The 40th Gant d'Or Competition, at Fronton Euskal-Jai Aguilara (Biarritz) was played from August 3-24, 2016.
August 24, 2016:
Final
Beaskoetxea-Irastorza defeated Goikoetxea-Minvielle 2-0 (15-10, 15-3).
Match article (Source: Jai Alai News Facebook page--auto translation available at the bottom of the article)
This match was held the day before the Internationaux Cesta Punta (ICP) slam final, also won by B-I. For Beaskoetxea, it was part of an enormously successful summer season where he has so far won 5 of the 6 championship finals he has played in ICP, Jai Alai World Tour, and Gant d'Or.
Full match video (Source: Audiense Audiovisuel Youtube site)
The Youtube site contains scores for all matches in the tournament, chronologically. Click on "SHOW MORE" under "Published on Aug. 31, 2016."
For more information on this competition, as well as others contested at Biarritz, see the B.A.C. website.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Pasaka--Oiartsun V. Txapelketa Final
The Oiartsun V. Txapelketa Final was contested at Oiartsun Kontzejupea Arkupe (1--click on video to the left of photo for a more intimate look) (2) on August 3, 2016. The arkupe is in the alcove of a building that dates to the late 17th Century.
Urbieta-Esnal (an ex professional mano player) defeated Nazabal-Zabala (last year's defending champions) 13-1
Note that the back courters are listed first in this modality.
Esnal simply hit the ball too hard, too often for N-Z to handle. Urbieta contributed many excellent rebotes (rebound shots). A very easy victory was the result.
Line score:
8-0; 8-1; 13-1
Full match video (Source: EITB) (Match begins at 12 minutes 7 seconds on the recording). The first twelve minutes are interviews, mostly with a very strong promoter of the sport, Anton Mendizabal.
EITB televised this match because Pasaka has great historical and cultural significance in Basque Pelota. It is one of the ancestor games of all the modalities that exist today. It is a "direct" court game, that is to say, there is no wall. A net separates the two teams. The sport is played with either bare hands or a small glove. This match was played with bare hands. There is no serve. The ball is tossed across the net into play. Tennis is scored the way Pasaka is, and some Basques will tell you that tennis modeled its scoring after Pasaka. 4 points wins a game. Games must be won by 2 points. Service only changes when a team with the 40-30 advantage loses the point and the game reverts to 30-30. The match is played to 13 games. The ball is soft but very heavy (about 235 grams, over 1/2 pound for the game played with the glove--the bare hand modality uses a smaller ball). The evolution of the small glove, begun in the 19th century, has taken Basque Pelota to all the modalities it has today. EITB has a short documentary about early Basque Pelota.
This particular match is difficult to follow because there is no scoreboard for a good deal of it. Another match played as part of Aste Negusia in Donastia (San Sebastian) in 2013 at Donostiako Trinitate plazako frontoian shows the last few games of a festival match (bare hand, three on each side) with a scoreboard that makes it easy to figure out what is going on. That match can be seen here. (You will recognize the front courter in red. He is Esnal of the final match above, and he hits the ball equally hard in this match).
Watch and enjoy this ancestor game. And enjoy also that it is still taken seriously as part of the culture, though more modern games have the limelight today. Also, that EITB broadcast this match tells us much.
MY ARTICLE: How these two teams got to this match
Urbieta-Esnal (an ex professional mano player) defeated Nazabal-Zabala (last year's defending champions) 13-1
Note that the back courters are listed first in this modality.
Esnal simply hit the ball too hard, too often for N-Z to handle. Urbieta contributed many excellent rebotes (rebound shots). A very easy victory was the result.
Line score:
8-0; 8-1; 13-1
Full match video (Source: EITB) (Match begins at 12 minutes 7 seconds on the recording). The first twelve minutes are interviews, mostly with a very strong promoter of the sport, Anton Mendizabal.
EITB televised this match because Pasaka has great historical and cultural significance in Basque Pelota. It is one of the ancestor games of all the modalities that exist today. It is a "direct" court game, that is to say, there is no wall. A net separates the two teams. The sport is played with either bare hands or a small glove. This match was played with bare hands. There is no serve. The ball is tossed across the net into play. Tennis is scored the way Pasaka is, and some Basques will tell you that tennis modeled its scoring after Pasaka. 4 points wins a game. Games must be won by 2 points. Service only changes when a team with the 40-30 advantage loses the point and the game reverts to 30-30. The match is played to 13 games. The ball is soft but very heavy (about 235 grams, over 1/2 pound for the game played with the glove--the bare hand modality uses a smaller ball). The evolution of the small glove, begun in the 19th century, has taken Basque Pelota to all the modalities it has today. EITB has a short documentary about early Basque Pelota.
This particular match is difficult to follow because there is no scoreboard for a good deal of it. Another match played as part of Aste Negusia in Donastia (San Sebastian) in 2013 at Donostiako Trinitate plazako frontoian shows the last few games of a festival match (bare hand, three on each side) with a scoreboard that makes it easy to figure out what is going on. That match can be seen here. (You will recognize the front courter in red. He is Esnal of the final match above, and he hits the ball equally hard in this match).
Watch and enjoy this ancestor game. And enjoy also that it is still taken seriously as part of the culture, though more modern games have the limelight today. Also, that EITB broadcast this match tells us much.
MY ARTICLE: How these two teams got to this match
Pala--Asta Nagusia and Plentsia Tournaments
Two Pala tournaments concluded on August 27 and 28.
1. Asta Nagusia Tournament played at Bizkaia Fronton (Bilbo (Bilbao))
This was a combination short court Pala and Jai Alai/Cesta Punta (Jai Alai World Tour CTO. singles MPB) tournament played during the week of August 21-28. For the Jai Alai story see this blog post
May 28, 2016:
Final:
Necol-Imanol defeated Fusto-Ibai Perez 3-1 (5-10; 10-8; 10-9; 10-6)
Match article (Deia)
This was a match that consumed 619 balls in play. The third Joko alone consumed 220. Necol was the star of the match.
Full match Video (Source: EITB)
May 26:
Second Semi-final
Fusto--Ibai-Perez defeated Landeta-Brefel 3-2 (8-10, 10-6, 6-10, 10-7, 10-3)
Match article (Deia)
Fusto returned to action after his injury in the Master Kirol Txartela. According to the match article, he was not 100% fit. In the fourth Joko F-I won after trailing 1-4.
May 21:
First Semi-final
Necol-Imanol defeated Gaubeka-Ayerbe 3-1 (10-7, 10-8, 7-10, 10-6)
Match article (Deia)
The pala match is summarized in the last paragraph of the article.
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2. Plentzia (1) (2)
This tournament was played on August 25 and 27 on a long court. It is unkown as to whether it was a pala larga or pala motza (corta) tournament.
Score source: Diario Vasco cartaleras for August 26 and 28.
August 25, 2016:
Semi-Finals
Gaubeka-Brefel defeated Landeta--Ibai-Perez 3-1 (8-10, 10-6, 10-3, 10-7)
Necol-Ayerbe defeated Zubiri-Imanol 3-1 (5-10, 10-2, 10-5, 10-3)
August 27, 2016:
Final
Gaubecka-Brefel defeated Necol-Ayerbe 3-1 (10-8, 10-6, 7-10, 10-7)
3rd Place
Zuberi-Imanol defeated Landeta--Ibai Perez 3-0 (10-6, 10-5, 10-7)
1. Asta Nagusia Tournament played at Bizkaia Fronton (Bilbo (Bilbao))
This was a combination short court Pala and Jai Alai/Cesta Punta (Jai Alai World Tour CTO. singles MPB) tournament played during the week of August 21-28. For the Jai Alai story see this blog post
May 28, 2016:
Final:
Necol-Imanol defeated Fusto-Ibai Perez 3-1 (5-10; 10-8; 10-9; 10-6)
Match article (Deia)
This was a match that consumed 619 balls in play. The third Joko alone consumed 220. Necol was the star of the match.
Full match Video (Source: EITB)
May 26:
Second Semi-final
Fusto--Ibai-Perez defeated Landeta-Brefel 3-2 (8-10, 10-6, 6-10, 10-7, 10-3)
Match article (Deia)
Fusto returned to action after his injury in the Master Kirol Txartela. According to the match article, he was not 100% fit. In the fourth Joko F-I won after trailing 1-4.
May 21:
First Semi-final
Necol-Imanol defeated Gaubeka-Ayerbe 3-1 (10-7, 10-8, 7-10, 10-6)
Match article (Deia)
The pala match is summarized in the last paragraph of the article.
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2. Plentzia (1) (2)
This tournament was played on August 25 and 27 on a long court. It is unkown as to whether it was a pala larga or pala motza (corta) tournament.
Score source: Diario Vasco cartaleras for August 26 and 28.
August 25, 2016:
Semi-Finals
Gaubeka-Brefel defeated Landeta--Ibai-Perez 3-1 (8-10, 10-6, 10-3, 10-7)
Necol-Ayerbe defeated Zubiri-Imanol 3-1 (5-10, 10-2, 10-5, 10-3)
August 27, 2016:
Final
Gaubecka-Brefel defeated Necol-Ayerbe 3-1 (10-8, 10-6, 7-10, 10-7)
3rd Place
Zuberi-Imanol defeated Landeta--Ibai Perez 3-0 (10-6, 10-5, 10-7)
Main Nue--23rd Coupe de Chasseurs begins
The 23rd Coupe de Chasseurs, an EP 500 Tournament will be held from August 29-October 31, 2016. Matches will take place at Trinquet Garat, Donibane Garazi (Saint-John-Pied-de-Port) This is a 50 point match tournament organized by Goizeko Izarra. The tournament will be followed on a match by match basis at the "Main Nue--Recurring 50 point match results page on the right side of this blog (under "Recurring Results"). This post is simply an announcement. We will also provide semi-final and final result information in one of the main blog posts at the end of the tournament.
Brackets (Source: Esku Pilota Facebook page).
Results from 22nd (2015) and 21st (2014) tournaments
The latest match information only will be available at Goizeko Izarra's CdC Tournament Page
August 29, 2016
Mainhaguet*-Amulet defeated Bereterbide*-Benesse* 50-49
This was a play-in match for a final bracket slot in the tournament. See the bracket page above for how this works. As the information on this week's tournament page says, this match got the tournament off to a "flying start." Note that Esku Pilota, as of August 31, had a different score for this match (50-45). We will stay with the GI score until there is a clarification.
According to the brackets, Next Monday, September 5 match should be:
Elgart-Migueltorena* v Ospital-Lucu*
However the match listed at the tournament page is:
Bereterbide*-Migueltorena* v Olcomendy*-Lucu*
Brackets (Source: Esku Pilota Facebook page).
Results from 22nd (2015) and 21st (2014) tournaments
August 29, 2016
Mainhaguet*-Amulet defeated Bereterbide*-Benesse* 50-49
This was a play-in match for a final bracket slot in the tournament. See the bracket page above for how this works. As the information on this week's tournament page says, this match got the tournament off to a "flying start." Note that Esku Pilota, as of August 31, had a different score for this match (50-45). We will stay with the GI score until there is a clarification.
According to the brackets, Next Monday, September 5 match should be:
Elgart-Migueltorena* v Ospital-Lucu*
However the match listed at the tournament page is:
Bereterbide*-Migueltorena* v Olcomendy*-Lucu*
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--Jai Alai World Tour--CTO. Individual MPB Quarter and Semi-Finals and change of schedule due to player injuries
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.
CPO Individual MPB Tournament. This entire competition was originally scheduled at Bizkaia for August 21 (2 quarter-finals), August 26 (quarter-final winners v Goikoetxea and Egiguren respectively), and a final on August 28. Due to injuries to both Goikoetxea and Egiguren the August 26 matches were postponed. A semi-final was scheduled between the two quarter-final winners on August 28. The rest of this tournament will resume after the end of the CPO Parejas Tournament on September 10, assuming Goikoetxea and Egiguren are fit to play.
This is a short court (36 meters) Jai-Alai/Cesta Punta tournament. The rules are slightly different in that jokos (sets) are played to 12 instead of 15. This tournament was played simultaneously with a Pala Tournament. Matches in each modality were held on August 21 and 28. A pala match was held August 26.
CPO Individual MPB Quarter Finals at Bizkaia Fronton (Bilbo (Bilbao))
August 28, 2016
1st Semi-final
Background article about short court Jai Alai (Deia)
Olharan defeated Hormaextea 2-1 (10-12, 12-10, 5-1)
At 4-8 in the second joko, it looked like Hormaetxea was on his way to an easy victory. He made an error which took the score to 5-8 and opened the door just a crack. Olharan kicked that door down, outscoring Hormaetxea 12-3 to win the match.
Full match video (Source: EITB)
August 21, 2016
Olharan defeated Barandika 2-0 (12-11, 12-9)
Hormaetxea defeated Ohla 2-0 (12-4, 12-9)
Match article for both matches (JAWT)
Match article for both matches (Deia)
Olharan overcame a 2-6 deficit in the first set. In the second set he overcame 0-6 and 4-9 deficits to win.
Selected linescore
1st joko:
2-6; 7-7; 8-8; 9-9; 10-10; 10-11; 12-11
In the second match 6 service faults (4 in the second joko) hurt Olha's cause.
Egiguren injury article (left thigh injury)
Goikoetxea injury article (sprained right ankle injury)
MY ARTICLE: Long court to short court trends in Jai Alai/Cesta Punta, Remonte, and Pala
CPO Individual MPB Tournament. This entire competition was originally scheduled at Bizkaia for August 21 (2 quarter-finals), August 26 (quarter-final winners v Goikoetxea and Egiguren respectively), and a final on August 28. Due to injuries to both Goikoetxea and Egiguren the August 26 matches were postponed. A semi-final was scheduled between the two quarter-final winners on August 28. The rest of this tournament will resume after the end of the CPO Parejas Tournament on September 10, assuming Goikoetxea and Egiguren are fit to play.
This is a short court (36 meters) Jai-Alai/Cesta Punta tournament. The rules are slightly different in that jokos (sets) are played to 12 instead of 15. This tournament was played simultaneously with a Pala Tournament. Matches in each modality were held on August 21 and 28. A pala match was held August 26.
CPO Individual MPB Quarter Finals at Bizkaia Fronton (Bilbo (Bilbao))
August 28, 2016
1st Semi-final
Background article about short court Jai Alai (Deia)
Olharan defeated Hormaextea 2-1 (10-12, 12-10, 5-1)
At 4-8 in the second joko, it looked like Hormaetxea was on his way to an easy victory. He made an error which took the score to 5-8 and opened the door just a crack. Olharan kicked that door down, outscoring Hormaetxea 12-3 to win the match.
Full match video (Source: EITB)
August 21, 2016
Olharan defeated Barandika 2-0 (12-11, 12-9)
Hormaetxea defeated Ohla 2-0 (12-4, 12-9)
Match article for both matches (JAWT)
Match article for both matches (Deia)
Olharan overcame a 2-6 deficit in the first set. In the second set he overcame 0-6 and 4-9 deficits to win.
Selected linescore
1st joko:
2-6; 7-7; 8-8; 9-9; 10-10; 10-11; 12-11
In the second match 6 service faults (4 in the second joko) hurt Olha's cause.
Egiguren injury article (left thigh injury)
Goikoetxea injury article (sprained right ankle injury)
MY ARTICLE: Long court to short court trends in Jai Alai/Cesta Punta, Remonte, and Pala
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Mano--Antiguoako Pilota Txapleketa Amateur finals
Antiguoako Pilota Txapleketa finals: at Donostia Udala Fronton (1) (2)
The 68th edition of this revered amateur mano tournament took place from July 12-August 28, 2016. It featured some of the finest amateur players in the South Basque country. The tournament finals were played on a very short (only just past the 6 line) outdoor court with a retractable roof for protection against the elements. The roof came in very handy on this rainy day.
Tournament backround article (21iguales.com--Euskararen)
Match story for the second and third matches (Diario Vasco--Castellano) including links to 27 photos
Full match videos for the three finals (Source: EITB)
1. Lau t'Erdian (4 1/2) (0:00-30 minutes, 4 seconds on the video)
Labaka (red) defeated Errandonea (blue) 22-15
2. Gazteen (Juvenile) Finala (32:01-1:22:14).
Zubizarreta-Salaverry (red) defeated Salaberria-Eskiroz (blue) 22-15
Zubizarreta, according to the 21iguales.com article above, is the "best juvenile handball player in the region" (translation from Google translate).
Watch the first point of this match, which consumed 90 balls in play before a Zubizarreta cross court kill shot gave Z-S a 1-0 lead. The point runs from 32:01-36:06. It is astonishing that players of this age can play at this level. In all, 635 balls in play were consumed in this 50 minute match.
3. Nagusian Finala (1:26:10-2:20:37)
Santxo-Aldusin (red) defeated Urretabizkaia-Garmendia (Blue) 22-16.
The final match was followed by 15 minutes of interviews and a closing ceremony.
The 68th edition of this revered amateur mano tournament took place from July 12-August 28, 2016. It featured some of the finest amateur players in the South Basque country. The tournament finals were played on a very short (only just past the 6 line) outdoor court with a retractable roof for protection against the elements. The roof came in very handy on this rainy day.
Tournament backround article (21iguales.com--Euskararen)
Match story for the second and third matches (Diario Vasco--Castellano) including links to 27 photos
Full match videos for the three finals (Source: EITB)
1. Lau t'Erdian (4 1/2) (0:00-30 minutes, 4 seconds on the video)
Labaka (red) defeated Errandonea (blue) 22-15
2. Gazteen (Juvenile) Finala (32:01-1:22:14).
Zubizarreta-Salaverry (red) defeated Salaberria-Eskiroz (blue) 22-15
Zubizarreta, according to the 21iguales.com article above, is the "best juvenile handball player in the region" (translation from Google translate).
Watch the first point of this match, which consumed 90 balls in play before a Zubizarreta cross court kill shot gave Z-S a 1-0 lead. The point runs from 32:01-36:06. It is astonishing that players of this age can play at this level. In all, 635 balls in play were consumed in this 50 minute match.
3. Nagusian Finala (1:26:10-2:20:37)
Santxo-Aldusin (red) defeated Urretabizkaia-Garmendia (Blue) 22-16.
The final match was followed by 15 minutes of interviews and a closing ceremony.
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--Internationaux Cesta Punta--SLAM Tournament
The 2016 Donibane Lohizune (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) Internationaux Cesta Punta Masters competitions began on July 7, 2016 and ended August 25, 2016. At the ICP website, you will find scheduled matches, results, match articles, rules of the competition, player pages, and how the player points are determined, among other information.
The SLAM Internationaux Cesta Punta Tournament was held at Donibane Lohizune (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) (1) (2) from August 18-25, 2016. The SLAM tournament was a championship of championships, pitting the winners of the four Masters championships against each other to determine an overall champion.
To recap:
Masters Championships:
Master 1: Olharan-Minvielle
Master 2: Olha-Minvielle
Master 3: Beaskoetxea-Lekerika (substituting for the injured Irastorza)
Master 4: Hormaetxea-Eyheragary (substituting for injured Irastorza)
The four teams in the SLAM competition were:
Master 1: Olharan-Lekerika
Master 2: Goikoetxea (substituting for the injured Olha)-Minvielle
Master 3: Beaskoetxea-Irastorza (returning from injury)
Master 4: Hormaetxea-Ihitsague (substituting for Eyheragaray)
All match scores and match articles are available at the Internationaux Cesta Punta site. Note: as of February 11, 2017 this link no longer worked. I was able to link directly to the match articles. Those links are below.
Full Match videos are also available at the Internationaux Cesta Punta Youtube site.
August 18, 2016:
First Semi-Final: Beaskoetxea-Irastorza defeated Hormaetxea-Ihitsague 2-0 (15-2, 15-9)
Match article
Match highlights
Full Match Video
August 23, 2016
Second Semi-Final: Olharan-Lekerika defeated Goikoetxea (substituting for the injured Olha)-Minvielle 2-0 (15-9, 15-9).
Match article
Highlights
Jean Olharan's play of the season
Full Match Video
August 25, 2016:
Final: Beaskoetxea-Irastorza defeated Olharan-Lekerika 2-1 (15-7, 12-15, 5-3)
Match article
Highlights
Full match video (Canal +--en Francais)
Full match video (EITB (Canal+ feed)--Euskararen)
Beaskoetxea finished with the best record and most championships for both competitions. He was 9-2 in 11 matches and 4-1 in 5 championship finals (Hondarribia--JAWT; Mutriku-Markina--JAWT; Master 3--ICP; and SLAM--ICP). He lost one final (Gernika II--JAWT). He played in 6 competitions all told. It was a remarkable performance.
MY ARTICLE: SLAM Final: commentary, enhanced linescores.
MY ARTICLE: Cumulative match records for all participants in both Internationaux Cesta Punta and Jai Alai World Tour Summer Partidos through the all eleven tournaments.
To recap:
Masters Championships:
Master 1: Olharan-Minvielle
Master 2: Olha-Minvielle
Master 3: Beaskoetxea-Lekerika (substituting for the injured Irastorza)
Master 4: Hormaetxea-Eyheragary (substituting for injured Irastorza)
The four teams in the SLAM competition were:
Master 1: Olharan-Lekerika
Master 2: Goikoetxea (substituting for the injured Olha)-Minvielle
Master 3: Beaskoetxea-Irastorza (returning from injury)
Master 4: Hormaetxea-Ihitsague (substituting for Eyheragaray)
All match scores and match articles are available at the Internationaux Cesta Punta site. Note: as of February 11, 2017 this link no longer worked. I was able to link directly to the match articles. Those links are below.
Full Match videos are also available at the Internationaux Cesta Punta Youtube site.
August 18, 2016:
First Semi-Final: Beaskoetxea-Irastorza defeated Hormaetxea-Ihitsague 2-0 (15-2, 15-9)
Match article
Match highlights
Full Match Video
August 23, 2016
Second Semi-Final: Olharan-Lekerika defeated Goikoetxea (substituting for the injured Olha)-Minvielle 2-0 (15-9, 15-9).
Match article
Highlights
Jean Olharan's play of the season
Full Match Video
August 25, 2016:
Final: Beaskoetxea-Irastorza defeated Olharan-Lekerika 2-1 (15-7, 12-15, 5-3)
Match article
Highlights
Full match video (Canal +--en Francais)
Full match video (EITB (Canal+ feed)--Euskararen)
Beaskoetxea finished with the best record and most championships for both competitions. He was 9-2 in 11 matches and 4-1 in 5 championship finals (Hondarribia--JAWT; Mutriku-Markina--JAWT; Master 3--ICP; and SLAM--ICP). He lost one final (Gernika II--JAWT). He played in 6 competitions all told. It was a remarkable performance.
MY ARTICLE: SLAM Final: commentary, enhanced linescores.
MY ARTICLE: Cumulative match records for all participants in both Internationaux Cesta Punta and Jai Alai World Tour Summer Partidos through the all eleven tournaments.
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--Jai Alai World Tour--CTO. Parejas MPB quarter-finals
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 Quarter Finals
At Jostalde Fronton, Hondarribia:
August 19, 2016
Egiguren-Enbil defeated Hormaetxea-Amigorena 2-1 (15-9, 13-15, 5-1)
Goikoetxea-Etcheto defeated Barandika-Txasio 2-0 (15-6, 15-10)
Match article for both matches
Full match video for both matches (Source: EITB)
August 20, 2016
At Fronton Gernika Jai Alai (1) (2):
Erik-Lekerika defeated Olha-Alliez 2-0 (15-2, 15-9)
Beaskoetxea-Aldazabal defeated Olharan-Erkiaga 2-0 (15-5, 15-9)
Match story for both articles
Semi-finals are on September 2, 2016 at Zumaia, with the final on September 10, 2016, at Donastia.
Source for all score and match article information, unless otherwise specifically stated: Jai Alai World Tour website.
CPO Parejas Quarter Finals
At Jostalde Fronton, Hondarribia:
August 19, 2016
Egiguren-Enbil defeated Hormaetxea-Amigorena 2-1 (15-9, 13-15, 5-1)
Goikoetxea-Etcheto defeated Barandika-Txasio 2-0 (15-6, 15-10)
Match article for both matches
Full match video for both matches (Source: EITB)
August 20, 2016
At Fronton Gernika Jai Alai (1) (2):
Erik-Lekerika defeated Olha-Alliez 2-0 (15-2, 15-9)
Beaskoetxea-Aldazabal defeated Olharan-Erkiaga 2-0 (15-5, 15-9)
Match story for both articles
Semi-finals are on September 2, 2016 at Zumaia, with the final on September 10, 2016, at Donastia.
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Main Nue--Player Rankings--August 21, 2016
Main Nue complete player rankings are available on the player rankings page (Under "Main Nue") on the right side of the main blog page. You can also find how these rankings are calculated there.
Complete Player Rankings as of August 21, 2016. Current through Turnois de Larrau--Trophee Betzua. (Source: Esku Pilota)
Top 5
Ducassou
Larralde
Guichandut
Ospital
de Ezcurra
As of August 10, 2016 the top five were:
Larralde--11350
Ducassou--11350
Guichandut--8400--up from July 27 7th rank (5400)
Bilbao--7450
Amulet--7200
Complete Player Rankings as of August 21, 2016. Current through Turnois de Larrau--Trophee Betzua. (Source: Esku Pilota)
Top 5
Ducassou
Larralde
Guichandut
Ospital
de Ezcurra
As of August 10, 2016 the top five were:
Larralde--11350
Ducassou--11350
Guichandut--8400--up from July 27 7th rank (5400)
Bilbao--7450
Amulet--7200
Main Nue--Turnois de Larrau--Trophee Betzula
Turnois de Larrau--Trophee Betzula (1) (2), an EP 1000 competition, was contested on August 19 and 21, 2016
August 19, 2016:
Semi-Finals (Source for Scores--Esku Pilota results Page) Scroll to "Turnois de Larrau, Vendredi, 19 aout".
Larralde-de Ezcurra defeated Etchegaray-Amulet 40-36
Ospital-Ducassou defeated Bielle-Harismendy 40-13
August 21, 2016:
Final
Ospital-Ducassou defeated Larralde-de Ezcurra 40-33
Match article, photos, audio interview with Mathieu Ospital, and full match video (Source: Esku Pilota)
August 19, 2016:
Semi-Finals (Source for Scores--Esku Pilota results Page) Scroll to "Turnois de Larrau, Vendredi, 19 aout".
Larralde-de Ezcurra defeated Etchegaray-Amulet 40-36
Ospital-Ducassou defeated Bielle-Harismendy 40-13
August 21, 2016:
Final
Ospital-Ducassou defeated Larralde-de Ezcurra 40-33
Match article, photos, audio interview with Mathieu Ospital, and full match video (Source: Esku Pilota)
Note: full match video is also available from Esku Pilota Youtube site:
At the Youtube site there is a note that mentions that the sound commentary (provided by Julien Etchegaray) is lost from the point that begins at 33-29 to the end of the match. That note links to the exact point later on the recording where the 33-29--40-33 points are replayed with sound, followed by a closing ceremonial cultural event.
The video never points to a scoreboard. That may be because there is no scoreboard or it is inaccessible to the camera. The score is called out by the commentator in the early part of the match. Otherwise,it is important to listen carefully to the Judge, who calls out the score with every point, or keep score yourself, which is easy enough to do if you watch closely.
As a result of this match, Ducassou replaced Larralde at the top of the EP rankings table.
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