The Jai Alai World Tour finished the final part of the second phase of its summer competition on September 17, 2016. The CTO Individual MPB championship final and 3rd place match were played at Bizkaia Fronton (Bilbo (Bilbao)). The entire competition was played on a short (38 meter) court, the first time this championship has been played this way. Matches were played in jokos (sets), 2 jokos to 12 points, with a tie-breaker to 5 points if necessary.
Final:
Goikoetxea defeated Olharan 2-0 (12-5, 12-11)
Full match video (match begins at 32 minutes, 51 seconds on the video. It is preceded by the 3rd place match (see below)). (Source: EITB)
Third place match:
Hormaetxea defeated Egiguren 2-0 (12-9, 12-6)
Final: Match article (Deia)
Final: Match article (JAWT)
Final: Background match article (Diario Vasco). This article also covers the semi-final results (see below).
Goikoetxea won the first joko easily. Olharan, who had been injured in the Masters Biarritz Pro Tour on September 14, but who played and won in the semi-finals of this tournament the next day, fought hard in the second joko. The scores were even at 7-7 and 11-11 before an Olharan error ended his chance at a tie-breaker. Goikoetxea thus won his 11th singles championship, equaling him with Julien Retegi (Mano) and Koteto Ezkurra (Remonte) for most career singles pelota championships.
September 15, 2016:
Semi-Finals
Olharan defeated Egiguren 2-0 (12-9, 12-6)
Goikoetxea defeated Hormaetxea 2-0 (12-7, 12-11)
Match article for both matches (JAWT)
Originally the semi-finals and finals of this tournament were to be held the last week in August. Due to injuries to Goikoetxea and Egiguren, a match was played between Hormaetxea and Olharan. That match, along with the results and match articles for the quarter finals that preceded it, was covered in the blog here.
True to their word, JAWT did reschedule the semi-finals and finals after the end of the CTO Parejas MBP finals. The originally scheduled semi-finals were played, Egiguren and Goikoetxea having recovered from their injuries.
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--Masters Biarritz Pro Tour
The Masters Biaritz (1) (2) Pro tour took place from September 7-14, 2016.
September 14, 2016:
Final
Olha-Toucoullet defeated Olharan-Minvielle 2-1 (15-14, 8-15, 10-5). Tie-breakers in this tournament were played to 10 points.
Full match video (Source: Audiense Audiovisuel Youtube site).
For complete tournament results click on "SHOW MORE" under the description.
September 14, 2016:
Final
Olha-Toucoullet defeated Olharan-Minvielle 2-1 (15-14, 8-15, 10-5). Tie-breakers in this tournament were played to 10 points.
Full match video (Source: Audiense Audiovisuel Youtube site).
For complete tournament results click on "SHOW MORE" under the description.
Friday, September 16, 2016
Main Nue--Esku Pilota Summer 30-35 point village matches
Esku Pilota organized a series of Summer 30-35 point matches at outdoor venues (fronton place libres). It was a notable effort to take the game to some of the smallest villages in the North Basque Country. Note that below the town or village population (source: Wikipedia town or village articles) is listed for each venue. There is full match video for one of these matches, the Trophee Esku Pilota (see below, the first match listed).
Esku Pilota Player Pages
*=not listed at EP player pages at present.
Source for results: Esku Pilota Results pages Scroll to date or venue. Switch pages at the bottom of the page.
(Added October 31, 2016)
October 30, 2016:
Espellette (1) (2)--(1,987)
Monce-Cubiat* defeated Argain*-Inchauspe 30-20
Match article
The photo says it all as the traditional sport is enjoyed in the traditional way on a beautiful afternoon.
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September 14, 2016
Trophee Esku Pilota
Sare (1) (2)--(2,314) Note: one of the dedication stones for this F.P.L. reads "1833". The year at the top of the wall reads "1902".
Etxeto*-Cubiat* (red) defeated Endara*-Olagary* (white) 30-20
Full match video
September 5, 2016
Urrugne :(1) (2)--(7,668)
Etxeto*-Cubiat* defeated Aguirre-P. Ducassou* 30-19
August 24, 2016
Espellette (1) (2)--(1,987)
Arbeletxe*-Etxeto* defeated Bereterbide*-Cubiat* 30-20
August 17, 2016
Espellette (1) (2)--(1,987)
Endara*-Cubiat* defeated Etchemendi*-Elissalde* 35-20
Match photo (click on the photo to enlarge it)
August 15, 2016
Ainhoa (1) (2)--(683)
Olcomendy*-Arbeletxe* defeated Bereterbide*-Cubiat* 30-27
August 10, 2016
Espellette (1) (2)--(1,987)
Aguirre-Ducassou defeated Etxeto*-Cubiat* 30-27
July 31, 2016
Belus (1) (2)--(615)
Inchauspe-Amulet defeated Aguirre-Harismendi 35-27
July 25, 2016
Ustaritz: (1) (2)--(6,294)
Etxeto*-Arbeletxe* defeated Etchemendi*-Maitia* 30-25
July 20, 2016
Espellette (1) (2)--(1,987)
Aguirre-Olhagaray* 26 Beterbide*-Elissalde* 22 (match stopped by rain)
July 17, 2016
Guiche: (1) (2)--(870)
Olcomendy*-Elissalde* defeated Argain*-Amulet* 35-28
July 12, 2016
Espellette (1) (2)--(1,987)
Etxeto*-Cubiat* defeated Aguirre-Erreca* 30-20
July 9, 2016
Saint-Martin d'Arberoue (1) (2)--(293)
Elgart-Guichandut deveated Bonetbelche-Inchauspe 35-19
Esku Pilota Player Pages
*=not listed at EP player pages at present.
Source for results: Esku Pilota Results pages Scroll to date or venue. Switch pages at the bottom of the page.
(Added October 31, 2016)
October 30, 2016:
Espellette (1) (2)--(1,987)
Monce-Cubiat* defeated Argain*-Inchauspe 30-20
Match article
The photo says it all as the traditional sport is enjoyed in the traditional way on a beautiful afternoon.
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September 14, 2016
Trophee Esku Pilota
Sare (1) (2)--(2,314) Note: one of the dedication stones for this F.P.L. reads "1833". The year at the top of the wall reads "1902".
Etxeto*-Cubiat* (red) defeated Endara*-Olagary* (white) 30-20
Full match video
September 5, 2016
Urrugne :(1) (2)--(7,668)
Etxeto*-Cubiat* defeated Aguirre-P. Ducassou* 30-19
August 24, 2016
Espellette (1) (2)--(1,987)
Arbeletxe*-Etxeto* defeated Bereterbide*-Cubiat* 30-20
August 17, 2016
Espellette (1) (2)--(1,987)
Endara*-Cubiat* defeated Etchemendi*-Elissalde* 35-20
Match photo (click on the photo to enlarge it)
August 15, 2016
Ainhoa (1) (2)--(683)
Olcomendy*-Arbeletxe* defeated Bereterbide*-Cubiat* 30-27
August 10, 2016
Espellette (1) (2)--(1,987)
Aguirre-Ducassou defeated Etxeto*-Cubiat* 30-27
July 31, 2016
Belus (1) (2)--(615)
Inchauspe-Amulet defeated Aguirre-Harismendi 35-27
July 25, 2016
Ustaritz: (1) (2)--(6,294)
Etxeto*-Arbeletxe* defeated Etchemendi*-Maitia* 30-25
July 20, 2016
Espellette (1) (2)--(1,987)
Aguirre-Olhagaray* 26 Beterbide*-Elissalde* 22 (match stopped by rain)
July 17, 2016
Guiche: (1) (2)--(870)
Olcomendy*-Elissalde* defeated Argain*-Amulet* 35-28
July 12, 2016
Espellette (1) (2)--(1,987)
Etxeto*-Cubiat* defeated Aguirre-Erreca* 30-20
July 9, 2016
Saint-Martin d'Arberoue (1) (2)--(293)
Elgart-Guichandut deveated Bonetbelche-Inchauspe 35-19
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Remonte--Uterga and the game AFTER the Tourneo Kutxabank Final
At Galaretta Fronton (Hernani)
September 10, 2016
Uterga-Ion defeated Ezkurra-Etxeberria III 40-18.
Full Match Video (match begins at 1 hour, 20 minutes, 15 seconds on the video).
Full match video (EITB via Oriamendi 2010)
Full Match Video (EITB)
On Thursdays and Saturdays there are four Remonte matches at the Galaretta Fronton in Hernani. The second match is the "Star match," when the highest quality players on the Oriamendi 2010 roster face off against each other. The third match is also a high quality match. Whenever the "Star Match" is a tournament final, all three other matches that day become afterthoughts. This day was no different, which was unfortunate, because Uterga played a masterpiece.
Uterga has now won two in a row. The first was last week's star match where he and Exteberria III came back from 32-38 to win 40-38, and now this great match. Before that, going back to July 1, for matches we have results for from the Oriamendi 2010 Match database, he was 2-8, including losses in the Kutxa Bank Tournament to Barrenetxea IV and Urriza, as well as two losses in the San Fermin tournament, one to Urriza. When Ezkurra returned from injury, his first match was a victory v Uterga. The last two months have been difficult ones. In the grind of a fixture list as demanding as the Remonte fixture list is, players are bound to have ups and downs. Sometimes a mechanical flaw creeps into one's game. Sometimes a nagging injury can be the cause. Any number of things can cause a slump. For a player of Uterga's caliber, this was a long slump. But the last two victories have been great ones, the first one with back firmly bolted to the wall, the second an absolute clinic in shot making that reminded us all of what an artist with the cesta he is.
He and Ion crushed Ezkurra-Exteberria III. Uterga really hit his stride in the second half of the match, turning a still competitive 20-13 lead into a 40-18 route. In the ten points when U-I really put the match out of reach (26-14--35-15), he scored 8 of the points. He scored on 4 two-wall shots, 2 dejadas, a high and deep passing shot on one of the longest points of the match (20 balls in play) and a left wall shot. These 10 points take place from 1:55:33 to 2:03:53 of the video. It is an absolute master class in Remonte offense, well worth the 8 minutes.
Oh and by the way, you might also want to check out the point that began at 36-17 and ended at 37-17 (2:06:32--2:06:41). Uterga wins that point with a two wall shot from the 7 line, with his shoulder almost against the left wall. For the match he had, by my count, 14 two wall winners. It's a beautiful thing to see Uterga at his best.
September 10, 2016
Uterga-Ion defeated Ezkurra-Etxeberria III 40-18.
Full Match Video (match begins at 1 hour, 20 minutes, 15 seconds on the video).
Full match video (EITB via Oriamendi 2010)
Full Match Video (EITB)
On Thursdays and Saturdays there are four Remonte matches at the Galaretta Fronton in Hernani. The second match is the "Star match," when the highest quality players on the Oriamendi 2010 roster face off against each other. The third match is also a high quality match. Whenever the "Star Match" is a tournament final, all three other matches that day become afterthoughts. This day was no different, which was unfortunate, because Uterga played a masterpiece.
Uterga has now won two in a row. The first was last week's star match where he and Exteberria III came back from 32-38 to win 40-38, and now this great match. Before that, going back to July 1, for matches we have results for from the Oriamendi 2010 Match database, he was 2-8, including losses in the Kutxa Bank Tournament to Barrenetxea IV and Urriza, as well as two losses in the San Fermin tournament, one to Urriza. When Ezkurra returned from injury, his first match was a victory v Uterga. The last two months have been difficult ones. In the grind of a fixture list as demanding as the Remonte fixture list is, players are bound to have ups and downs. Sometimes a mechanical flaw creeps into one's game. Sometimes a nagging injury can be the cause. Any number of things can cause a slump. For a player of Uterga's caliber, this was a long slump. But the last two victories have been great ones, the first one with back firmly bolted to the wall, the second an absolute clinic in shot making that reminded us all of what an artist with the cesta he is.
He and Ion crushed Ezkurra-Exteberria III. Uterga really hit his stride in the second half of the match, turning a still competitive 20-13 lead into a 40-18 route. In the ten points when U-I really put the match out of reach (26-14--35-15), he scored 8 of the points. He scored on 4 two-wall shots, 2 dejadas, a high and deep passing shot on one of the longest points of the match (20 balls in play) and a left wall shot. These 10 points take place from 1:55:33 to 2:03:53 of the video. It is an absolute master class in Remonte offense, well worth the 8 minutes.
Oh and by the way, you might also want to check out the point that began at 36-17 and ended at 37-17 (2:06:32--2:06:41). Uterga wins that point with a two wall shot from the 7 line, with his shoulder almost against the left wall. For the match he had, by my count, 14 two wall winners. It's a beautiful thing to see Uterga at his best.
Remonte--Tourneo Kutxabank--Workings of the Tournament, Players--Final as well as complete results
The 34th Tourneo Kutxabank singles competition at the Galarrata Fronton (Hernani), a 54 meter mur a gauche, began on July 23, 2016 and ended on September 10, 2016. The results of the entire tournament are below. Read from the bottom up (starting at "Preliminaries") to follow it from beginning to end. Individual matches were covered in the "Galarreta STAR match" recurring results on the right side of the blog (September 10, 2016).
Oriamendi2010 Player Pages
September 10, 2016:
Final
Urriza defeated Barrenetxea IV 30-21
Full match video (EITB via Oriamendi 2010)
Full Match Video (EITB)
Background article
Urriza equals Matxin II with his 4th victory in this tournament--match article
Match article (Deia)
List of past tournament victors
Feature article: Interview with Matxin II (Diario Vasco)
Urriza outplayed Barrenetxia IV in all phases of the game to score a comprehensive victory. Urriza denied Barrenetxia IV his most important asset in this tournament, the devastating serve that had gotten him around 11 points in each match up to this one. In this match he scored 3. That factor, along with Urriza's surprisingly (for a player who doesn't serve in most matches) effective serve, and arsenal of great shots, sealed the outcome. Barrenetxea IV fought hard and continually tried to get back in the game (as the drawn out condensed linescore shows), but Urriza was always there to stop him. With the victory, Urriza equals the great Matxin II for second most victories in this tournament (4). The leader is Ezkurra (11). Urriza finishes the tournament 3-0. Barrentxia IV finishes 3-1.
Condensed linescore (winner always listed first).
1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 4-2; 4-3; 5-3; 5-4; 9-4; 9-7; 10-7; 10-9; 13-9; 13-10; 15-10; 15-11; 16-11; 16-12; 19-12; 19-13; 22-13; 22-14; 23-14; 23-17; 24-17; 24-18; 25-18; 25-19; 26-19; 26-20; 27-20; 27-21; 30-21
Note: I used my own scoring as no scoring that I found had winners and errors that added to anywhere near the final score. None that I found incorporated service faults. EITB provided no scoring of any kind for this match. All scoring judgments are mine alone. Let them be a point of departure.
Scoring: U +23 (including 5 service aces) -5 (including 3 service faults)
B +16 (including 3 service aces) -7 (including 1 service fault)
Number of balls in play: 171
Number of balls/number of points
0-4: 39
5-9: 10
10-14: 2
Longest point 12 (point beginning at 5-3 and ending at 5-4--17 minutes 41 seconds--18:20 on the video; 12 (point beginning at 13-9 and ending at 13-10--31:00--31:12)
Points of interest:
1. Point beginning 0-0, ending 1-0--9:42--9;59. Urriza's first serve. Note the break (curve) on the serve from left to right. This movement on the serve will challenge Barrenetxea IV throughout the match.
2. Point beginning at 2-1, ending at 2-2--11:42--11:53. Barrentxea's 1st serve of the match.
3. Point beginning at 5-4,ending at 6-4--20:01--20:13 Soft touch by Urriza.
4. Point beginning at 10-8, ending at 10-9--27:46--28:05. Beautiful dejada by Barrenextea IV. After 1-1, the closest he gets to the lead in the match.
5. Point beginning at 13-9, ending at 13-10--31:52--32:20. Possibly the best point of the match. Great finishing two wall by Barrentxea IV
6. Point beginning at 17-12, ending at 18-12--43:02--43:12. Leaping save by Urriza.
7. Point beginning at 21-13, ending at 22-13--48:14--48:19. Great movement away from Barrentxea IV on the Urriza serve. Ace.
8. Point beginning at 29-21, ending at 30-21--1:07:26--1:07:44. Soft two wall by Urriza to finish things off in style.
September 3, 2016:
2nd Semi-final
Barrenetxea IV defeated Ion 30-13
Full match video (Source: EITB)
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
Match Article (Diario Vasco) This article contains a complete match linescore and statistics.
Scoring: (Source: EITB) Barrenetxea +23 -5; Ion +8 -7 Two of the three sources used agreed that Barrenextea's +23 included 13 service aces.
Barrenetxea IV dominated the match from the early stages. He scored almost half his points on service aces, something Urriza (his opponent in the final next Saturday, September 10, and who played today directly after him--that match, which was highlighted by Ezkurra in the back court--is also available on the above video) surely noticed. Barrenetxea IV has averaged 11.5 service aces in the two matches in this tournament where the match article mentioned service ace data. He has also defeated one of the best three front courters on the roster, Uterga, on his way to this final. In that match, according to an article linked to in the "Star" match results (under the recurring results links on the right side of the page), Barrenetxea IV caused problems for Uterga with the serve. Urriza is a front courter who is comfortable returning serves. Urriza is also one of the three best front courters on the roster. Barrenetxea IV is playing great Remonte. The final will be an intriguing and hopefully very competitive match. Barrenextea IV enters it with a 3-0 record in the tournament. Urriza is 2-0. Ion finished 1-2.
August 27, 2016:
1st Semi-final
Urriza defeated Uterga 30-20
Match article (Source: Oriamendi2010)
Selected linescore (winner always listed first)
2-5; 9-5; 10-8; 30-20
Uterga finishes the tournament 1-2.
Note: all the below listed matches, as well as all of the rest of the tournament have been and will continue to be covered individually in the Remonte Galarreta "Star" match results.
The 34th Tourneo Kutxabank singles competition at the Galarrata Fronton (Hernani), a 54 meter mur a gauche, entered its league phase on Saturday, August 13, 2016. The lead up to the league phase was played from July 23 - August 11. Four players have been seeded into the league phase in two groups. Urriza and Endika are in Group A. Uterga and Barrenetxea IV are in Group B , Nine other players played for the third slot in each group.
The league phase of the tournament ended on August 20, due to a rib injury to Endika which forced him out of the tournament. There was no substitute. At the end of the league phase there were two semi-finals.
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Table determination in the league phase:
Matches are played to 30 points.
Winner of a match--4 points
Loser: 27-29--2 points; 24-26--1 point; <24--0 points
Results:
August 13, 2016:
Group B
Barrenetxea IV defeated Uterga 30-21
August 16, 2016
Group B
Barrenetxea IV defeated Aizpuru III 30-14
August 18, 2016
Group A
Urriza defeated Ion 30-14
August 20, 2016
Group B
Uterga defeated Aizpuru III 30-14
Final League Table:
Group A
Urriza 1-0--4 points
Ion 0-1 (1-1)--0 points
Endika 0-0
Group B
Barrenextea IV 2-0--8 points
Uterga 1-1--4 points
Aizpuru III 0-2 (2-2)--0 points
Zaldua defeated Martirena 30-18 on July 23 (Martirena finished 0-1)
Otano defeated Erburu 30-19 on July 28 (Erburu finished 0-1)
Zaldua defeated Otano 30-12 on July 30 (Otano finished 1-1)
Segurola defeated Zaldua 30-28 on August 4 (Zaldua finished 2-1)
Ion defeated Segurola 30-20 on August 9 (Segurola finished 1-1)
Ion won the right to join Urriza and Endika in Group A
Aizpuru III defeated Ansa II 30-17 on August 6 (Ansa II finished 0-1)
Aizpuru III defeated Matxin III 30-29 on August 11 (Matxin III finished 0-1)
Oriamendi2010 Player Pages
September 10, 2016:
Final
Urriza defeated Barrenetxea IV 30-21
Full match video (EITB via Oriamendi 2010)
Full Match Video (EITB)
Background article
Urriza equals Matxin II with his 4th victory in this tournament--match article
Match article (Deia)
List of past tournament victors
Feature article: Interview with Matxin II (Diario Vasco)
Urriza outplayed Barrenetxia IV in all phases of the game to score a comprehensive victory. Urriza denied Barrenetxia IV his most important asset in this tournament, the devastating serve that had gotten him around 11 points in each match up to this one. In this match he scored 3. That factor, along with Urriza's surprisingly (for a player who doesn't serve in most matches) effective serve, and arsenal of great shots, sealed the outcome. Barrenetxea IV fought hard and continually tried to get back in the game (as the drawn out condensed linescore shows), but Urriza was always there to stop him. With the victory, Urriza equals the great Matxin II for second most victories in this tournament (4). The leader is Ezkurra (11). Urriza finishes the tournament 3-0. Barrentxia IV finishes 3-1.
1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 4-2; 4-3; 5-3; 5-4; 9-4; 9-7; 10-7; 10-9; 13-9; 13-10; 15-10; 15-11; 16-11; 16-12; 19-12; 19-13; 22-13; 22-14; 23-14; 23-17; 24-17; 24-18; 25-18; 25-19; 26-19; 26-20; 27-20; 27-21; 30-21
Note: I used my own scoring as no scoring that I found had winners and errors that added to anywhere near the final score. None that I found incorporated service faults. EITB provided no scoring of any kind for this match. All scoring judgments are mine alone. Let them be a point of departure.
Scoring: U +23 (including 5 service aces) -5 (including 3 service faults)
B +16 (including 3 service aces) -7 (including 1 service fault)
Number of balls in play: 171
Number of balls/number of points
0-4: 39
5-9: 10
10-14: 2
Longest point 12 (point beginning at 5-3 and ending at 5-4--17 minutes 41 seconds--18:20 on the video; 12 (point beginning at 13-9 and ending at 13-10--31:00--31:12)
Points of interest:
1. Point beginning 0-0, ending 1-0--9:42--9;59. Urriza's first serve. Note the break (curve) on the serve from left to right. This movement on the serve will challenge Barrenetxea IV throughout the match.
2. Point beginning at 2-1, ending at 2-2--11:42--11:53. Barrentxea's 1st serve of the match.
3. Point beginning at 5-4,ending at 6-4--20:01--20:13 Soft touch by Urriza.
4. Point beginning at 10-8, ending at 10-9--27:46--28:05. Beautiful dejada by Barrenextea IV. After 1-1, the closest he gets to the lead in the match.
5. Point beginning at 13-9, ending at 13-10--31:52--32:20. Possibly the best point of the match. Great finishing two wall by Barrentxea IV
6. Point beginning at 17-12, ending at 18-12--43:02--43:12. Leaping save by Urriza.
7. Point beginning at 21-13, ending at 22-13--48:14--48:19. Great movement away from Barrentxea IV on the Urriza serve. Ace.
8. Point beginning at 29-21, ending at 30-21--1:07:26--1:07:44. Soft two wall by Urriza to finish things off in style.
September 3, 2016:
2nd Semi-final
Barrenetxea IV defeated Ion 30-13
Full match video (Source: EITB)
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
Match Article (Diario Vasco) This article contains a complete match linescore and statistics.
Scoring: (Source: EITB) Barrenetxea +23 -5; Ion +8 -7 Two of the three sources used agreed that Barrenextea's +23 included 13 service aces.
Barrenetxea IV dominated the match from the early stages. He scored almost half his points on service aces, something Urriza (his opponent in the final next Saturday, September 10, and who played today directly after him--that match, which was highlighted by Ezkurra in the back court--is also available on the above video) surely noticed. Barrenetxea IV has averaged 11.5 service aces in the two matches in this tournament where the match article mentioned service ace data. He has also defeated one of the best three front courters on the roster, Uterga, on his way to this final. In that match, according to an article linked to in the "Star" match results (under the recurring results links on the right side of the page), Barrenetxea IV caused problems for Uterga with the serve. Urriza is a front courter who is comfortable returning serves. Urriza is also one of the three best front courters on the roster. Barrenetxea IV is playing great Remonte. The final will be an intriguing and hopefully very competitive match. Barrenextea IV enters it with a 3-0 record in the tournament. Urriza is 2-0. Ion finished 1-2.
August 27, 2016:
1st Semi-final
Urriza defeated Uterga 30-20
Match article (Source: Oriamendi2010)
Selected linescore (winner always listed first)
2-5; 9-5; 10-8; 30-20
Uterga finishes the tournament 1-2.
Note: all the below listed matches, as well as all of the rest of the tournament have been and will continue to be covered individually in the Remonte Galarreta "Star" match results.
The 34th Tourneo Kutxabank singles competition at the Galarrata Fronton (Hernani), a 54 meter mur a gauche, entered its league phase on Saturday, August 13, 2016. The lead up to the league phase was played from July 23 - August 11. Four players have been seeded into the league phase in two groups. Urriza and Endika are in Group A. Uterga and Barrenetxea IV are in Group B , Nine other players played for the third slot in each group.
The league phase of the tournament ended on August 20, due to a rib injury to Endika which forced him out of the tournament. There was no substitute. At the end of the league phase there were two semi-finals.
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Table determination in the league phase:
Matches are played to 30 points.
Winner of a match--4 points
Loser: 27-29--2 points; 24-26--1 point; <24--0 points
Results:
August 13, 2016:
Group B
Barrenetxea IV defeated Uterga 30-21
August 16, 2016
Group B
Barrenetxea IV defeated Aizpuru III 30-14
August 18, 2016
Group A
Urriza defeated Ion 30-14
August 20, 2016
Group B
Uterga defeated Aizpuru III 30-14
Final League Table:
Group A
Urriza 1-0--4 points
Ion 0-1 (1-1)--0 points
Endika 0-0
Group B
Barrenextea IV 2-0--8 points
Uterga 1-1--4 points
Aizpuru III 0-2 (2-2)--0 points
Semi-finals:
Barrenextea IV v Ion (August 27)
Urriza v Uterga (September 3)
Final will be played September 10
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Preliminaries:
Zaldua defeated Martirena 30-18 on July 23 (Martirena finished 0-1)
Otano defeated Erburu 30-19 on July 28 (Erburu finished 0-1)
Zaldua defeated Otano 30-12 on July 30 (Otano finished 1-1)
Segurola defeated Zaldua 30-28 on August 4 (Zaldua finished 2-1)
Ion defeated Segurola 30-20 on August 9 (Segurola finished 1-1)
Ion won the right to join Urriza and Endika in Group A
Aizpuru III defeated Ansa II 30-17 on August 6 (Ansa II finished 0-1)
Aizpuru III defeated Matxin III 30-29 on August 11 (Matxin III finished 0-1)
Aizpuru III won the right to join Uterga and Barrenetxea IV in Group B.
Monday, September 12, 2016
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--Jai Alai World Tour--CTO. Parejas MPB finals and third place match
The Jai Alai World Tour has moved into its second phase, the CTO. Parejas MPB (doubles) and CPO. Indidual MPB championships. At the site you will find scheduled matches, results, match articles, rules of the competition, player pages, and how the player points are determined, among other information.
Source for all score and match article information, unless otherwise specifically stated: Jai Alai World Tour website.
CPO Parejas Final:
September 10, 2016
At Carmelo Balda Fronton, Donastia (San Sebastian)
Final:
Egiguren-Enbil defeated Goikoetxea-I. Erkiaga (substituting for the injured Etcheto) 2-1 (11-15, 15-11, 5-2)
3rd place:
Beaskoetxea-Aldazabal defeated Erik-Lekerika 2-1 (15-14, 11-15, 5-0)
Full match video for both matches (Source: EITB) Final is the first match.
Match article for both matches
Match article for final (Deia). This article analyzes the match and includes match statistics.
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Summary of winners of major summer Partidos (sources: International Cesta Punta, Jai Alai World Tour, Jai Alai News Facebook Page, Jai Alive Facebook Page)
Internationaux Cesta Punta
Coupe de France: Curveur-Ihitsague
Master 1: Olharan-Minvielle
Master 2: Olha-Minvielle
Master 3: Beaskoetxea-Lekerika
Master 4: Hormaetxea-Eyheragaray
SLAM: Beaskoetxea-Irastorza
Jai Alai World Tour:
Hondarribia: Beaskoetxea-Lekerika
Gernika 1: Egiguren-Etcheto
Zumaia: Goikoetxea-Enbil
Mutriku-Markina: Beaskoetxea-Amigorena
Gernika II: Hormaetxea-Aldazabal
Lekeitio: Goikoetxea-Erkiaga
Jai Alai World Tour
CTO Parejas MBP : Egiguren-Enbil
Other tournaments:
Biarritz:
International Open: J. Tambourindeguy-Lekerika
Gant d'Or: Beaskoetxea-Irastorza
Hondarribia: August 26, 2016: Jagoba-Enbil
Gernika August 13, 2016: Egiguren-Goikoetxea
Hondarribia: Hirusta Challenge: August 12: Olharan-Erkiaga II
Hossegor: August 11: Goikoetxea-Alliez
Source for all score and match article information, unless otherwise specifically stated: Jai Alai World Tour website.
CPO Parejas Final:
September 10, 2016
At Carmelo Balda Fronton, Donastia (San Sebastian)
Final:
Egiguren-Enbil defeated Goikoetxea-I. Erkiaga (substituting for the injured Etcheto) 2-1 (11-15, 15-11, 5-2)
3rd place:
Beaskoetxea-Aldazabal defeated Erik-Lekerika 2-1 (15-14, 11-15, 5-0)
Full match video for both matches (Source: EITB) Final is the first match.
Match article for both matches
Match article for final (Deia). This article analyzes the match and includes match statistics.
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Summary of winners of major summer Partidos (sources: International Cesta Punta, Jai Alai World Tour, Jai Alai News Facebook Page, Jai Alive Facebook Page)
Internationaux Cesta Punta
Coupe de France: Curveur-Ihitsague
Master 1: Olharan-Minvielle
Master 2: Olha-Minvielle
Master 3: Beaskoetxea-Lekerika
Master 4: Hormaetxea-Eyheragaray
SLAM: Beaskoetxea-Irastorza
Jai Alai World Tour:
Hondarribia: Beaskoetxea-Lekerika
Gernika 1: Egiguren-Etcheto
Zumaia: Goikoetxea-Enbil
Mutriku-Markina: Beaskoetxea-Amigorena
Gernika II: Hormaetxea-Aldazabal
Lekeitio: Goikoetxea-Erkiaga
Jai Alai World Tour
CTO Parejas MBP : Egiguren-Enbil
Other tournaments:
Biarritz:
International Open: J. Tambourindeguy-Lekerika
Gant d'Or: Beaskoetxea-Irastorza
Hondarribia: August 26, 2016: Jagoba-Enbil
Gernika August 13, 2016: Egiguren-Goikoetxea
Hondarribia: Hirusta Challenge: August 12: Olharan-Erkiaga II
Hossegor: August 11: Goikoetxea-Alliez
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--Xistera Kluba amateur competition circuit
Note that this site is completely bilingual. I have used Castilian links. Click on the top right side of the page to switch to Basque.
Euskal Herriko Xistera Kluben Kirol Kluba (Basque Country Xistera Sports Club) together with EEUP (Euskadiko Euskal Pilota Federakuntza) has recently started an amateur Jai Alai tournament circuit. The Club has three aims: to reintroduce the game to children, to strengthen the game at the club level, and to create a competition circuit to help encourage new and young fans to follow the game. The full mission statement is here.
A circuit has been created and so far, 8 tournaments have been organized and 5 have been played (see below). See the "calendario" page for details. Finals are broadcast live via Xistera Kluba's US Stream site. You can follow the Xistera web, Twitter, or Facebook page (Twitter and Facebook pages are linked from the web page) to keep up with times and dates of broadcasts. USstream also provdes email notices if you register with them.
Full match videos of all finals broadcast are also available on demand in three places:
1. The USstream site (selected finals only at this time)
2. Xistera Youtube page (all but the Cabanillas final at this time)
3. EITB (full collection, including Cabanillas).
(Programmas or Saioak A-Z)---->WXYZ---->Zesta Punta---->Zesta: afizionatuak
Xistera also keeps player tables:
Announcement of the next Tournament (Mutriku), final scheduled for September 17, 2016 (Diario Vasco) (see also Xistera "caldendario" link).
Below is a list of linked full match videos and articles for the tournaments that have already been played. While I have not watched all of these, there is some very high quality Jai Alai/Cesta Punta here.
Note that match articles are given in order to identify the players and time the video. There is more than one match per video. They are age/ability based and go from youngest to oldest. Read the match article from bottom to top in order to time the video. Note that match stories contain match line scores, so if you don't want to know who won, don't read the story until after you watch the match.
September 2, 2016
Donibane Lohizune (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) (2 matches)
Match articles
Full match video (Xistera Youtube)
August 7, 2016
Cabanillas (2 matches)
Match articles
Full match video (EITB)
July 9, 2016
Markina-Xemein (3 matches including 1 girls match)
Match Articles (in Basque and Castilian)
Full match video (Xistera Youtube)
June 18, 2016
Andoain (more than one match)
No match article available--Photos
Full match video (Xistera Youtube)
June 11, 2016
Durango (3 matches, inluding 1 girls match)
Match articles (in Basque and Castilian)
Full match video
Euskal Herriko Xistera Kluben Kirol Kluba (Basque Country Xistera Sports Club) together with EEUP (Euskadiko Euskal Pilota Federakuntza) has recently started an amateur Jai Alai tournament circuit. The Club has three aims: to reintroduce the game to children, to strengthen the game at the club level, and to create a competition circuit to help encourage new and young fans to follow the game. The full mission statement is here.
A circuit has been created and so far, 8 tournaments have been organized and 5 have been played (see below). See the "calendario" page for details. Finals are broadcast live via Xistera Kluba's US Stream site. You can follow the Xistera web, Twitter, or Facebook page (Twitter and Facebook pages are linked from the web page) to keep up with times and dates of broadcasts. USstream also provdes email notices if you register with them.
Full match videos of all finals broadcast are also available on demand in three places:
1. The USstream site (selected finals only at this time)
2. Xistera Youtube page (all but the Cabanillas final at this time)
3. EITB (full collection, including Cabanillas).
(Programmas or Saioak A-Z)---->WXYZ---->Zesta Punta---->Zesta: afizionatuak
Xistera also keeps player tables:
Announcement of the next Tournament (Mutriku), final scheduled for September 17, 2016 (Diario Vasco) (see also Xistera "caldendario" link).
Below is a list of linked full match videos and articles for the tournaments that have already been played. While I have not watched all of these, there is some very high quality Jai Alai/Cesta Punta here.
Note that match articles are given in order to identify the players and time the video. There is more than one match per video. They are age/ability based and go from youngest to oldest. Read the match article from bottom to top in order to time the video. Note that match stories contain match line scores, so if you don't want to know who won, don't read the story until after you watch the match.
September 2, 2016
Donibane Lohizune (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) (2 matches)
Match articles
Full match video (Xistera Youtube)
August 7, 2016
Cabanillas (2 matches)
Match articles
Full match video (EITB)
July 9, 2016
Markina-Xemein (3 matches including 1 girls match)
Match Articles (in Basque and Castilian)
Full match video (Xistera Youtube)
June 18, 2016
Andoain (more than one match)
No match article available--Photos
Full match video (Xistera Youtube)
June 11, 2016
Durango (3 matches, inluding 1 girls match)
Match articles (in Basque and Castilian)
Full match video
Pala--Tourneo Ayuntamiento de Sopelana--Finals
The Pala Tour 2016 summer tournaments that began with the semi-finals of the Tourneo Ayuntamiento de Sopelana at the Sopelana Fronton, Sopelana on July 2, 2016, ended with the final and third place match on September 10, 2016.
Source: Innpala Twitter feed:
Final:
Gaubeka--Ibai-Perez defeated Zubiri-Ibargari 3-1 (10-8, 5-10, 10-3, 10-5)
3rd place match:
Fusto-Ayerbe defeated Landeta-Imanol 3-1 (9-10, 10-7, 10-8, 10-5) (Source for Individual Joko scores: Diario Vasco Cartelera
Summary of Major Summer Tournaments:
* Amateur
San Fermin--Sanz*-Ibargari
Donastia Kirol Txartela Masters--Navarro*-Brefel
Plentzia--Gaubeka-Brefel
Asta Nagusia--Necol-Imanol
Sopelana--Gaubeka--Ibai-Perez
Source: Innpala Twitter feed:
Final:
Gaubeka--Ibai-Perez defeated Zubiri-Ibargari 3-1 (10-8, 5-10, 10-3, 10-5)
3rd place match:
Fusto-Ayerbe defeated Landeta-Imanol 3-1 (9-10, 10-7, 10-8, 10-5) (Source for Individual Joko scores: Diario Vasco Cartelera
Summary of Major Summer Tournaments:
* Amateur
San Fermin--Sanz*-Ibargari
Donastia Kirol Txartela Masters--Navarro*-Brefel
Plentzia--Gaubeka-Brefel
Asta Nagusia--Necol-Imanol
Sopelana--Gaubeka--Ibai-Perez
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--Aritz Erkiaga's amazing week at Miami Jai Alai
On the right side of this blog, the last bullet point under "recurring results" is a link to Miami Jai Alai weekly player data that is kindly provided by Tiger's Jai Alai Chalk Talk Discussion Forum. Miami Jai Alai plays a form of the game called Quinella Jai Alai. It supports a roster of 36 players. It keeps accounts of these players' records on a daily basis. The week at Miami runs from Wednesday to Monday. If you take the Monday record and subtract the previous Monday's record from it, you get a weekly accounting of all players records. (I link to those Monday records also). Or you can let Tiger do it for you and present the results to the forum. It gives followers of this sport valuable information and helps keep track of many players.
Last week (August 29-September 5), when the records came out they were eye-popping. For the week Aritz Erkiaga led the roster.
Player----Games Played----Wins----Places (2nd place)----Shows (3rd Place). Selected winning percentages and "in the money" percentages are also provided.
Aritz----39----16----5----5 .410 winning %, .667 "in the money" %
The next best four players had 7 wins apiece. Less than half of Aritz' wins. If you look at the weeks I have copied and then go to the forum and look at a few of the weeks Tiger has compiled you will quickly see that a ratio of 2/1 for the top player over the second best player is very rare. Aritz dominated his competition in a way few players do. So much so that I thought it would be interesting to take a closer look at how he did it. When you look closely at a Quinella player's statistics, you soon get an appreciation for just how difficult it is to play this form of the game, physically of course, but mentally even more so.
My findings are linked to at the bottom of this page. In those findings, I also lay out a few of the standard things that a player on this roster has to deal with in order to succeed. Many of you already know these things, and so in the report I have cued you where to skip over if you wish and simply get to the essence of things, Aritz' amazing week, day by day.
Before that, however, I will offer two links.
1. A single Quinella game. This game was played June 25, 2016 at Dania Jai Alai and featured two of the regular players in the recently completed Summer partido season in the South and North Basque (Leke--Unai Lekerikabeaskoa and Erik Mendizabal). The game takes 14 minutes and 43 seconds and will show you Quinella Jai Alai at its finest. It will also show you why a feat like Aritz' was so difficult.
2. A final Match that Aritz participated in in Basque Country summer partidos in 2014 (Source: International Jai Alai Players Association Youtube site). It gives you a flavor for the quality of Aritz' play.
MY ARTICLE: Analysis of Aritz' great week.
Last week (August 29-September 5), when the records came out they were eye-popping. For the week Aritz Erkiaga led the roster.
Player----Games Played----Wins----Places (2nd place)----Shows (3rd Place). Selected winning percentages and "in the money" percentages are also provided.
Aritz----39----16----5----5 .410 winning %, .667 "in the money" %
The next best four players had 7 wins apiece. Less than half of Aritz' wins. If you look at the weeks I have copied and then go to the forum and look at a few of the weeks Tiger has compiled you will quickly see that a ratio of 2/1 for the top player over the second best player is very rare. Aritz dominated his competition in a way few players do. So much so that I thought it would be interesting to take a closer look at how he did it. When you look closely at a Quinella player's statistics, you soon get an appreciation for just how difficult it is to play this form of the game, physically of course, but mentally even more so.
My findings are linked to at the bottom of this page. In those findings, I also lay out a few of the standard things that a player on this roster has to deal with in order to succeed. Many of you already know these things, and so in the report I have cued you where to skip over if you wish and simply get to the essence of things, Aritz' amazing week, day by day.
Before that, however, I will offer two links.
1. A single Quinella game. This game was played June 25, 2016 at Dania Jai Alai and featured two of the regular players in the recently completed Summer partido season in the South and North Basque (Leke--Unai Lekerikabeaskoa and Erik Mendizabal). The game takes 14 minutes and 43 seconds and will show you Quinella Jai Alai at its finest. It will also show you why a feat like Aritz' was so difficult.
2. A final Match that Aritz participated in in Basque Country summer partidos in 2014 (Source: International Jai Alai Players Association Youtube site). It gives you a flavor for the quality of Aritz' play.
MY ARTICLE: Analysis of Aritz' great week.
Mano--Summary of Asegarce and ASPE players July and August Records
ASPE player page
Asegarce player page
The Pelota Mano Twitter feed provided a very interesting and useful summary of all players' summer results (for July and August) by company (Asegarce and ASPE) on August 31 and September 1, 2016. The table is in two parts. It is ordered by number of matches played. The parts are split by match numbers rather than company.
Part 1
Part 2
Asegarce player page
The Pelota Mano Twitter feed provided a very interesting and useful summary of all players' summer results (for July and August) by company (Asegarce and ASPE) on August 31 and September 1, 2016. The table is in two parts. It is ordered by number of matches played. The parts are split by match numbers rather than company.
Part 1
Part 2
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