FEPelota (Federation Espanola de Pelota) sponsored Cesta Navidad Copa de Espana. It consisted of three matches. Note that these matches consisted of two sets played to 15 points and a tie breaker, if necessary, played to 10.
Note: Source for Full Match Videos is LaLiga Sports via FEPelota Youtube
Note that there are issues with the quality of the video (see below). Camera angles are not the best either. And during parts of the videos, the picture "winks" out for an "eye blink" but then returns. Even with these issues video is, I hope, better than no video.
Match 1: Women's Under 23
Naroa Merino (Interview, Castilian, Basque, French)--Maialen Aldazabal (Interview, Castilian, Basque, French)(red) V
Ihart Arakistain (see link below)--Eneritz Lizardi (Interview, Castilian, Basque, French)(white)
Marino-Aldazabal 2
Arakistain-Lizardi 1
(15-13, 11-15, 10-9) (36-37)
Unfortunately, the sound and video of this match are not synchronized during the entire match.
Full Condensed Linescores (winning team always listed first).
1-0; 1-3; 2-3; 2-4; 3-4; 3-6; 4-6; 4-7; 5-7; 5-9; 11-9; 11-10; 13-10; 13-11; 14-11; 14-13; 15-13
2 equal scores, 2 lead changes
0-1; 1-1; 1-7; 4-7; 7-8; 7-9; 8-9; 8-10; 10-10; 10-14; 11-14; 11-15
M=Merino; Al=Aldazabal; Ar=Arakistain; L=Lizardi
Key=score; balls in play, player name; +/-=winners/errors
0-1 (4 L+) ; 1-1 (10 M+); 1-2 (6 M-); 2-2 (2 M+); 2-3 (4 M-); 5-3 (2 M+, 11 Ar -, 1 M+); 5-4 (2 Ar+); 6-4 (2 Al +); 6-5 (2 M-); 7-5 (2 Al +); 7-6 (6 M-) 7-7 (3 Ar +!--video; 8-7 (6 L-); 8-8 (4 Ar+); 9-8 (2 Ar-); 9-9 (2 Al-); 10-9 (2 M+)
6 equal scores, 1 lead change
Scoring (mine, yours may be different)
Merino +5 (3 two walls, 1 left wall, 1 ace) -4 (1 catching, 3 throwing)
Aldazabal +2 (1 inside pass, 1 outside pass) -1 (1 catching)
Arakistain +3 (1 left wall, 1 two wall--front-left--from the apron--play of the Tie Breaker, 1 left pass) -2 (1 catching, 1 throwing)
Lizardi +1 (1 deep pass) -1 (1 catching)
Service Intercepts with immediate kills: Merino 3; Arakistain 1
Total score: +11 -8 (.579)
Balls in Play: 73
Total non-error % (BIP-errors/BIP) 65/73=.890
Balls in Play--Points
1-4---14
5-9----3
10-14--2
Longest Point 11
Average balls per point: 3.8
Time of the Tie Breaker: 12:28 (total time, I did not compute playing time)
Average time per point: 39.4 seconds
Note: to see more of this great Women's Cesta Punta action, see the blog post (scroll down past the Madrid Tournament) on the 2019 Campeonato de Espana de Clubes Women's under 22 competition, which featured full match videos involving all four of these players. It will be very interesting to see their development from then until now.
Interestingly, even though the sound is far ahead of the video, you can still hear pelota hit the wall. It is a distinctly different sound from what you hear on the blog link above. It appears the women's game is now using a much harder pelota than the one used in 2019.
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Match 2: Men's Under 23
Aaron Gonzalez (interview--Castilian, Basque, or French)--Daniel Mandiola (see under 1. maila--atzelariak #7--2019 Final Xistera.eus standings) (red) V
Eduardo Aguirre (video of Gravni Federacion [EEPF--Euskadiko Euskal Pilota Federakuntzea] 2019 under 22 Final--where he played with Man(c/z)isidor)--Mikel Man(c/z)icdor (interview--Castilian, Basque, or French) (white)
Aguirre-Man(c/z)icdor (White) 2
Aaron-Mandiola (Red) 0
(15-10, 15-10) (30-20)
Unfortunately, the sound and video are not synchronized in this match either, until about the 1:42:34 (1st set: 11-6) mark on the video .
Full Condensed linescore (match always listed first)
3-0; 3-1; 5-1; 5-2; 6-2; 6-3; 8-3; 8-5; 9-5; 9-6; 13-6; 13-9; 14-9; 14-10; 15-10
0 equal scores; 0 lead changes
Set 2: (the graphic had errors)
1-0; 1-2; 2-2; 2-5; 3-5; 3-6; 8-6; 8-7; 10-7; 10-8; 12-8; 12-10; 13-10; 13-11; 15-11
2 equal scores; 2 lead changes
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Match 3: Men's Elite
Diego Beaskoetxea--Aimar Aldazabal (red) v
Alex Hormaetxea--Manex Urtasun (white)
Hormaetxea-Manex 2
Diego-A. Aldazabal 1
(15-13, 6-15, 10-9) (31-37)
Sound and Video are synchronized throughout.
Full condensed linescores (match winning team always listed first)
0-1, 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-3; 4-3; 4-4; 5-4; 5-5; 6-5; 6-7; 7-7; 7-9; 9-9; 9-10; 10-10; 10-12; 13-12; 13-13; 15-13
11 equal scores; 3 lead changes
0-3; 1-3; 1-7; 2-7; 2-10; 5-10; 5-11; 6-11; 6-15
0 equal scores; 0 lead changes
H=Hormaetxea; M=Manex; D=Diego; A=A. Aldazabal
Key=score, balls in play, player name, +/-=winners/errors
0-1 (15 M-); 1-1 (8 A-); 1-2 (12 D+); 3-2 (20 H+, 13 D-); 3-3 (8 M-); 4-3 (2 H+); 4-5 (4 A+, 3 D+!--video); 6-5 (18 H+, 5 M+); 6-6 (8 M-); 9-6 (2 A-, 5 D-, 1 A-); 9-9 (6 D+, 5 D+, 15 D+); 10-9 (2 H+)
7 equal scores; 3 lead changes
Tie Breaker scoring (mine, yours may be different)
Hormaetxea +4 (3 dejadas, 1 outside pass) -0
Manex +1 (big bounce) -3 (2 catching, 1 throwing)
Diego +5 (2 dejadas, 1 cortada--two wall--front-left--from the apron--play of the tie breaker; 1 left wall) -2 (1 catching, 1 throwing)
A. Aldazabal +1 (1 big bounce left wall) -3 (3 throwing)
Serve intercepts with immediate kills: Hormaetxea 2
Total score :+11 -8 (.579)
Balls in play: 152*
*=1 point (6-6--7-6) was replayed after A. Aldazabal interfered with Manex--7th ball
Pasas (1st serve overserves): Hormaetxea 2; Diego 1
Non Error Percent (BIP-errors/BIP (144/152)=.947
Balls in Play--Points
1-4----6
5-9----7
10-14--1
15-19--3
20+--- 1
Longest Point: 20
Average BIP/Point: 8
Time: 25:11
Average Time per Point: 82.7 seconds (total time, I did not compute playing time)
