 2020 Etoile d'Or Final--video)--Stephane Amati
Laurent Garcia--Theo Laborde (See the link to Benetrix above. Laborde was his partner in that match.
Note: Laurent Garcia, at age 46, is the oldest player in the competition. His career highlights are traced back to 1995. His partner is 22, born 3 years after Garcia's first championship win.
All scores:
September 6
FINAL
Olharan-Inza 2
J. Tambourindeguy-T. Basque 1
(11-15, 15-12, 5-2) (31-29)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Canal + via Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube)
Selected scoring (Canal +):
Set 1:
Olharan +3 -3 Inza -7
J. Tambourindeguy +2 -3 T. Basque -2
Set 1+Set 2 Cumulative
Olharan +7 -4 Inza -10
J. Tambourindeguy +8 -5 T. Basque -8
No balls in play data was provided.
Tie Breaker (My scoring, Canal + did not provide any)
T-B win coin toss
T 6(balls in play) 1-0 B-
O 6................1-1 I-
T (1 pasa) 12......2-1 B-
O 3................3-1 B-
O 6................3-2 T+
T 6................4-2 B-
O 7................5-2 I+
Olharan +0 -0 Inza +1 -1
J. Tambourindeguy +1 -0 T. Basque +0 -4
Match article (Info Garazi) (French)
Translated into English by Google
The reds Jean Olharan and Txabi Inza won against the greens Jon Tambourindeguy and Thibault Basque 11 to 15, 15 to 12 and 5 to 2 on the third round. Very hotly contested final, with very beautiful and long exchanges, the public was delighted with the beautiful spectacle provided by the 4 players, congratulations to all the finalists!
Garazi becomes the capital of the cesta punta!
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September 5
2nd Semi-Final
J. Tambourindeguy-T. Basque (Blue) 2
Garcia-Laborde (Purple) 0
(15-6, 15-11) (30-17) (score of 2nd set is listed as 15-10 at Cesta Punta Pro Tour site)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Info Garazi Youtube) (Note: 1 point is missing from Set 1). Note: this is not a commercial quality video, but it is a full match video. The same goes for all Info Garazi Youtube videos linked to below. Scores are called out in French after every point.
Condensed linescore (match winners always listed first)
Set 1: 4-0; 4-1; 6-1; 6-3; 7-3; 7-4; 13-4; 13-6; 15-6
Set 2: 0-1; 1-1; 1-4; 2-4; 2-7; 8-7; 8-8; 9-8; 9-9; 11-9; 11-10; 12-10; 12-11; 15-11
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1st Semi-Final
Olharan-Inza (Green) 2
Benetrix (Group B) (substituting for ?)-Amati (Red) 0
(15-9, 15-8) (30-17) (score of 2nd set is listed as 15-9 at Cesta Punta Pro Tour site)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Info Garazi Youtube) (Note: 5-3--6-3 point is missing from Set 1; points after 5-5 and before 7-6 are missing from Set 2)
Condensed linescore (match winners always listed first)
Set 1: 2-0; 2-1; 3-1; 3-3; 6-3; 6-5; 8-5; 8-8; 14-8; 14-9; 15-9
Set 2: 0-2; 2-2; 2-3; 5-3; 5-4; 5-5; 7-6; 9-6; 9-7; 11-7; 11-8; 15-8
Group A Table after 1 Tournament
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi)
Avants (Fronts)
Olharan...............2-0....3.3--1....1(DG)
J. Tambourindeguy.....1-1....3--1.3
Benetrix (Group B)....0-1......0--2
L. Garcia.............0-1......0--2
Arrieres (Backs)
Inza..................2-0....3.3--1....1(DG)
T. Basque.............1-1....3--1.3
Amati.................0-1......0--2
Laborde...............0-1......0--2
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Group B
The Teams:
Thomas Urrutia--Damien Ourthe
Iban Etcheberry--Benoit Mandagaran
Andoni Laloo--Nicolas Toucoullet
Domingo Marque Pucheu--Yann Millat
All scores:
September 6
FINAL
Urrutia-Ourthe (Blue) 2
Etcheberry-Mandagaran (White) 0
(15-12, 15-11) (30-23) (Score of the 2nd set is listed as 15-10 at Cesta Punta Pro Tour site)
MOSTLY FULL MATCH VIDEO (Info Garazi Youtube)
Condensed linescore (match winners always listed first). Note: spaces in the linescore denote missing points on the video.
Set 1: 0-4; 1-4; 5-8; 9-8; 9-9; 10-9; 10-10; 13-10; 13-12; 15-12
Set 2: 1-0; 1-2; 3-2; 6-2; 6-3; 8-4; 10-4; 10-8; 12-8; 12-9; 13-9; 13-11; 15-11
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September 5
2nd Semi-Final
Etcheberry-Mandagarin 2
Pucheu-Millat 0
(15-13, 15-9) (30-22)
No other information about this match is available at this time.
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1st Semi-Final
Urrutia-Ourthe 2
Laloo-Toucoullet 0
(15-10, 15-11) (30-21)
No other information about this match is available at this time.
Group B Table after 1 Tournament
Key: Player, Match Wins-Losses; Set Wins-Losses (Tie Breaker is counted as 1/3 of a Win or Loss), Tournaments Won
DG=St. Jean-Pied-de-Port (Donibane Garazi)
Avants (Fronts)
Urrutia.....2-0.....4--0...1(DG)
Etcheberry..1-1.....2--2
Pucheu......0-1.....0--2
Laloo.......0-1.....0--2
Arrieres (Backs)
Ourthe......2-0.....4--0...1(DG)
Mandagaran..1-1.....2--2
Millat......0-1.....0--2
Toucoullet..0-1.....0--2
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Links to Other Iparralde--2020 Professional Tournaments Blog Posts
Cesta Punta Pro Tour--Saint-Jean de Luz
Biarritz Athletic Club--Gant d'Or
