Mano: Eskuz Banakako Txapelketa-Campeonato Manomanista De Lep.M 2019--1/16 Round

Eskuz Banakako Txapelketa-Campeonato Manomanista De Lep.M, the premier professional Mano singles championship competition, began  on April 14, 2019 with two play-in matches. It will end on June 2, 2019 with a final. It is a seeded ladder knockout tournament consisting of 4 1/16 round play in matches, followed by seeded 1/8 and Quarter-finals. Quarter final winners will play a Semi-final and Semi-final winners will play in the final. There will also be a third place match.

The competition will be in four Groups (A-D). The seeding works as follows:

Seeds: (D/F) =delantero/front; (Z/B) = zaguero/back

Group A: 1/8: Irribarria (D/F); 1/4: Altuna III (D/F)

Group B: 1/8: Rezusta (Z/B); 1/4: Elezkano II (D/F)

Group C: 1/8: Bengoetxea VI (D/F); 1/4: Urrutikoetxea (D/F)

Group D: 1/8: Jaka (D/F); 1/4: Ezkurdia (D/F)

2019 schedule (Baiko Pilota--formerly Asegarce) Note: this also links to full results of all Manonista Tournaments back to 1999.

2019 ASPE Schedule 

21Iguales.com complete tournament coverage

21iguales Twitter feed live scoring page

List of previous winners going back to 1940 (Baiko Pilota)

Available Final match videos

1948 (Gallestegi 22 Atano III 6--highlights only) ;

(1991 Galarza III 22 Retegi II 15--added April 17, 2019)  ; (1992 (Galarza III 22 Retegi II 12--added April 27, 2017) ; 1993 (Retegi II 22 Galarza III 19) ; 1995 (Beloki 22 Errandonea 15) ; 1997 (Arretxe 22 Elkoro 18)

2000 (Eugi 22 Beloki 13) ; 2001 (Beloki 22 Eugi 8) ; 2002 (Barriola 22 Beloki 3) ; 2003 (Patxi Ruiz 22 Olaizola II 7) ;  2004 (Mtz. de Irujo 22 Xala 12) : 2005 (Olaizola II 22 Mtz. de Irujo 18) ; 2006  (Mtz. de Irujo 22 Olaizola II 17) ; 2007 (Olaizola II 22 Barriola 10) ; 2008 (Bengoetxea VI 22 Barriola 11) ; 2009 (Mtz. de Irujo 22 Olaizola II 12)

2010 (Mtz. de Irujo 22 Xala 13--1:18:45) 2011 (Xala 22 Olaizola II 19--1:27:27) ; 2012 (Olaizola II 22 Mtz. de Irujo 7) ;  2013 (Olaizola II 22 Mtz. de Irujo 7--1:17:25) ; 2014 (Mtz. de Irujo 22 Retegi BI 9--1:21:40) ;  2015 (Urrutikoetxea 22 Olaizola II 19) ; 2016 (Irribarria 22 Urrutikoetxea 13) ; 2017 (Bengoetxea VI 22-Irribarria 18--added April 17, 2019) ; 2018 (Altuna III 22 Oliazola II 14--added April 17, 2019)

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Play-ins ; 1/16 Round ; 1/8 Round ; 1/4 Round; Semi-Finals; 3rd Place Match--cancelled

FINAL 

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1/16 Round

The four matches in the 1/16 level were not competitive. They were won by 14, 16, 9, and 11 points. There were leads of 12-2, 17-3, 17-7, and 19-12. Only the Victor-Bakaikoa match was remotely competitive. It is difficult to draw any conclusions from these matches. It is possible that there is a gem or two in here, who will give problems to the 1/8 seeds. The match ups are listed below. One never knows, and that's why they play the matches. But it seems to me that only the Artola v Jaka match might be competitive. I hope that I am wrong and there are four great matches. We'll just have to wait and see.   

April 22, 2019

Group C

Beotibar, Tolosa (1) (2)

Retegi BI 22 Laso 8 (EITB--match begins at 59:30)

Final point and interview (EITB)

Linescore (21iguales Twitter)

3-0; 3-1; 7-1; 7-2; 12-2; 12-8; 22-8

Match article (21Iguales)

April 21, 2019

Group B

Adarraga, Logrono (1) (2)

P. Etxeberria 22 Agirre 6 (EITB--match begins at 1:38:25)

Highlights

Linescore (21Iguales Twitter) (winner always listed first)

0-1; 7-1; 7-2; 10-2; 10-3; 17-3; 21-4; 22-6

Scoring (EITB)

P. Etxeberria +15 (including 4 service aces) -1; Agirre +5 -7

Balls in play: 205

P. Etxeberria 110; Agirre 95

Time of match: 40:22

Match article (21iguales.com)

Two play-ins face off. One moves on.

April 20, 2019

Group A

Fronton San Lorenzo, Ezcaray (1) (2)

Victor 22 Bakaikoa 13 (EITB--Match begins at 1:29:21)

*Highlights* (EITB)

Selected linescore(winners always listed first) (source: 21Iguales Twitter)

3-0; 3-1; 4-1; 4-4; 6-4; 6-7; 9-7; 9-9; 10-9; 10-12; 19-12; 19-13; 22-13

Scoring (EITB)

Victor +17 (including 5 service aces) -5; Bakaikoa +8 (2a) -5

Balls in play: 261

Victor 135; Bakaikoa 126

Time of the match: 49:18

Match article (21Iguales.com)

April 19, 2019

Group D

La Bastida (1) (2)

Artola 22 Arteaga II 11 (EITB--match begins at 1:20:15--Basque)

Fronton TV Youtube--Castilian

Highlights (EITB)

Linescore (21iguales Twitter (winners always listed first)

0-1; 2-1; 2-5; 4-5; 4-7; 17-7; 17-11; 21-11

Scoring (EITB):

Artola +13 (including 1 servic ace) -6

Arteaga II +5 -9

Balls in play: 234

Artola 122; Arteaga II 112

Time of match: 47:36

Match article (21Iguales.com)

UPCOMING:

1/8

GROUP D (TOLOSA, APRIL 26), ARTOLA (Delantro/Front) v (1/8 S) JAKA (D/F)

GROUP C (IRUNA (PAMPLONA, APRIL 27), RETEGI BI (D/F) v (1/8 S) BENGOETXEA VI (D/F)

GROUP A (EIBAR, APRIL 28), VICTOR (D/F) v (1/8 S) IRRIBARRIA (D/F)

GROUP B (ZUMAIA, APRIL 29), P. ETXEBERRIA (D/F) v (1/8 S) REZUSTA (ZAGUERRO/BACK)

Main Nue--Tounois du Jambone--1st Esku Pilota tournament of 2019

The Tournois du Jambone, at Trinquet Moderne, Bayonne (1) (2), was played on April 18 and 20, 2019.  (Source for all TdJ scores: Esku Pilota Resultats)

The most interesting thing about this tournament was that it was the "coming out" party for Maxime Etcheverry and Bixente Garat, talented young players who played as substitutes in the FFPB Elite Pro par Equipes Competition (more on them, including match videos for both, can be seen in the Round 4 Qualification post). Alas, in the end the experience of Aguirre and Benesse won out over the last half of the Final, with a 19-12 run at the end being decisive. But the two youngsters showed what they could do, using a 20-10 run to pave the way for them to advance to the final.  

FINAL:

April 20, 2019

Aguirre-Benesse* 40 Etcheverry*-Garat* 33

Selected linescore: (winners always listed first)

3-8; 8-8; 18-15; 21-21; 40-33

Match article (Esku Pilota)

Semi-finals

April 18, 2019

Aguirre-Benesse* 40 Darmendrail-Lafitte*25

Selected linescore (winners always listed first)

0-4; 4-4; 40-25

Etcheverry*-Garat* 40 Niang*-Lucu 31

Selected linescore (winners always listed first)

9-9; 13-13; 15-15; 35-25; 37-29; 40-31

*Not on Esku Pilota Player Page

Match article for both matches (Esku Pilota)

Main Nue--FFPB Championnat de France Par Equipes (Pairs)--Info About Competition--List of Winners Back to 2007--Semi-Finals

The 2019 FFPB (Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque) Championnat de France par Equipes (pairs) Tournament began on March 10, 2019 and will end with a final on May 5. There will be two competitions, Group A and Group B. 20 players are  involved. FFPB has provided a "dossier" (.pdf format, 9p.) explaining how the tournament works and who the players in each group are.
The competition begins with a round robin League in both groups. The fifth place finishers in each group are eliminated. Then the 1st place finisher in Group B plays against the 4th place finisher in Group A. The winner plays in the Group A Semi-finals as the #4 team. The loser plays in the Group B Semi-finals as the #2 team (if the A team is demoted). This is a twist that makes the competition very interesting. A Group B team has a chance to be promoted within the space of one competition. The semi-finals will be #1-#4 and #2-#3 in each group. The winners meet in Finals on April 28 (Group A) and May 5 (Group B).

Player profiles at Esku Pilota
Player profiles at Pilota Ttiki

Group A:

Augusti Waltary-Peio Guichandut (defending Champions)

Peio Larralde-Bixintxo Bilbao

Mathieu Ospital-Baptiste Ducassou (runner up and Champion respectively of recently concluded FFPB Main Nue Individuel Competition)

Julien Etchegaray-Ximun Lambert

Antton Monce-Thierry Harismendy

Group B:

Phillipe Bielle-Bixentxe Cubiat

Alexis Inchauspe (winner of Group B Main Nue Individuel)-Antton Amulet

Laurent Lambert (runner up of Group B Main Nue Individuel)-Cedric Lucu

Vincent Elgart-Mickael Palomes

Mattin-Olcomendy-Ion Iturbe

Note: Elgart and Iturbe were Group A players in the Individuel competition. Harismendy and Amulet did not play in the Individuel competition. Pascal de Ezcurra, Gregory Aguirre, and Mikael Darmendrail (all Group B Indviduel) are not playing in this championship.

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NOTE: RECORD OF PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIPS (2007-2018) IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST.

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Qualification Round: Week 1; Week 2; Week 3; Week 4; Week 5 and Barrage: April 13, 2019: Group B #1 v Group A #4

Semi-Finals:

Finals: Group A; Group B

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Competition preview article (Pilota Ttiki)

Semi-Finals

April 20, 2019

Both Mathieu Ospital and Bixintxo Bilbao returned from injury. Both their teams won, and advanced to the Group A Final. 

Trinquet Berria, Hasparren--(old and new) (1) (2) Hasparren

Group A

Larralde-Bilbao (#1, 4-0 +78) 40 Monce-Harismendy (#4, 2-3, -23) 24 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)

Source: Esku Pilota Resultats

Selected linescore (FFPB) (winners always listed first)

3-3; 5-5; 13-7; 14-14; 15-15; 16-16; 36-20; 40-24

Partial scoring: Larralde 9 service aces, Monce 7

L-B had little problem with M-H, using a 20-4 run in the second half of the match to move on to the finals.

Larralde-Bilbao advance to Final v Ospital-Ducassou

Group B

Inchauspe-Amulet (#1, 3-2, +6) 40 Olcomendy-Iturbe #4, 2-2 -14) 36 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video

Source: Esku Pilota Resultats

Selected linescore (FFPB) (winners always listed first)

2-2; 9-2; 16-8; 24-10; 32-18; 34-33; 40-36

Partial scoring: Inchauspe 8 service aces, Olcomendy 10

Time of the match: 1 hour 40 minutes

With the score 32-18 I-A, this was looking like anything but a competitive match. But then O-I put on a tremendous 15-2 run to get to within 1. Alas, they ran out of steam and fell in the end, but not before one of the best rallies in a long time.

Inchauspe-Amulet advance to Final v Bielle-Cubiat

Match articles for both matches (FFPB)

April 19, 2019

Anglet (1) (2)

Group A

Ospital-Ducassou (#2 3-1 -3) 40

Waltary-Guichandut (#3 2-2 +42) 35 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)

Selected linescore (winners always listed first)

1-1; 2-2; 3-3; 6-3; 11-5; 12-10; 19-10; 21-18; 33-20; 37-34; 40-35

Partial scoring:

Waltary 8 service aces, Ospital 7

Time of the match: 1 hour 26 minutes

The defending champions bowed out, but not without a struggle, fighting back from 6, 9 , and 13 point deficits as the match progressed, showing remarkable fighting ability, but never got "over the hump,"as O-D scored 3 of the last 4 points to finish what must have been an extremely frustrating match for W-G. The match article praised Guichandut's "extraordinary defense."

Ospital-Ducassou advance to the Final

Group B

Bielle-Cubiat (#2 3-1 +11) 40

Elgart-Palomes (#3 2-2 +14) 21 (Pilota Ttiki Youtube condensed full match video)

Selected linescore (FFPB) (winners always listed first)

7-0; 13-12; 28-12; 40-21

Partial scoring:

Bielle 12 service aces, Elgart 5

Time of the match: 1 hour

A 15 point run by B-C at mid-match took all of the drama out of this match. The match article discussed how important Cubiat's contribution was. Bielle's 12 service aces were the most of any front court player this weekend.

Bielle-Cubiat advance to the Final

Match articles for both matches (FFPB)

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Qualification Final Table: April 8, 2019

Group A:

Larralde-Bilbao (4-0 +78)

Ospital-Ducassou (3-1 -3)

Waltary-Guichandut (2-2 +42)

Monce-Harrismendy (2-3 -23)

Etchegaray-X. Lambert (0-4 -78)*

Larralde-Bilbao and Ospital-Ducassou advance to the Semi-finals. Monce-Harismendy finish 4th and must face Group B first 1st place Inchauspe-Amulet in a "barrage" match. The winner goes into the A tournament as 4th seed. The loser goes into the B Tournament as 2nd seed.

Group B:

Inchauspe-Amulet (3-2 +6)

Bielle-Cubiat (3-1 +11)

Elgart-Palomes (2-2 +14)

Olcomendy-Iturbe (2-2 -14)

L. Lambert-Lucu (0-4 -33)*

*eliminated

The 4 Semi-finalists have been determined. Inchauspe-Amulet win the right to face Monce-Harismendy in a "barrage" match to determines who plays in which semi-final league.

Available cumulative scoring. Partial data is available for service aces. Service aces for Olcomendy and Inchauspe are provided for both A and B as they were substitutes in the A group. Source is FFPB match articles.

Through matches of April 20, 2019.

DNP: Did Not Play

NA: Not Available

Group A:

Waltary: 8; 9; 5; 15; 8 = 37 (avg. 9)

Larralde: 10; 2; 6; 6; 9= 24 (avg. 6.6)

Ospital: 8; 4; DNP; DNP; 7= 12 (avg. 6.3)

Monce: NA; 2; 7; 0; 7; 7= 23 (avg. 4.6)

Etcheverry (sub for Ospital): 4

Etchegaray: DNP; 2; 1; 3= 6 (avg. 2)

Olcomendy (sub for Ospital): 3

Inchauspe: (sub for Etchegaray) NA

Group B:

Inchauspe: 8; 10; 9; 12; 6; 8= 45 (avg. 9)

Bielle: NA; 9; 7; 6; 12= 34 (avg. 8.5)

Olcomendy: 5; 6; 9; 4; 10= 24 (avg. 6.8)

Elgart: 12; 9; 3; 2; 5= 31 (avg. 6.2)

L. Lambert: 4; 1; 6; 8= 15 (avg. 4.75)

UPCOMING:

FINALS

APRIL 28, 2019

GROUP A: BAYONNE

LARRALDE-BILBAO (#1, 5-0, +83) v

OSPITAL-DUCASSOU (#2, 4-1, +2)

THESE TWO TEAMS HAVE YET TO PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT (DUCASSOU PLAYED WITH A SUBSTITUTE IN THEIR SCHEDULED LEAGUE MATCH)

MAY 5, 2019

GROUP B: SOURAIDE

INCHAUSPE-AMULET (#1, 4-2, +10) v

BIELLE-CUBIAT (#2, 4-1, +30)

MARCH 30, 2019

I-A 40 B-C 33 (BLOG POST LINKED TO MATCH ARTICLE--4TH MATCH LISTED)

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Previous Championships:

2018:

Group A:

Waltary-Guichandut 40 Larralde-Iturbe 36

Full match video (Audiense Audiovisuel via FFPB)

Match article (FFPB)

"Dossier" (FFPB--.pdf format, 9p., which contains all competition match scores).

Pilota Ttiki also covered the entire competition, with match articles and condensed match videos Their coverage begins March 19. At the bottom of the article click on "precedent" and page through articles about the competition, using the "dossier" as your guide to dates of matches. When there are match videos, Pilota Ttiki links to them from the bottom of the match articles. They are also available at Pilota Ttiki Youtube (CTRL-F Championnat elite pro par equipes 2018).

Group B:

Bielle-Palomes 40 Elgart-Cubiat 22

Full match video (condensed) (Pilota Ttiki)

Match article (Pilota Ttiki)

2017: 

Group A: Larralde-Bilbao 40 Waltary-Guichandut 38

Full match video (Audiense Audiovisuel via FFPB)

Match article (FFPB)

"Dossier" (FFPB--.pdf format, 12p. ,which contains all competition match scores)

Full competition context, with final linescore graph and linescore (pelotelive.free.fr)

Group B: Inchauspe-Amulet 40 L. Lambert-Palomes 29

Competition context  (pelotelive.free.fr) (no match video available)

Match article (Pilota Ttiki)

2016: 

Group A: Waltary-Bilbao 40 Bielle-Ducassou 23

Full match video (Audiense Indivduel)

Match article (FFPB)

Competition context (pelotelive.free.fr)

Annotated linescore: (pelotelive.free.fr)

Group B: Inchauspe-Amulet 40 L. Lambert-de Ezcurra 23

Full match video (Esku Pilota)

Match article (FFPB)

Competition context: (pelotelive.free.fr)

2015:

Group A: Larralde-Bilbao 40 Etcheverry-Ducassou 10

Full match video (Bixintxo Bilbao Youtube)

Match article (FFPB)

Competition Context (pelotelive.free.fr)

Group B: Inchauspe-Saldubehere 40 Elgart-Bonetbelche 37 (no match video)

Match article (FFPB)

Competition context (pelotelive.free.fr)

2014: Larrechea-Harismendy 40 Sorhuet-Ducassou (substituting for T. Etxeto) 19 (no match video)

Match article (FFPB)

Dossier--results of all matches (FFPB)

2013: Waltary-Harismendy 40 Larrechea-X. Lambert 25 (no match video)

Match article (FFPB)

Dossier--results of all matches (FFPB)

2012: Ibarola-Harismendy 40 Bielle-Ocafrain 37 (no match video) Source: FFPB 2013 Assemblee Generale Ordinaire Exercice 2012 (P. 9)

2011: Waltary-X. Lambert 40 Ibarola-Jeannots 21 (no match video) Source: FFPB 2012 Assemblee Generale Ordinaire Exercice 2011 (P. 9) Match article (Naiz--Basque--note: Naiz has score 40-20.

2010: Ibarola-Ocafrain 40 Waltary-Etxeto 39 (no match video) Match article (Naiz--Basque)

2009: Ibarola-Ocafrain 40 Sorhuet-Etxeto 34 (no match video) Match article (Naiz--Basque)

2008: Ibarola-Ocafrain 40 Sorhuet-Ezkurra 32 (no match video) Match article (Naiz--Basque)

2007: Waltary-Etxeto 40 Sorhuet-Ocafrain 19 (no match video) Match article (Naiz--Basque). Agusti Waltary becomes the first non-native Basque to win this competition.

Since 2007: (avant-front; arriere-back)

Waltary (av) has played in 7 Finals and has won 5. 

Ibarola (av) played in 5 finals and won 4 (3 consecutive wins from 2008-2010). Ocafrain (ar) played in 5 Finals and won 3. 

Sorhuet (av) played in 4 Finals without a win. 

Harismendy (ar) won 3 consecutive Finals (2012-2014).

Larralde (av) has played in 3 Finals and won 2.

Etxeto (ar) played in 3 Finals and won 1.  

Ducassou (ar) has played in 3 Finals without a win.     

Bilbao (ar) has won 2 Finals. 

Larrechea (av) played in 2 Finals and won 1.
X. Lambert (ar) has played in 2 Finals and won 1. 

Guichandut (ar) has played in 2 Finals and won 1

Bielle (av) has played in 2 Finals without a win.

Iturbe (av), Etcheverry (av), and Jeannots (ar) have all played in 1 Final without a win

Pala/Pala Larga--Updated Innpala Rankings and Player Win-Loss records as of April 13, 2019--end of Mundo Parejas.

New InnPala rankings were recently published at the InnPala website. Note: The rankings include the Liga Kutxabank competition which ended on January 12, 2019, the Mundo Individual competition that ended on February 15, and the Mundo Parejas competition that ended on April 13.

As of April 14, 2019

Player information and photos

DELANTEROS  ZAGUEROS

Gaubeka 174  I.Pérez   150
                         Ibargarai 150
Necol  150
Fusto  138        Urrutia   138
Garate  102      Gordon   114
Landeta  90

The ranking criteria are available at InnPala at this time (scroll past the rankings, which are current).

A Google Translate version of how the rankings are derived.

The company awards diamonds (*) (1 to 3) to the championships depending on their importance, duration, etc. Note: *** ranked tournaments are the major annual tournaments, to the best of my knowledge. These would by the Liga Kutxabank (pairs), the Mundial Individual (singles), the Mundo Parejas (pairs) and the Bizkaia Open (pairs). The rankings of the summer tournaments are unknown to me at this time.

The diamonds of each tournament are multiplied by the following points ladder:

1º: 22 | 2nd: 18 | 3rd: 14 | 4th: 12 | 5th onwards: 10

In the individual world the points are awarded depending on the elimination in which each paddler has fallen

The pelotaris that do not compete in a tournament acquire as many points as the last of the competition.

* New incorporations to the company that are linked to the ranking with the palista who has the fewest points on the day of incorporation.

Player win-loss records as of April 14, 2019

Key: Player; Position (d=delantero (front court), z=zaguero (back court)); match wins-losses; joko (set) wins-losses; winning-losing streak; championships won. Matches that are single partidos will be noted. Table will be according to match winning percentage. 1st tie breaker will be number of wins. 2nd tie breaker will be joko win-loss differential. 3rd tie breaker is joko winning percentage

Championships: L=La Liga; MI=Mundo Individuel; MP=Mundo Parejas

Necol(d).......9-3..30-20...+3.....1 (L)(a)

Gaubeka(d).....5-4..23-16...+2.....1 (MP)

Fusto(d).......4-6..18-24...-2(a)

Landeta(d).....1-2..3-7.....-1

Garate(d)......2-8..16-26...-6

Brefel(z)......3-1..11-6....+1(a)*

Ibai-Perez(z)..7-4..26-21...+7(a)..1 (MP)
Urrutia(z).....7-4..24-20...+1.....1 (L)

Ibargarai(z)...5-5..22-23...-2.....1 (MI) 

Gordon(z)......2-8..15-25...-1

* Retired from InnPala February 15, 2019

a=February 15, 2019: Sylvain Brefel's farwell match

Brefel-Necol 3 Fusto-Ibai Perez 2 (8-10, 8-10, 10-5, 10-5, 10-5) (46-35)

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As of February 16, 2019

Player information and photos

DELANTEROS (front) ZAGUEROS (back)
Gaubeka 108 Urrutia  96
                                       Ibargarai 96
Necol  102
Fusto    84    Ibai P  84
Garate  66 Gordon  84
Landeta 60            Brefel  66

Player win-loss records as of Feburary 16, 2019

Key: Player; Position (d=delantero (front court), z=zaguero (back court)); match wins-losses; joko (set) wins-losses; winning-losing streak; championships won. Matches that are single partidos will be noted. Table will be according to match winning percentage. 1st tie breaker will be number of wins. 2nd tie breaker will be joko win-loss differential.

Championships: L=La Liga; MI=Mundo Individuel

Necol(d)...........4-1..13-6...+1...1 (L)(a)
Gaubeka(d)......1-1..5-4.....-1
Garate(d)..........0-1..1-3....-1
Landeta(d)........0-1..0-3...-1
Fusto(d)............0-3..3-9....-3(a)

Ibargarai(z)......3-0...9-6...+3...1 (MI) 
Brefel(z)..........3-1..11-6..+1(a)
Urrutia(z).........1-1..3-3....-1...1 (L)
Gordon(z)........1-2..3-6....-1
Ibai-Perez(z)....0-2..4-6.....-2(a)

a=Sylvain Brefel's farewell match.

Necol-Brefel 3 Fusto-Ibai Perez 2 (8-10, 8-10, 10-5, 10-5, 10-5)

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As of January 13, 2019

DELANTEROS ZAGUEROS
(Front Courters)      (Back Courters)

Necol  66 Urrutia  66
Fusto  54 Gordon  54
Gaubeka  42 Ibai Perez  42
Garate  36 Brefel  36
Landeta  30      Ibargarai  30

Player win-loss records as of January 13, 2019

Key: Player; Position (d=delantero (front court), z=zaguero (back court)); match wins-losses; joko (set) wins-losses; winning-losing streak; championships won. Matches that are single partidos will be noted. Table will be according to match winning percentage. 1st tie breaker will be number of wins. 2nd tie breaker will be joko win-loss differential.

Championships: L=La Liga

Necol(d)..........1-0...3-0...+1...1 (L)
Gaubeka(d)......0-0...0-0....0
Garate(d)..........0-0..0-0....0
Landeta(d)........0-0..0-0....0
Fusto(d)............0-1..0-3...-1

Urrutia(z).........1-0..3-0...+1...1 (L)
Ibai-Perez(z)....0-0..0-0.....0
Ibargarai(z)......0-0..0-0.....0
Brefel(z)..........0-0..0-0......0
Gordon(z)........0-1..0-3.....-1

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For 2019, a table of actual wins and losses along with jokos won and lost for players by position is also available, as another way to look at how the Palistas are doing throughout the year. It includes all of the matches that I find, whether tournament or independent matches. This, along with some data for about 1/2 of the 2016-17 season is available at the InnPala Player win-loss table page on the right side of the blog. Records are kept cumulatively, match by match.

Pala/Pala Larga--Mundo Parejas--Final and Third Place Match--April 13, 2019

Mundial Parejas, the premier long court Pala Tournament, began February 22-23, 2019. It ended with a Final and Third Place match on April 13. The tournament, sponsored by Munduko Pilota Batzarra (Basque Pelota and Associated Sports World Council), was set up in a unique way. In each round the partnerships changed. It featured 8 InnPala professionals, 4 front court (delanteros) and 4 back (zagueros). The tournament was a partial double round robin, with each player pairing with 3 others in each round, for a total of 6 matches. The partners who did not play together in the League phase are listed at the bottom of this post.  The scoring for the tournament was based completely on joko (set) scores: 3-0=100pts, 3-1=80pts, 3-2=60pts, 2-3=40pts, 1-3=20pts, 0-3=0pts. The scoring system emphasized the importance of every joko, no matter what the situation in any match.

All matches were played at Mungia, (1)(2) the "Cathedral" of long court Pala (Pala Larga (1)(2)).

Complete tournament information (.pdf format, 12p), including match schedule and partnerships, rules of the tournament, and a listing of past winners going back to 2007. (Source: Munduko Pilota Batzarra).

The players:

Delanteros (Front): Pablo Hernan "Fusto"; Ibon Garate; Esteban Gaubeka; Dan Necol
Zagueros (Back): Iker Gordon; Xabier Ibargarai; Ibai Perez; Inaki Urrutia

Note: Garate won a 2 match play-in v Ander Landeta for the 4th front court position.

InnPala Player pages

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NOTE: PREVIOUS WINNERS SINCE 2007 LISTING HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST

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Pre-Tournament qualifying round--February 22-23 and Jornada (Day) 1, March 1, 2019 ; Jornada 2, March 8 ; Jornada 3, March 15 ; Jornada 4, March 22 ; Jornada 5,  March 29;  Jornada 6, April 5

Final and 3rd Place Match: April 13

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Tournament preview article (Deia). Also has a feature on Ibon Garate.

Preview article (El Correo)

FINAL: 

April 13, 2019

Gaubeka (3-3, 15-11, 380)-Ibai Perez (6-0, 18-8, 440) 3

Fusto (4-2, 14-12, 320)-Ibargarai (2-4, 12-14, 280) 1 (EITB added this to its on demand library May 15, 2019--Muchos Gracias EITB) Match begins at 0:00-1:09:35 and is followed by 3rd place match (1:39:06-end) (see below) (Updated May 16, 2019).

(10-5, 10-4, 7-10, 10-5) (37-24) 

Alternative full match video (added May 25, 2019)

Promotion Poster: (Haixeder Blog)

Scoring (Deia): Note: it is unclear whether aces are included in the total winners or not. Same for faults and errors. I was unable to come up with any combination that added to the final score, but this was the only scoring I was able to find. It is  presented exactly as Deia gave it.

Gaubeka +10 -3 Ibai Perez 1 service ace, 4 service faults +4 -8 

Fusto +9 -12 Ibargarai 1 service fault +1 -10

Match preview article (Deia)

Match article (Mundo Deportivo)

Match article (Deia)

Match article (Naiz)

Match feature article (Deia)

Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any video of these matches. I do not know if they were televised or not, but if they weren't it is unfortunate. In any event, all of the match articles stressed the same thing. G-IP knew they couldn't go toe to toe with the power of F-Ib, so they played stout defense, defense, and more defense. Eventually, the lack of production from the two power hitters frustrated them and they made mistakes. A lot of mistakes. Ibai Perez was not as precise as he usually is, but still had less faults than his counterpart, and had enough winners to partially counteract his errors. Gaubeka had a 10 point net advantage over Fusto in a match where G-IP had 13 more total points. Look to the joko (set) scores to see how effective the strategy was, from beginning to end. G-IP at least doubled the score in each of their joko wins. 

And so, Fusto was denied his fifth consecutive Mundo Parejas title. Gaubeka got his 3rd since 2007, equaling the recently retired Imanol Ibanez (zaguero-back). He also broke a four Mundo Parejas Final losing streak to Fusto. Ibai Perez won his second championship in the last 3 years. He also finished this competition with 7 consecutive wins. Ibargarai did not have the greatest day at the office, but he has now participated in the last two major Finals, splitting them.

3rd place match:

Necol (4-2, 14-12, 320)-Urrutia (3-3, 12-14, 260) 3

Garate (1-5, 9-17, 180)-Gordon (1-5, 10-16, 220) 2 (EITB--match begins at 1:09:36)

(10-9, 6  8-10, 5-10, 10-9, 10-9) (43-47)

Source: Diario Vasco Cartelera (Note: Diario Vasco made an error on the 2nd joko (Source: EITB)) (Update May 16, 2019

I have been unable to find any more information about this match. But judging from the line scores (N-U had to come back for two minimum joko wins and won all three of their jokos by the minimum), it must have been an exciting one to watch.

Final League phase table
Player-(match wins-losses: joko w-l, league points)

Delantero (front)

Gaubeka(3-3; (2-3,3-1,2-3,3-1,2-3,3-0); 380)
Fusto  (4-2; (2-3,3-2,3-2,3-1,3-1,0-3); 320)

Necol  (4-2; (3-2,1-3,3-1,1-3,3-2,3-1); 320)*

Garate (1-5; (3-2,2-3,1-3,1-3,1-3,1-3); 180)*

Zaguero (back)

Ibai Perez (6-0; (3-2,3-1,3-2,3-1,3-2,3-0); 440)

Ibargarai  (2-4; (2-3,2-3,3-1,1-3,3-1,1-3); 280)
Urrutia    (3-3; (3-2,3-2,2-3,3-1,1-3,0-3); 260)*

Gordon     (1-5; (2-3,1-3,1-3,1-3,2-3,3-1); 220)*

* Eliminated

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Table:

Munduko Pilota Batzarra table, with match and joko wins-losses and total match points for all players, as well as Championship points (through Jornada 4 only)

Player-(match wins-losses: joko w-l, points)

Delantero (front)

Gaubeka (3-3; 15-11; 380)

Fusto (4-2; 14-12; 320)

Necol (4-2; 14-12; 320)

Garate (1-5; 9-17; 180)

Zaguero (back)

Ibai Perez (6-0; 18-8; 440)

Ibargarai (2-4; 12-14; 280)

Urrutia (3-3; 12-14; 260)

Gordon (1-5; 10-16; 220)

Gaubeka (#1)-Ibai Perez (#1)

Fusto (#2)-Ibargarai (#2)

Fusto wins a place in the Final based on his head to head joko (set) record with Necol (2-3 in Jornada 1, 3-1 in Jornada 4 = 5 jokos to 4). 52 jokos were played in the 12 match League. The maximum that could have been played (each match 3-2) was 60.

Joko breakdown:

5 matches: 3-2

6: 3-1;

1: 3-0

Final score in the 3-2 matches: 10-9; 10-9; 10-6 10-7; 10-9 (50-40 of a possible 50-45)

Full scoring (EITB) is available for the three matches (Jornadas 3,5, and 6) that were televised:

Delanteros (front)

Gaubeka +43 -19 +24

Necol +42 -19 +23

Fusto +37 -22 +15

Garate +24 -19 +5

Zagueros (back)

Ibargarai +28 -28 0

Ibai Perez +15 -17 -2

Gordon +23 -33 -10

Urrutia +9 -27 -18

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To see the latest InnPala rankings and cumulative player win-loss records for 2019, see the InnPala player ranking and win-loss table page on the right side of the blog. 

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Previous Tournament Winners (since 2007)

2007: Urkia-Imanol 45 Gaubeka-Velilla 33 Match article (Naiz)

2008: Fusto-Larrinaga 45 Ziskar II-Galan 35 Match article (Naiz)

2009: Gaubeka-Beldarrain 45 Urkia-Lujan 33 Match article (Naiz)

2010: Ziskar II-Imanol 40 Fusto-Ayerbe 24 Match article (EITB)

2011: No Competition

2012: Gaubeka-Ayerbe 3 Altadill-Lujan 1 (12-8, 6-12, 12-11, 12-8) (42-39)

Match article (InnPala)

2013: Fusto-Larrinaga 3 Gaubeka-Ayerbe 0 (10-8, 10-7, 10-6) Match article (Diario Vasco) Complete Results (InnPala)

2014: Zubiri-Imanol 3 Fusto-Urkijo 2 (3-10, 6-10, 10-6, 10-8, 10-7) (39-41) Match article (Munduko Pilota Batzarra) video of final point (EITB) Complete Results (InnPala)

2015: Fusto-Ibargarai 3 Gaubeka-Ibai Perez 1 (10-8, 10-9, 2-10, 10-8) (32-35) Match article (Munduko Pilota Batzarra)

2016: Fusto-Brefel 3 Gaubeka-Imanol 2 (10-8, 8-10, 10-6, 7-10, 10-7) (45-41) Match article (Deia) BLOG POST (scroll to Pala) (unfortunately, EITB has removed the full match video)

2017: Fusto-Ibai Perez 3 Gaubeka-Imanol 2 (4-10, 9-10, 10-8, 10-8, 10-8) (43-44) BLOG POSTS THAT COVER ENTIRE TOURNAMENT; Munduko Pilota Batzarra Tournament coverage; video of final point and closing ceremony (EITB); (unfortunately, EITB has removed the full match video).

2018: Fusto-Ibargarai 3 Landeta-Gordon 1 (10-9, 9-10, 10-5, 10-8) Munduko Pilota Batzarra Tournament coverage; Full match video (EITB)

Since 2007 in Finals

Fusto (d front) 6-2 (4 in a row from 2015-2018, and 5 of the last 6)

Gaubeka (d front) 2-5

Imanol (z back) 3-2

Ayerbe (z back) 1-2

Larrinaga (z back) 2-0

Ibargarai (z back) 2-0

Urkia (d front) 1-1

Ziskar II (d front) 1-1

Ibai Perez (z back) 1-1

Lujan (z back) 0-2

Belderain (d front) 1-0

Zubiri (d front) 1-0

Brefel (z back) 1-0

Velilla (z back) 0-1

Galan (z back) 0-1

Urkijo (z back) 0-1

Altadill (d front) 0-1

Landeta (d front) 0-1

Gordon (z back) 0-1