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2022 International Tournaments
Hegoalde (South Basque Country-AKA Spain)
Jai Alai Winter Series--Gernika--January 19-March 20, 2022 (9 Full Match Videos)
Jai Alai World Tour
Donostia (San Sebastian) Grand Slam (May 14-June 11, 2022) (4 Full Match Videos)
Jai Alive 2.0
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Iparralde (North Basque Country--AKA France)
Cesta Punta Pro Tour
Cesta All Star Donibane Lohizune (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) (April 19-28, 2022) (9 Full Match Videos)
Cesta Punta Summer League (Biarritz, Pau) (May 6-June 17, 2022) (6 Full Match Videos)
Grand Slam, Espoir (Group B) (June 22-August 25)
Donibane Lohizune (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) Grand Slam (Group A) (July 5-August 25) (4 Master and 1 SLAM) (15 Full Match Videos)
Gant d'Or (Biarritz) (July 6-August 24) (4 Master and 1 SLAM)
Pau Cup (July 15-September 2) (2 Master and 1 SLAM)
Grand Chistera (Biarritz) (July 8-August 25, every Tuesday--Outdoor Cesta Punta--3 player teams, 75 meter court, no helmets)
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Fronton Mexico (Mexico City)
Tourneo Betway (May 19-26) (14 Full Match Videos)
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Dania Jai Alai (Dania Beach Florida)
Battle at the Palace (April 1-10) 14 Full Match Videos)
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Cesta Punta Gant d'Or Summer League Series was a series of "mini-tournaments" being played from May 6 through June 17 as a "play-in" Tournament to the major Iparralde Summer 2022 Grand Slam Tournament at Donibane Lohizune (Saint Jean-de-Luz), which begins July 7 and runs through August 17. The top finishing front and back in the Summer League advanced. There is as yet (June 15, 2022) no information on the rosters for Gant d'Or (Biarritz) or the Pau Cup (the other two major Iparralde Summer Tournaments).
The Summer League Tournament was a double elimination Tournament with the top team in the Winners Bracket facing the survivor of the Loser's bracket for the Championship.
Summer League Teams
Complete list of Cesta Punta Pro League Players (from this group will come all players in the three major Grand Slam Tournaments)
The Tournament was played at two venues.
Summer League Player Standings (by Position) through June 14 (I have been unable to find official information on how the points system for this competition works.)
Note: Selected matches played in Biarritz were live streamed via Cesta Punta Gant d'OR Facebook. These are not commercial quality videos, but they are pretty good videos in my opinion. As to the commentary, which is in French, it left a little to be desired, especially since scores were not called out on any consistent basis. This I found to be extremely frustrating. I will link to them below. For this tournament there will be no non-spoiler section.
To follow the Tournament in chronological order, read from the bottom up.
Notable:
Laduche-Zabala won the Summer Series with a perfect 4-0 record, including 2 wins over Olha-Portet. O-P finished 3-2. This was Laduche's, 8th consecutive win this year, and 2nd consecutive Tournament win, following directly on the heels of his Tourneo Betway (Fronton Mexico--see the link above) win. It was also Zabala's 2nd Tournament win this year, following his win in the Hegoalde Jai Alai Winter Series at Gernika in March (see the link above).
Laduche-Zabala are the final front and back in the upcoming Summer Partido Grand Slam at Donibane Lohizune (Saint Jean-de-Luz). They are scheduled as follows:
Goikoetxea-Zabala (Master 1)
Laduche-Zabala (Master 2)
Laduche-Minvielle (Master 4)
JUNE 15, 2022: FINAL
Biarritz
LUDOVIC LADUCHE--JON ZABALA 2
CHRISTOPHE OLHA--JEROME PORTET 0
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Gant d'Or Cesta Punta Facebook)
15-11, 15-11 (30-22)
Line Score (Match winners always listed 1st)
Set 1:
1-0; 1-2; 2-2; 2-3; 3-3; 3-4; 9-4; 9-5; 10-5; 10-6; 12-6; 12-10; 13-10; 13-11; 15-11
+1; -1; =; -1; =; -1; +5; +4; +5: +4; +6; +2; +3; +2; +4
4 equal scores, 2 lead changes
Set 2:
1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-7; 8-7; 8-9; 13-9; 13-11; 15-11
+1; =; +1; =; +1; -4; +1; -1; +4; +2; +4
6 equal scores; 4 lead changes
No match articles available
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JUNE 10, 2022 "1/2"
Pau
Loser's Bracket
CHRISTOPHE OLHA--JEROME PORTET 2 (3-1; 0)
BIXENTE GONZALEZ--AIZE ITURRALDE 0 (3-2; +19)
15-13, 15-9 (30-22)
Olha-Portet advance to the Final at Biarritz on June 15 against undefeated Laduche-Zabala. If O-P win, there will be a 2nd Final at Pau on June 17.
No match articles available
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JUNE 8, 2022 "1/2"
Biarritz
Loser's Bracket
BIXENTE GONZALEZ--AIZE ITURRALDE (BLACK) 2 (3-1; +27 )
JON BELLY--NICOLAS TOUCOULET 0 (BLUE) (2-2; -21)
15-10, 15-6 (30-16)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Cesta Punta Gant d'Or Facebook)
Belly-Toucoulet are eliminated
No match articles available
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JUNE 3, 2022 "1/2"
Pau
Winner's Bracket
LUDOVIC LADUCHE--JON ZABALA 2 (3-0; +32 )
CHRISTOPHE OLHA--JEROME PORTET 0 (2-1; -8 )
15-8, 15-9 (30-17)
Laduche-Zabala advance to the Final on June 15
No match articles available
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JUNE 1, 2022 "1/4"
Biarritz
Loser's Bracket
BIXENTE GONZALEZ--AIZE ITURRALDE (BLACK) 2 (2-1; +13)
ALEX GOITIA--THEO LABORDE (GREEN) 1 (1-2; -6)
15-8, 12-15, 5-1 (32-24)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Cesta Punta Gant d'Or Facebook)
Goitia-Laborde are eliminated
JON BELLY--NICOLAS TOUCOULET (BLUE) 2 (2-1; -7 )
THOMAS URRUTIA--GORKA SOROZABAL (WHITE) 1 (1-2; +21 )
4-15, 15-14, 5-3 (24-32)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Cesta Punta Gant d'Or Facebook)
Urrutia-Sorozabal are eliminated
No match articles available
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MAY 13, 2022 "1/8"
Pau
Loser's Bracket
ALEX GOITIA--THEO LABORDE 2 (1-1; +2)
CLEMENT GARCIA--ANNTON DE BETTELU 0 (0-2; -22)
15-4, 15-14 (30-18)
Garcia-de Bettelu are eliminated
Winner's Bracket
LUDOVIC LADUCHE--JON ZABALA 2 (2-0; +19)
JON BELLY--NICOLAS TOUCOULET 0 (1-1; +1)
15-9, 15-12 (30-21)
No match articles available
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MAY 11, 2022 "1/8"
Biarritz
Loser's Bracket
THOMAS URRUTIA--GORKA SOROZABAL (GREEN) 2 (1-1; +13 )
IBAN ETCHEBERRY--GUILLEN OYHENARD (BLUE) 0 (0-2; -23 )
15-5, 15-10 (30-15)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Cesta Punta Gant d'Or Facebook)
Etcheberry-Oyhenard are eliminated.
Winner's Bracket
CHRISTOPHE OLHA--JEROME PORTET (WHITE) 2 (2-0; +5 )
BIXENTE GONZALEZ--AIZE ITURRALDE (BLACK) 1 (1-1; +5)
13-15, 15-12, 5-3 (33-30)
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Cesta Punta Gant d'Or Facebook)
No match articles available
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MAY 6, 2022 "1/16"
Biarritz
LUDOVIC LADUCHE--JON ZABALA 2 (1-0; +10)
CLEMENT GARCIA--ANNTON DE BETTELU 0 (0-1; -10)
15-10, 15-10 (30-20)
JON BELLY--NICOLAS TOUCOULET 2 (1-0; +10)
ALEX GOITIA--THEO LABORDE 0 (0-1; -10)
15-14, 15-6 (30-20)
There was no match video. There were no match articles.
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Pau
CHRISTOPHE OLHA--JEROME PORTET 2 (1-0; +2)
THOMAS URRUTIA--GORKA SOROZABAL 1 (0-1; -2)
8-15, 15-8, 5-3 (28-26)
BIXENTE GONZALEZ--AIZE ITURRALDE 2 (1-0; +8)
IBAN ETCHEBERRY--GUILLEN OYHENARD 0 (0-1; -8)
15-12, 15-10 (30-22)
No match articles available.
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2022 International Tournaments
Hegoalde (South Basque Country-AKA Spain)
Jai Alai Winter Series--Gernika--January 19-March 20, 2022 (9 Full Match Videos)
Jai Alai World Tour
Donostia (San Sebastian) Grand Slam (May 14-June 11, 2022) (4 Full Match Videos)
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Iparralde (North Basque Country--AKA France)
Cesta Punta Pro Tour
Cesta All Star Donibane Lohizune (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) (April 19-28, 2022) (9 Full Match Videos)
Cesta Punta Summer League (Biarritz, Pau) (May 6-June 17, 2022) (6 Full Match Videos)
Grand Slam, Espoir (Group B) (June 22-August 25)
Donibane Lohizune (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) Grand Slam (Group A) (July 5-August 25) (4 Master and 1 SLAM) (15 Full Match Videos)
Gant d'Or (Biarritz) (July 6-August 24) (4 Master and 1 SLAM)
Pau Cup (July 15-September 2) (2 Master and 1 SLAM)
Grand Chistera (Biarritz) (July 8-August 25, every Tuesday--Outdoor Cesta Punta--3 player teams, 75 meter court, no helmets)
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Fronton Mexico (Mexico City)
Tourneo Betway (May 19-26) (14 Full Match Videos)
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Dania Jai Alai (Dania Beach Florida)
Battle at the Palace (April 1-10) 14 Full Match Videos)
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