If you have been following this blog, you know that on the right side of the blog, at the top, is a list of "10 + winning streaks". At present, and for every day but one (March 8, 2017) since February 8, Aritz Erkiaga, who plays the front court on the "A" roster at Miami Jai Alai, has been on that list. He had a streak of 24 performances (sessions of 12 games in which a player has a minimum workload of 5 games) with at least 1 win that was broken on March 8. The next day he started another streak that, as of this posting (April 6) has reached 24. He has had at least 1 win in 48 of his last 49 performances (He did not play on March 3). Within each streak he had a streak of multiple wins (16, also stopped on March 8, and 11, stopped on March 24). In January he had a performance streak (at least 1 victory) of 14.
Miami Jai Alai plays Quiniela Jai Alai in two 6 month seasons per year. They play 6 performances a week, one each day except Tuesday. Because the context of this sport is wagering, each player plays a combination of singles and doubles games against seven other players (or teams). Players commonly play more than their minimum workload. They often play 6 to 8 games a day. 9 games is not unheard of. Humans scratch, just like horses do, and must be replaced for the games to go on. Doubles partners constantly change, as do post positions (order of matchups, 1-8). Both of these variables complicate wagering and make it more difficult for players to win consistently. The nature of Quiniela Jai Alai also makes it difficult to win. One team plays another. The winner scores a point (or two) and keeps playing. The loser goes to the back of the line and has to wait 7 matchups to play again. There is no time to get into a rhythm and no margin for error. It is a very different sport from the partido Jai Alai now being played at Fronton Mexico or the Jai Alai that was played in last summers' partido season in the North and South Basque Country.
I say all this as a way of contextualizing Aritz' streaks. No one else this season at Miami (or Dania Beach for that matter) has come close to one of these streaks, much less two.
Unfortunately, we cannot watch Aritz play via free live streaming.. We can only go by the spartan result sheets and statistics pages Miami Jai Alai releases every day.
That situation was remedied for a few games last week, by a fan who took some video of Aritz during the April 2, 2017 performance. Available on the video is a condensed video of Aritz-Ubilla's 3rd game "perfect game" (a game where one team wins between 4 and 9 points in a row, depending on the length of the game and the post position of the players). There is also selected video of some of Aritz' other games that day. The 3rd game win was his only win of the day. He played in 4 other games with two other partners (one singles game) and had 1 second and 1 third place finish in those matches. Watch the player with the number 36 on his back. You will see him in a different color shirt in different games. Colors are coordinated with post positions.Watch and marvel at a player who is playing this game about as well as it is possible to play.
Aritz (36)--Maimi Jai Alai--April 2, 2017
For a statistical and "win chart" breakdown of Aritz' last 8 weeks, going back to the week ending February 13, all of which he led or tied for the lead for most wins for the week, see the Miami Jai Alai weekly leaders page on the right side of the blog.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Pala--2017 Mundo Parejas--Final and 3rd Place Matches
Mundial Parejas, the premier long court Pala Tournament, began February 17-18, 2017. It ended April 1, 2017. The tournament, sponsored by Munduko Pilota Batzarra (World Pilota 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 played as a double round robin, with each player pairing with 3 others in each round, for a total of 6 matches. At the end of the competition the top two delanteros paired up with the top two zagueros and played in a final. There was also a 3rd place match. 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 of 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, 11p), including match schedule and partnerships, rules of the tournament, and a listing of past winners going back to 2007. (Source: Munduko Pilota Batzarra).
Player table and information (Source: Munduko Pilota Batzarra). Note: the "dossier" link on this page connects to the above tournament information pamphlet.
InnPala Tournament page
Preview article: (mundodeportivo.com)
Preview article: (Deia)
2016 Final full match video: Fusto-Brefel defeated Gaubeka-Imanol 3-2 (10-8, 8-10, 10-6, 7-10, 10-7) (EITB). For those who are unfamiliar with the traditional long court game, this is a great example of it. For those who know and love the form, last year's final was, quite simply, a superb match.
All matches were played at Mungia, (1)(2) the "Cathedral" of long court Pala (Pala Larga (1)(2)).
Complete tournament information (.pdf format, 11p), including match schedule and partnerships, rules of the tournament, and a listing of past winners going back to 2007. (Source: Munduko Pilota Batzarra).
Player table and information (Source: Munduko Pilota Batzarra). Note: the "dossier" link on this page connects to the above tournament information pamphlet.
InnPala Tournament page
Preview article: (mundodeportivo.com)
Preview article: (Deia)
2016 Final full match video: Fusto-Brefel defeated Gaubeka-Imanol 3-2 (10-8, 8-10, 10-6, 7-10, 10-7) (EITB). For those who are unfamiliar with the traditional long court game, this is a great example of it. For those who know and love the form, last year's final was, quite simply, a superb match.
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Pre-Tournament qualifying round--February 17-18 ; Jornada 1: February 24, 2017 ; Jornada 2: March 3, 2017 (J2 links to full match video of both matches); Jornada 3 and 4 ; Jornada 5: March 17, 2017 ; Jornada 6: March 24, 2017; Final and 3rd Place Match: April 1, 2017 (Final and 3rd place links to full match videos of both matches).
Note: Source for all article links, unless otherwise specifically stated, is Munduko Pilota Batzarra (World Pilota Council). Usually MPB match articles are presented in both Basque and Castilian, using the same link. The articles appear first in Basque, and then below that in Castilian.
Individual joko scores source: InnPala Twitter feed, EITB, or Deia.
April 1, 2017
Mungia, (1)(2)
Final:
Fusto-Ibai Perez defeated Gaubeka-Imanol 3-2 (4-10, 9-10, 10-8, 10-8, 10-8) (43-44)
Video: final point and closing ceremony (EITB)
Full match video (EITB)
Preview article (Deia)
Match article (Deia)
Match article (mundodeportivo.com)
Match article (Munduko Pilota Batzarra)
Individual Joko Linescores (winners always listed 1st) (EITB)
J1: 0-1; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 4-2; 4-3; 4-4; 4-5; 4-6; 4-7; 4-8; 4-9; 4-10 (0-1) (121 balls in play)
J2: 0-1; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 2-3; 3-3; 4-3; 5-3; 5-4; 6-4; 6-5; 6-6; 7-6; 7-7; 8-7; 8-8; 9-8; 9-9; 9-10 (0-2) (184 bip)
J3: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 3-1; 3-2; 3-3; 4-3; 5-3; 5-4; 6-4; 6-5; 7-5; 8-5; 9-5; 9-6; 9-7; 9-8; 10-8 (1-2) (146 bip)
J4: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-3; 3-4; 4-4; 5-4; 6-4; 6-5; 6-6; 7-6; 8-6; 8-7; 9-7; 9-8; 10-8 (2-2) (110 bip)
J5: 0-1; 1-1; 1-2; 1-3; 1-4; 2-4; 2-5; 2-6; 3-6; 4-6; 5-6; 5-7; 5-8; 6-8 (F+); 7-8(F+); 8-8(F+); 9-8(IP service ace); 10-8(F+) (3-2) (177 bip)
Total balls in play (my count) 738.
balls in play: number of points
0-9: 54
10-19: 24
20-29: 8
41: 1
Scoring (Deia)
Fusto +18 -11; Ibai Perez +7 (including 4 service aces) -6 (including 1 service fault)
Gaubeka +16 -5; Imanol +11 (including 6 service aces) -12 (including 4 service faults)
Time of the match 1 hour and 27 minutes.
After last year's scintillating Final (scroll to the "Pala" painting), a 5 set battle that consumed over 550 balls in play and was not decided until the last 3 points of the last joko, one could have only hoped for something nearly as intense in this year's final. Well, we got more than we hoped for. Another 5 set battle with 3 of the same contestants (Ibai Perez replacing Brefel as Fusto's partner was the only change); a match in which 87 of a possible 95 points were contested (1 more than last year); a match which consumed (by my count) 738 balls in play as opposed to last year's 564 (EITB) and lasted nearly an hour and a half; a match in which 4 of the 5 jokos were decided by 2 points or less; a match in which 33 points consumed 10 or more balls in play, and 9 consumed more than 20 (compared to last year's 19 and 3 points respectively), and so on. It was a better match than last year's final, in my opinion, but watch them both and you will see some of the finest Pala you'll ever see.
At the heart of it all was Fusto. Ably supported by Ibai Perez (who has now won all three major Pala championships this season), Fusto simply would not be beaten "down the stretch." Down 5-8 in the last joko (beginning at 1:25:55 on the match video) he scored with a beautiful low left wall shot to end a 24 ball point, a two wall to the inside shot from the apron, a low and outside smash that was "too hot" for Gaubeka to handle to end a 21 ball point, and a high perfectly placed shot that Imanol couldn't quite get to. It was great play from a great player at the most important moment in the match. Fusto at his best, in my opinion.
The final joko was a microcosm of the whole match. It was dominated by G-I early, then brought back almost to equality, followed by a spurt by G-I that almost won the match, followed by the fireworks at the end. After G-I dominated the 1st joko with an 8-0 run to win 10-4 (successfully keeping Ibai Perez as far back as possible), and fought back from 8-9 to win the second joko, it seemed like this match was over. But over the course of the next two jokos, G-I found themselves in the lead only once over the course of 36 very hard fought points. During those 36 points, the biggest lead established was 4, once.
Everyone played well and the large crowd was "into" the match from start to finish. If you could see just one Pala match, this might be it. Both Fusto and Ibai Perez finished this tournament with 5 match wins and 2 losses. Both Gaubeka and Imanol finished at 4-3. Fusto won his 5th championship in this tournament and his 3rd in succession. It was Ibai Perez' 1st.
Third place match
Landeta-Gordon defeated Necol-Brefel 3-2 (10-6, 4-10, 6-10, 10-5, 10-9) (40-40)
Full match video (EITB) Match begins at 1:41:42 on the video.
Individual Joko Linescores (winners always listed 1st) (EITB)
J1: 1-0; 2-0; 2-1; 3-1; 4-1; 5-1; 6-1; 7-1; 8-1; 8-2; 8-3; 8-4; 9-4; 9-5; 9-6; 10-6 (1-0) (79 balls in play)
J2: 0-1; 0-2; 1-2; 1-3; 1-4; 2-4; 2-5; 3-5; 3-6; 4-6; 4-7; 4-8; 4-9; 4-10 (1-1) (60 bip)
J3: 0-1; 1-1; 1-2; 1-3; 2-3; 2-4; 3-4; 3-5; 3-6; 4-6; 5-6; 5-7; 6-7; 6-8; 6-9; 6-10 (1-2) (99 bip)
J4: 0-1; 1-1; 1-2; 1-3; 1-4; 1-5; 2-5; 3-5; 4-5; 5-5; 6-5; 7-5; 8-5; 9-5; 10-5; (2-2) (120 bip)
J5: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 4-2; 5-2; 5-3; 5-4; 5-5; 5-6; 6-6; 6-7; 6-8; 7-8; 8-8; 9-8; 9-9; 10-9 (3-2) (122 bip)
480 balls in play
0-9: 66
10-19: 12
20-29: 2
Longest point: 26
Scoring (my judgments, yours may be different). Any serve not returned was considered a service ace. 3 Brefel service aces appeared to me to be return errors (2 by Gordon and 1 by Landeta). 2 Gordon service aces appeared to me to be return errors (both by Brefel).
Landeta +11 -6; Gordon +10 (including 3 service aces) -7 (including 3 service faults)
Necol +17 -11; Brefel +10 (including 6 service aces); -8
Brefel had the only 2 back wall rebotes in the match.
Time of the match: 1:02:42
This match was one that was dominated at different times by both teams. Then came the final joko. Each team seemed to pick up its intensity. At 8-6 N-B were almost home, but three great winners by Gordon and a beautiful smash by Landeta that Necol couldn't quite handle, sandwiched around a powerful Necol winner, gave both Landeta and Gordon their first win against 6 losses in the tournament. Both Necol and Brefel finished 4-3.
All in all, it was a wonderful day's play to end this traditional long court tournament.
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Key: Player, W-win, L-loss, Joko Scores, Tournament points, Match record
Delanteros (Front Court)
Gaubeka (3-0, 0-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-0, 2-3), 400 pts, 4-2
Fusto (3-0, 3-0, 0-3, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2), 380 pts, 4-2
Necol (0-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-2, 0-3, 3-2), 320 pts, 4-2
Landeta (0-3, 0-3, 0-3, 2-3, 1-3, 2-3), 100 pts, 0-6
Zagueros (Back Court)
Imanol (3-0, 3-0, 0-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-2), 400pts, 4-2
Ibai Perez (3-0, 0-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-1, 2-3), 380pts, 4-2
Brefel (0-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-2, 1-3, 3-2), 340pts, 4-2
Gordon (0-3, 0-3, 0-3, 2-3, 0-3, 2-3), 80pts. 0-6
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Table of wins and losses for the 2016-2017 season.
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. We begin the season with La Liga Kutxabank, starting October 29, 2016.
April 1, 2017--End of the Mundial Parejas
Championships: L=La Liga; MI-Mundial Individual; MP-Mundial Parejas
Gaubeka(d)......11-7....41-32...-2*....1(L)
Fusto(d)............12-8....43-37..+3.......1(MP)
Zubiri(d)...........8-8.....31-29...-3*
Necol(d)...........10-12...43-47...-1
Landeta(d)........6-13...31-46..+1
Ibai-Perez(z).....16-5....54-32..+1*....3(L, MI, MP)
Brefel(z)..............9-8....35-32...-1
Ibargari(z)..........8-8....32-31..+1
Imanol(z)...........7-11...33-39..-.1*
Gordon(z)..........7-14...32-50..+1
*Does not include the result of Nov.25, 2016 independent match Gaubeka--Ibai-Perez v Zubiri-Imanol. The result is unknown at this time. I will add it when I find it.
For cumulative accounting of this player table see the InnPala Player win-loss table under the Pala page on the right side of the blog.
Pre-Tournament qualifying round--February 17-18 ; Jornada 1: February 24, 2017 ; Jornada 2: March 3, 2017 (J2 links to full match video of both matches); Jornada 3 and 4 ; Jornada 5: March 17, 2017 ; Jornada 6: March 24, 2017; Final and 3rd Place Match: April 1, 2017 (Final and 3rd place links to full match videos of both matches).
Individual joko scores source: InnPala Twitter feed, EITB, or Deia.
April 1, 2017
Mungia, (1)(2)
Final:
Fusto-Ibai Perez defeated Gaubeka-Imanol 3-2 (4-10, 9-10, 10-8, 10-8, 10-8) (43-44)
Video: final point and closing ceremony (EITB)
Full match video (EITB)
Preview article (Deia)
Match article (Deia)
Match article (mundodeportivo.com)
Match article (Munduko Pilota Batzarra)
Individual Joko Linescores (winners always listed 1st) (EITB)
J1: 0-1; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 4-2; 4-3; 4-4; 4-5; 4-6; 4-7; 4-8; 4-9; 4-10 (0-1) (121 balls in play)
J2: 0-1; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 2-3; 3-3; 4-3; 5-3; 5-4; 6-4; 6-5; 6-6; 7-6; 7-7; 8-7; 8-8; 9-8; 9-9; 9-10 (0-2) (184 bip)
J3: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 3-1; 3-2; 3-3; 4-3; 5-3; 5-4; 6-4; 6-5; 7-5; 8-5; 9-5; 9-6; 9-7; 9-8; 10-8 (1-2) (146 bip)
J4: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-3; 3-4; 4-4; 5-4; 6-4; 6-5; 6-6; 7-6; 8-6; 8-7; 9-7; 9-8; 10-8 (2-2) (110 bip)
J5: 0-1; 1-1; 1-2; 1-3; 1-4; 2-4; 2-5; 2-6; 3-6; 4-6; 5-6; 5-7; 5-8; 6-8 (F+); 7-8(F+); 8-8(F+); 9-8(IP service ace); 10-8(F+) (3-2) (177 bip)
Total balls in play (my count) 738.
balls in play: number of points
0-9: 54
10-19: 24
20-29: 8
41: 1
Scoring (Deia)
Fusto +18 -11; Ibai Perez +7 (including 4 service aces) -6 (including 1 service fault)
Gaubeka +16 -5; Imanol +11 (including 6 service aces) -12 (including 4 service faults)
Time of the match 1 hour and 27 minutes.
After last year's scintillating Final (scroll to the "Pala" painting), a 5 set battle that consumed over 550 balls in play and was not decided until the last 3 points of the last joko, one could have only hoped for something nearly as intense in this year's final. Well, we got more than we hoped for. Another 5 set battle with 3 of the same contestants (Ibai Perez replacing Brefel as Fusto's partner was the only change); a match in which 87 of a possible 95 points were contested (1 more than last year); a match which consumed (by my count) 738 balls in play as opposed to last year's 564 (EITB) and lasted nearly an hour and a half; a match in which 4 of the 5 jokos were decided by 2 points or less; a match in which 33 points consumed 10 or more balls in play, and 9 consumed more than 20 (compared to last year's 19 and 3 points respectively), and so on. It was a better match than last year's final, in my opinion, but watch them both and you will see some of the finest Pala you'll ever see.
At the heart of it all was Fusto. Ably supported by Ibai Perez (who has now won all three major Pala championships this season), Fusto simply would not be beaten "down the stretch." Down 5-8 in the last joko (beginning at 1:25:55 on the match video) he scored with a beautiful low left wall shot to end a 24 ball point, a two wall to the inside shot from the apron, a low and outside smash that was "too hot" for Gaubeka to handle to end a 21 ball point, and a high perfectly placed shot that Imanol couldn't quite get to. It was great play from a great player at the most important moment in the match. Fusto at his best, in my opinion.
The final joko was a microcosm of the whole match. It was dominated by G-I early, then brought back almost to equality, followed by a spurt by G-I that almost won the match, followed by the fireworks at the end. After G-I dominated the 1st joko with an 8-0 run to win 10-4 (successfully keeping Ibai Perez as far back as possible), and fought back from 8-9 to win the second joko, it seemed like this match was over. But over the course of the next two jokos, G-I found themselves in the lead only once over the course of 36 very hard fought points. During those 36 points, the biggest lead established was 4, once.
Everyone played well and the large crowd was "into" the match from start to finish. If you could see just one Pala match, this might be it. Both Fusto and Ibai Perez finished this tournament with 5 match wins and 2 losses. Both Gaubeka and Imanol finished at 4-3. Fusto won his 5th championship in this tournament and his 3rd in succession. It was Ibai Perez' 1st.
Third place match
Landeta-Gordon defeated Necol-Brefel 3-2 (10-6, 4-10, 6-10, 10-5, 10-9) (40-40)
Full match video (EITB) Match begins at 1:41:42 on the video.
Individual Joko Linescores (winners always listed 1st) (EITB)
J1: 1-0; 2-0; 2-1; 3-1; 4-1; 5-1; 6-1; 7-1; 8-1; 8-2; 8-3; 8-4; 9-4; 9-5; 9-6; 10-6 (1-0) (79 balls in play)
J2: 0-1; 0-2; 1-2; 1-3; 1-4; 2-4; 2-5; 3-5; 3-6; 4-6; 4-7; 4-8; 4-9; 4-10 (1-1) (60 bip)
J3: 0-1; 1-1; 1-2; 1-3; 2-3; 2-4; 3-4; 3-5; 3-6; 4-6; 5-6; 5-7; 6-7; 6-8; 6-9; 6-10 (1-2) (99 bip)
J4: 0-1; 1-1; 1-2; 1-3; 1-4; 1-5; 2-5; 3-5; 4-5; 5-5; 6-5; 7-5; 8-5; 9-5; 10-5; (2-2) (120 bip)
J5: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 4-2; 5-2; 5-3; 5-4; 5-5; 5-6; 6-6; 6-7; 6-8; 7-8; 8-8; 9-8; 9-9; 10-9 (3-2) (122 bip)
480 balls in play
0-9: 66
10-19: 12
20-29: 2
Longest point: 26
Scoring (my judgments, yours may be different). Any serve not returned was considered a service ace. 3 Brefel service aces appeared to me to be return errors (2 by Gordon and 1 by Landeta). 2 Gordon service aces appeared to me to be return errors (both by Brefel).
Landeta +11 -6; Gordon +10 (including 3 service aces) -7 (including 3 service faults)
Necol +17 -11; Brefel +10 (including 6 service aces); -8
Brefel had the only 2 back wall rebotes in the match.
Time of the match: 1:02:42
This match was one that was dominated at different times by both teams. Then came the final joko. Each team seemed to pick up its intensity. At 8-6 N-B were almost home, but three great winners by Gordon and a beautiful smash by Landeta that Necol couldn't quite handle, sandwiched around a powerful Necol winner, gave both Landeta and Gordon their first win against 6 losses in the tournament. Both Necol and Brefel finished 4-3.
All in all, it was a wonderful day's play to end this traditional long court tournament.
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Final League Table:
Key: Player, W-win, L-loss, Joko Scores, Tournament points, Match record
Delanteros (Front Court)
Gaubeka (3-0, 0-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-0, 2-3), 400 pts, 4-2
Fusto (3-0, 3-0, 0-3, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2), 380 pts, 4-2
Necol (0-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-2, 0-3, 3-2), 320 pts, 4-2
Landeta (0-3, 0-3, 0-3, 2-3, 1-3, 2-3), 100 pts, 0-6
Zagueros (Back Court)
Imanol (3-0, 3-0, 0-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-2), 400pts, 4-2
Ibai Perez (3-0, 0-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-1, 2-3), 380pts, 4-2
Brefel (0-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-2, 1-3, 3-2), 340pts, 4-2
Gordon (0-3, 0-3, 0-3, 2-3, 0-3, 2-3), 80pts. 0-6
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Table of wins and losses for the 2016-2017 season.
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. We begin the season with La Liga Kutxabank, starting October 29, 2016.
April 1, 2017--End of the Mundial Parejas
Championships: L=La Liga; MI-Mundial Individual; MP-Mundial Parejas
Gaubeka(d)......11-7....41-32...-2*....1(L)
Fusto(d)............12-8....43-37..+3.......1(MP)
Zubiri(d)...........8-8.....31-29...-3*
Necol(d)...........10-12...43-47...-1
Landeta(d)........6-13...31-46..+1
Ibai-Perez(z).....16-5....54-32..+1*....3(L, MI, MP)
Brefel(z)..............9-8....35-32...-1
Ibargari(z)..........8-8....32-31..+1
Imanol(z)...........7-11...33-39..-.1*
Gordon(z)..........7-14...32-50..+1
*Does not include the result of Nov.25, 2016 independent match Gaubeka--Ibai-Perez v Zubiri-Imanol. The result is unknown at this time. I will add it when I find it.
For cumulative accounting of this player table see the InnPala Player win-loss table under the Pala page on the right side of the blog.
Pre-Tournament qualifying round--February 17-18 ; Jornada 1: February 24, 2017 ; Jornada 2: March 3, 2017 (J2 links to full match video of both matches); Jornada 3 and 4 ; Jornada 5: March 17, 2017 ; Jornada 6: March 24, 2017; Final and 3rd Place Match: April 1, 2017 (Final and 3rd place links to full match videos of both matches).
Main Nue: FFPB CDC Elite Pro par Equipe--Week 5-April 1-2, 2017
The Main Nue Elite Pro par Equipe (pairs) Championnat de France A and B competition is sponsored by the Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque (FFPB). The competition began on March 3, 2017 and ends on May 7, 2017. You can follow its progress here (link to "resultats" from the FFPB home page). Pelotelive.free.fr also provides A and B coverage. The tournaments have a "poule" phase, a single round robin, followed by a playoff system which is so byzantine that I will make no attempt to explain it because I can't. It is the most complex playoff system I have seen in my short time following these fascinating BP tournaments. Go to the FFPB site listed above and read P. 3 of the "resultats" booklet. See how clear it is to you. For now, we will just follow along and deal with the playoff system when we get to it.
* not listed on the Esku Pilota player pages at this time.
Groupe A
Peio Larralde-Bixintxo Bilbao; Agusti Waltary-Peio Guichandut; Mathieu Ospital-Baptiste Ducassou; Julien Etchegaray-Vincent Lazcano; Alexis Inchauspe-Anton Amulet; Philippe Bielle-Ximun Lambert
Groupe B:
Laurent.Lambert-Mickael Palomes; Vincent Elgart-Pascal de Ezcurra; Mattin Olcomendy*-Jean-Philippe Bennesse, Antton Monce-Cedric Lucu
Source for all match articles, unless otherwise specifically stated, is pilota-ttiki.com. Thus far, most Pilota Ttiki match articles are incorporated into the Pelotelive.free.fr match pages. I will link to them, for ease of access when they are.
Week 1: March 3-4, 2017 ; Week 2: March 12-13; Week 3: March 18-19 ; Week 4: March 25, 27, 2017
Week5: April 1-2, 2017
April 1, 2017
Saint Pee sur Nivelle (1)(2)
Preview article for both matches
A11: Ospital-Ducassou defeated Larralde-Migueltorena (substituting for Bilbao) 40-30
Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st) (source: Pilota Ttiki)
2-8; 10-10; 12-12; 20-16; 33-23; 35-30; 40-30
B5: L. Lambert-Palomes defeated Elgart-de Ezcurra 40-35
Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st) (source: Pilota Ttiki and Esku Pilota match stories)
10-8; 10-10; 20-15; 22-22; 22-29; 25-30; 30-30; 38-32; 40-35
Match article for both matches
Match article for both matches (Esku Pilota)
Just like last week, O-D got off to a poor start. At the end of the 1st decade they were down by exactly the same score as they were in last week's match v Waltary-Guichandut. In this match they equalized at 12 and then went on a 21-11 run to seemingly put the match out of reach. But L-M fought back with a 7-2 run of their own before O-D scored the last 5 points of the match to win. What was concerning about this match was that Bilbao was out with an achilles heel injury. Theoretically it should have been easier than this for O-D. O-D's slow starts need to be addressed, as Ospital admitted in an interview after the match. All that said, only Inchauspe-Amulet stand in their way of a perfect poule record. This was Ducassou's 9th consecutive victory in 2017.
The linescore of the Groupe B match tells an intriguing story and hints at what a an exciting match it was. Ahead at the half-way mark, L-P were suddenly caught and passed by a 9-2 run by E-E that included 7 consecutive points. L-P then completely turned the tables with a 16-3 run of their own that decided the issue. The win finished a perfect 3-0 poule phase for L-P and put them into a knock-out match against the final qualifier from Groupe A.
April 2, 2017
Irissarry (1)(2)
Preview article for both matches
A12: Inchauspe-Amulet defeated Etchegaray-Lazcano 40-24
Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st)
10-5; 20-15; 30-16; 40-24
B4: Olcomendy-Benesse defeated Monce-Lucu 40-39
Salient match linescore statistics. Though no linescore appeared in the match article, it did mention that there were 15 equalities throughout the match.
Match article for both matches: Note: at the bottom of the match article there is a final table for the B Groupe.
Both of these matches were, in essence, knockout matches. The loser of one and the winner of the other were eliminated from the competition in that group. As I-A hit each decade mark,they maintained or increased their lead. Their road to the next phase gets more difficult as they must defeat Ospital-Ducassou to have any chance. O-B won their final match, which was the best match of the weekend in terms of suspense. Even with their win, they were eliminated due to point differential.
Full A table at the end of play April 2
Final B Table
Final B Table (Pilota Ttiki) Final table is at the bottom of the article.
For cumulative records of Main Nue elite professionals see the "Cumulative records of EP players" on the recurring results page on the right side of the blog.
* not listed on the Esku Pilota player pages at this time.
Groupe A
Peio Larralde-Bixintxo Bilbao; Agusti Waltary-Peio Guichandut; Mathieu Ospital-Baptiste Ducassou; Julien Etchegaray-Vincent Lazcano; Alexis Inchauspe-Anton Amulet; Philippe Bielle-Ximun Lambert
Groupe B:
Laurent.Lambert-Mickael Palomes; Vincent Elgart-Pascal de Ezcurra; Mattin Olcomendy*-Jean-Philippe Bennesse, Antton Monce-Cedric Lucu
Source for all match articles, unless otherwise specifically stated, is pilota-ttiki.com. Thus far, most Pilota Ttiki match articles are incorporated into the Pelotelive.free.fr match pages. I will link to them, for ease of access when they are.
Week 1: March 3-4, 2017 ; Week 2: March 12-13; Week 3: March 18-19 ; Week 4: March 25, 27, 2017
Week5: April 1-2, 2017
April 1, 2017
Saint Pee sur Nivelle (1)(2)
Preview article for both matches
A11: Ospital-Ducassou defeated Larralde-Migueltorena (substituting for Bilbao) 40-30
Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st) (source: Pilota Ttiki)
2-8; 10-10; 12-12; 20-16; 33-23; 35-30; 40-30
B5: L. Lambert-Palomes defeated Elgart-de Ezcurra 40-35
Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st) (source: Pilota Ttiki and Esku Pilota match stories)
10-8; 10-10; 20-15; 22-22; 22-29; 25-30; 30-30; 38-32; 40-35
Match article for both matches
Match article for both matches (Esku Pilota)
Just like last week, O-D got off to a poor start. At the end of the 1st decade they were down by exactly the same score as they were in last week's match v Waltary-Guichandut. In this match they equalized at 12 and then went on a 21-11 run to seemingly put the match out of reach. But L-M fought back with a 7-2 run of their own before O-D scored the last 5 points of the match to win. What was concerning about this match was that Bilbao was out with an achilles heel injury. Theoretically it should have been easier than this for O-D. O-D's slow starts need to be addressed, as Ospital admitted in an interview after the match. All that said, only Inchauspe-Amulet stand in their way of a perfect poule record. This was Ducassou's 9th consecutive victory in 2017.
The linescore of the Groupe B match tells an intriguing story and hints at what a an exciting match it was. Ahead at the half-way mark, L-P were suddenly caught and passed by a 9-2 run by E-E that included 7 consecutive points. L-P then completely turned the tables with a 16-3 run of their own that decided the issue. The win finished a perfect 3-0 poule phase for L-P and put them into a knock-out match against the final qualifier from Groupe A.
April 2, 2017
Irissarry (1)(2)
Preview article for both matches
A12: Inchauspe-Amulet defeated Etchegaray-Lazcano 40-24
Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st)
10-5; 20-15; 30-16; 40-24
B4: Olcomendy-Benesse defeated Monce-Lucu 40-39
Salient match linescore statistics. Though no linescore appeared in the match article, it did mention that there were 15 equalities throughout the match.
Match article for both matches: Note: at the bottom of the match article there is a final table for the B Groupe.
Both of these matches were, in essence, knockout matches. The loser of one and the winner of the other were eliminated from the competition in that group. As I-A hit each decade mark,they maintained or increased their lead. Their road to the next phase gets more difficult as they must defeat Ospital-Ducassou to have any chance. O-B won their final match, which was the best match of the weekend in terms of suspense. Even with their win, they were eliminated due to point differential.
Full A table at the end of play April 2
Final B Table
Final B Table (Pilota Ttiki) Final table is at the bottom of the article.
For cumulative records of Main Nue elite professionals see the "Cumulative records of EP players" on the recurring results page on the right side of the blog.
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--Fronton Mexico Releases it's 1st Weekly Match Calendar
On March 30, 2017, Fronton Mexico released its first Calendar of scheduled weekly matches. The calendar covers March 28-April 2 and reveals, to those of us who were stumbling around the Facebook page trying to figure out the next matches, how the schedule works. It works like this. There is an opening partido,followed by a 5 point Quiniela match (contested among 6 players--all singles matches so far), followed by the Star Match partido, followed by another 5 point Quiniela match, followed by a third partido. The first Quiniela match appears to be an "A" players match. The 2nd Quiniela match appears to be a "B" players match. Quiniela players are also assigned to partidos on the same day.
This is a great communications improvement that clarifies what is going on at the Fronton. Many thanks to FM for it. The next step, obviously, is to rationalize the results information. Hopefully, that will come soon.
March 28-April 2, Calendar
At present the Calendar page links off the main FM Jai Alai Page. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page, past the pelotaris pictures.
It also links directly from the "Live" link on the main Jai Alai page and the Main Fronton Mexico Page:
Direct "Live" link
FM home page
This is a great communications improvement that clarifies what is going on at the Fronton. Many thanks to FM for it. The next step, obviously, is to rationalize the results information. Hopefully, that will come soon.
March 28-April 2, Calendar
At present the Calendar page links off the main FM Jai Alai Page. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page, past the pelotaris pictures.
It also links directly from the "Live" link on the main Jai Alai page and the Main Fronton Mexico Page:
Direct "Live" link
FM home page
Remonte-March 2017 Rankings and Leading Monthly Leaders
Oriamendi2010 Roster
Full March Rankings with ranking explanation
Historical monthly rankings back to July 2011
Leaders for March were
Group A: Urriza 39.17
Group B: Garces 40.0
For the fourth consecutive month, a player had a perfect ranking. For Garces, the perfect ranking was his 2nd in 4 months. Uterga and Urriza have dominated the A Group, having the highest rankings in the group each month. Uterga, who had a perfect record in February, continued his great play through the middle of March, by which time he stretched his winning streak to 9 consecutive matches. The streak began January 28, 2017. It was actually a 10 match winning streak, including a victory in the Euskal Jai Berri Festa Gala de Remonte 2017 on March 10. The streak came to an end when Uterga-Endika lost to Ezkurra-Barrenetxea IV 40-38 on March 16. Uterga has since lost 3 more matches to finish 3-4 for the month. Urriza asserted himself with a 5-1 record for the month, as well as a 5 match winning streak. He was a perfect 3-0 in Sagardoaren Txapelketa. In the B group Garces led the way with a 6-0 month. All told, he now has an 8 match winning streak going back to February 23. As you will see in the table below, the records for the month strongly reflect performance in the ST. 17 players on the Oriameni2010 roster played either as teams in the ST or as substitutes.
2017 Leading Monthly Leaders:
Group A: Urriza 2, Uterga 1
Group A highest ranking: Uterga 40 (February)
Group B: Garces 1 , Goikoetxea V 1, Zubiri 1
Group B highest ranking: Zubiri 40 (January); Garces 40 (March)
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Remonte (Galarreta matches only) monthly tables (wins-losses, points for and against, winning or losing streaks) (d-Delantro--Front z-Zaguero--Back *-d+z)--record will be kept by position). Tables are ordered by winning percentage. First tie-breaker is wins. Second tie breaker is point differential. Third tie breaker is point winning percentage.
Urriza(d)............................5-1..239-201..+5 (Sagardoaren Txapelketa VII 3-0)
Ezkurra(d)..........................3-2..177-193..-1 (ST VII 1-2)
Uterga(d)............................3-4..271-259..-4 (ST VII 2-1)
Etxarri(d)............................3-4..211-200..-1
Etxeberria IV(d).................1-3..114-149..-2 (ST VII 1-2)
Erburu(d).........................5-1...188-159...+3
Segurola(d)......................4-2...189-170...+1 (ST VII 1-2)
Otaegi(d)..........................3-2...160-155....-1 (ST VII 2-1)
Goikoetxea V(d)..............4-4..216-222....+1
Ansa II.............................3-3..188-168....+3 (ST VII 1-2)
Ezkurra II(d)....................1-4...170-193....-2 (ST VII 1-2)
Benat(d)...........................0-6...153-210....-7
Garces(z).........................6-0....205-143..+8
Azpiroz(z).......................5-2....236-212..-2 (ST VII 3-0)
Labaka(z)........................4-3...204-182...-1
Larranaga(z)...................3-3...194-189...-3(ST VII 2-1)
Zubiri(z)..........................3-4....211-230..+2 (ST VII 1-0)
Aizpuru III(z)..................3-4....199-219..+1 (ST VII 0-2)
Otano(z)...........................1-4....128-159...-2
In uneven pairings:
A-B 2-1; A-A 1-2
B-B 4-2; A-B 2-4
B 1-0; A 0-1
Full March Rankings with ranking explanation
Historical monthly rankings back to July 2011
Leaders for March were
Group A: Urriza 39.17
Group B: Garces 40.0
For the fourth consecutive month, a player had a perfect ranking. For Garces, the perfect ranking was his 2nd in 4 months. Uterga and Urriza have dominated the A Group, having the highest rankings in the group each month. Uterga, who had a perfect record in February, continued his great play through the middle of March, by which time he stretched his winning streak to 9 consecutive matches. The streak began January 28, 2017. It was actually a 10 match winning streak, including a victory in the Euskal Jai Berri Festa Gala de Remonte 2017 on March 10. The streak came to an end when Uterga-Endika lost to Ezkurra-Barrenetxea IV 40-38 on March 16. Uterga has since lost 3 more matches to finish 3-4 for the month. Urriza asserted himself with a 5-1 record for the month, as well as a 5 match winning streak. He was a perfect 3-0 in Sagardoaren Txapelketa. In the B group Garces led the way with a 6-0 month. All told, he now has an 8 match winning streak going back to February 23. As you will see in the table below, the records for the month strongly reflect performance in the ST. 17 players on the Oriameni2010 roster played either as teams in the ST or as substitutes.
2017 Leading Monthly Leaders:
Group A: Urriza 2, Uterga 1
Group A highest ranking: Uterga 40 (February)
Group B: Garces 1 , Goikoetxea V 1, Zubiri 1
Group B highest ranking: Zubiri 40 (January); Garces 40 (March)
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Remonte (Galarreta matches only) monthly tables (wins-losses, points for and against, winning or losing streaks) (d-Delantro--Front z-Zaguero--Back *-d+z)--record will be kept by position). Tables are ordered by winning percentage. First tie-breaker is wins. Second tie breaker is point differential. Third tie breaker is point winning percentage.
Final Table for March
Group A
Urriza(d)............................5-1..239-201..+5 (Sagardoaren Txapelketa VII 3-0)
Ezkurra(d)..........................3-2..177-193..-1 (ST VII 1-2)
Uterga(d)............................3-4..271-259..-4 (ST VII 2-1)
Etxarri(d)............................3-4..211-200..-1
Etxeberria IV(d).................1-3..114-149..-2 (ST VII 1-2)
Etxeberria III(z)...............3-2..159-183...+2 (ST VII 1-2)
Barrenetxea IV(z).............3-3...227-230...-1 (ST VII 1-2)
Ion(z).................................2-3...191-184...-2 (ST VII 2-1)
Endika(z)...........................2-3...168-177..+2 (ST VII 1-2)
Agirrezabala(z)..................1-4....157-168..-3 (ST VII 1-2)
Group B
Barrenetxea IV(z).............3-3...227-230...-1 (ST VII 1-2)
Ion(z).................................2-3...191-184...-2 (ST VII 2-1)
Endika(z)...........................2-3...168-177..+2 (ST VII 1-2)
Agirrezabala(z)..................1-4....157-168..-3 (ST VII 1-2)
Group B
Erburu(d).........................5-1...188-159...+3
Segurola(d)......................4-2...189-170...+1 (ST VII 1-2)
Otaegi(d)..........................3-2...160-155....-1 (ST VII 2-1)
Goikoetxea V(d)..............4-4..216-222....+1
Ansa II.............................3-3..188-168....+3 (ST VII 1-2)
Ezkurra II(d)....................1-4...170-193....-2 (ST VII 1-2)
Benat(d)...........................0-6...153-210....-7
Garces(z).........................6-0....205-143..+8
Azpiroz(z).......................5-2....236-212..-2 (ST VII 3-0)
Labaka(z)........................4-3...204-182...-1
Larranaga(z)...................3-3...194-189...-3(ST VII 2-1)
Zubiri(z)..........................3-4....211-230..+2 (ST VII 1-0)
Aizpuru III(z)..................3-4....199-219..+1 (ST VII 0-2)
Otano(z)...........................1-4....128-159...-2
In uneven pairings:
A-B 2-1; A-A 1-2
B-B 4-2; A-B 2-4
B 1-0; A 0-1
For full coverage of Oramendi2010 Galarreta Thursday and Saturday matches, see the Remonte: Galarreta "STAR" matches page on the right side of the blog.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Main Nue: FFPB CDC Elite Pro par Equipe--Week 4--March 25, 27 2017
The Main Nue Elite Pro par Equipe (pairs) Championnat de France A and B competition is sponsored by the Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque (FFPB). The competition began on March 3, 2017 and ends on May 7, 2017. You can follow its progress here (link to "resultats" from the FFPB home page). Pelotelive.free.fr also provides A and B coverage. The tournaments have a "poule" phase, a single round robin, followed by a playoff system which is so byzantine that I will make no attempt to explain it because I can't. It is the most complex playoff system I have seen in my short time following these fascinating BP tournaments. Go to the FFPB site listed above and read P. 3 of the "resultats" booklet. See how clear it is to you. For now, we will just follow along and deal with the playoff system when we get to it.
* not listed on the Esku Pilota player pages at this time.
Groupe A
Peio Larralde-Bixintxo Bilbao; Agusti Waltary-Peio Guichandut; Mathieu Ospital-Baptiste Ducassou; Julien Etchegaray-Vincent Lazcano; Alexis Inchauspe-Anton Amulet; Philippe Bielle-Ximun Lambert
Groupe B:
Laurent.Lambert-Mickael Palomes; Vincent Elgart-Pascal de Ezcurra; Mattin Olcomendy*-Jean-Philippe Bennesse, Antton Monce-Cedric Lucu
Source for all match articles, unless otherwise specifically stated, is pilota-ttiki.com. Thus far, most Pilota Ttiki match articles are incorporated into the Pelotelive.free.fr match pages. I will link to them, for ease of access when they are.
Week 1: March 3-4, 2017 ; Week 2: March 12-13; Week 3: March 18-19
Week 4: March 25, 27, 2017
March 25, 2017
Villefranque (1)(2)(3)
Preview article for both matches
A9: Ospital-Ducassou defeated Waltary-Guichandut 40-38
Match article for both matches
Match Statistics (scoring, equalities, decade linescores--spreadsheet format) (Source: Esku Pilota)
Selected linescore (including equalities and decade scores from the match statistics, along with selected scores from the match article) (winners always listed 1st)
0-5; 2-8; 5-10; 7-13; 10-16; 13-17; 19-21; 20-21; 20-23; 23-23; 26-24; 26-25; 29-26; 29-27; 29-29; 31-29; 34-34; 35-35; 36-36; 37-37; 40-38
B3: L. Lambert-Palomes defeated Olcomendy-Benesse 40-38
Match article for both matches
Match statistics (scoring, equalities, decade linescores--spreadsheet format) (Source: Esku Pilota)
Selected linescore (including equalities and decade scores from the match statistics, along with selected scores from the match article) (winners always listed 1st)
1-1; 2-2; 4-6; 7-7; 7-13; 7-16; 11-19; 17-23; 22-28; 23-30; 27-30; 28-32; 31-35; 34-36; 34-38; 38-38; 40-38
Both matches were extremely close and hard fought. In the Groupe A match, Ducassou got caught up in the intensity of it all after what he thought was an incorrect call on the point beginning 29-26 O-D. He apologized for his reaction later. As for the match, the statistics show 6 equalities, the last at 37. O-D were behind for much of the first half. In the end, with a little help from "une petite incomprehension avec Waltary" (according to Guichandut) they figured out a way to win. Waltary was +20-10. Ospital was +15 -5. The win guaranteed O-D a place in the Semi-finals of the A Groupe. It was Ducassou's 8th consecutive victory overall in 2017.
In the Groupe B match L-P were favorites but they had to fight hard for their victory. An early 9 point run by O-B gave them a 16-7 lead. It took L-P the entire match to catch up. Down 34-38 they were still in dire straits. But from there, with the aid of 2 clutch winners by Lambert along with a mis-communication between O-B at 38-38, L-P ended the match with a 6-0 run. Laurent Lambert's 10 service aces and +15 -4 were crucial to the victory.
March 27, 2017
Le Garat, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (1!)(2)
Preview article for both matches
A10: Bielle-X. Lambert defeated Inchauspe-Amulet 40-22
Match statitstics: (scoring, equalities, decade linescores--spreadsheet format) (Source: Esku Pilota)
Selected linescore Selected linescore (including equalities and decade scores from the match statistics, along with "remarkable points" from Le Garat "Lundi" page--GL information will be over written next week so I have copied it out):)
6-2; 8-2: 10-4; 11-9; 13-13; 15-13; 17-13; 24-16; 28-17; 31-19; 31-20; 32-20; 38-22
B4: Monce-Lucu defeated Elgart-de Ezcurra 40-36
Selected linescore (remarkable points--winners always listed 1st) (Source Le Garat "Lundi" page)
7-13, 9-16; 11-21; 24-32; 28-34; 31-34; 33-35; 40-36
1 equality: 35-35
Service aces: Monce 12, Elgart 9
Filet points: M-L 2; E-E 5
Time of the match: 1 hour 21 minutes
Lundi page brief commentary:
La course en tête de Elgart and Ezcurra s'est terminée avant la ligne d'arrivée.
Pugnaces et puissants, Monce-Ondars and Lucu ont arraché leur victoire après l'égalité à 35 partout.
Belle partie, aucun des quatre Joueurs n'a démérité !.
Google Translate English
The race at the head of Elgart and Ezcurra ended before the finish line.
Pugnacious and powerful, Monce-Ondars and Lucu snatched their victory after the tie at 35.
Nice part, none of the four Players has been unworthy !.
Match article for both matches
In the Groupe A match B-L continued their excellent play with an easy victory over I-A, though not as easy as the final score indicated. According to Philippe Bielle
...“la partie ne reflète pas vraiment le score On a dû batailler tout le long de la partie. Elle a duré pas loin d’une heure vingt”.
Google Translate English
"...the game does not really reflect the score, We had to fight all the way through the game. It lasted not far from an hour and twenty. "
Bielle's +12 -1 played a major role. Amulet had a bad day at the office (+8 -16). The win leaves B-L with an outside chance at a Semi-final spot.
In the Groupe B match M-L trailed for the entire match before equalizing at 35 and then winning 5 of the last 6 points.
Full A table at the end of play March 27
Full B table at the end of play March 27
For cumulative records of Main Nue elite professionals see the "Cumulative records of EP players" on the recurring results page on the right side of the blog.
* not listed on the Esku Pilota player pages at this time.
Groupe A
Peio Larralde-Bixintxo Bilbao; Agusti Waltary-Peio Guichandut; Mathieu Ospital-Baptiste Ducassou; Julien Etchegaray-Vincent Lazcano; Alexis Inchauspe-Anton Amulet; Philippe Bielle-Ximun Lambert
Groupe B:
Laurent.Lambert-Mickael Palomes; Vincent Elgart-Pascal de Ezcurra; Mattin Olcomendy*-Jean-Philippe Bennesse, Antton Monce-Cedric Lucu
Source for all match articles, unless otherwise specifically stated, is pilota-ttiki.com. Thus far, most Pilota Ttiki match articles are incorporated into the Pelotelive.free.fr match pages. I will link to them, for ease of access when they are.
Week 1: March 3-4, 2017 ; Week 2: March 12-13; Week 3: March 18-19
Week 4: March 25, 27, 2017
March 25, 2017
Villefranque (1)(2)(3)
Preview article for both matches
A9: Ospital-Ducassou defeated Waltary-Guichandut 40-38
Match article for both matches
Match Statistics (scoring, equalities, decade linescores--spreadsheet format) (Source: Esku Pilota)
Selected linescore (including equalities and decade scores from the match statistics, along with selected scores from the match article) (winners always listed 1st)
0-5; 2-8; 5-10; 7-13; 10-16; 13-17; 19-21; 20-21; 20-23; 23-23; 26-24; 26-25; 29-26; 29-27; 29-29; 31-29; 34-34; 35-35; 36-36; 37-37; 40-38
B3: L. Lambert-Palomes defeated Olcomendy-Benesse 40-38
Match article for both matches
Selected linescore (including equalities and decade scores from the match statistics, along with selected scores from the match article) (winners always listed 1st)
1-1; 2-2; 4-6; 7-7; 7-13; 7-16; 11-19; 17-23; 22-28; 23-30; 27-30; 28-32; 31-35; 34-36; 34-38; 38-38; 40-38
Both matches were extremely close and hard fought. In the Groupe A match, Ducassou got caught up in the intensity of it all after what he thought was an incorrect call on the point beginning 29-26 O-D. He apologized for his reaction later. As for the match, the statistics show 6 equalities, the last at 37. O-D were behind for much of the first half. In the end, with a little help from "une petite incomprehension avec Waltary" (according to Guichandut) they figured out a way to win. Waltary was +20-10. Ospital was +15 -5. The win guaranteed O-D a place in the Semi-finals of the A Groupe. It was Ducassou's 8th consecutive victory overall in 2017.
In the Groupe B match L-P were favorites but they had to fight hard for their victory. An early 9 point run by O-B gave them a 16-7 lead. It took L-P the entire match to catch up. Down 34-38 they were still in dire straits. But from there, with the aid of 2 clutch winners by Lambert along with a mis-communication between O-B at 38-38, L-P ended the match with a 6-0 run. Laurent Lambert's 10 service aces and +15 -4 were crucial to the victory.
March 27, 2017
Le Garat, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (1!)(2)
Preview article for both matches
A10: Bielle-X. Lambert defeated Inchauspe-Amulet 40-22
Match statitstics: (scoring, equalities, decade linescores--spreadsheet format) (Source: Esku Pilota)
Selected linescore Selected linescore (including equalities and decade scores from the match statistics, along with "remarkable points" from Le Garat "Lundi" page--GL information will be over written next week so I have copied it out):)
6-2; 8-2: 10-4; 11-9; 13-13; 15-13; 17-13; 24-16; 28-17; 31-19; 31-20; 32-20; 38-22
B4: Monce-Lucu defeated Elgart-de Ezcurra 40-36
Selected linescore (remarkable points--winners always listed 1st) (Source Le Garat "Lundi" page)
7-13, 9-16; 11-21; 24-32; 28-34; 31-34; 33-35; 40-36
1 equality: 35-35
Service aces: Monce 12, Elgart 9
Filet points: M-L 2; E-E 5
Time of the match: 1 hour 21 minutes
Lundi page brief commentary:
La course en tête de Elgart and Ezcurra s'est terminée avant la ligne d'arrivée.
Pugnaces et puissants, Monce-Ondars and Lucu ont arraché leur victoire après l'égalité à 35 partout.
Belle partie, aucun des quatre Joueurs n'a démérité !.
Google Translate English
The race at the head of Elgart and Ezcurra ended before the finish line.
Pugnacious and powerful, Monce-Ondars and Lucu snatched their victory after the tie at 35.
Nice part, none of the four Players has been unworthy !.
Match article for both matches
In the Groupe A match B-L continued their excellent play with an easy victory over I-A, though not as easy as the final score indicated. According to Philippe Bielle
...“la partie ne reflète pas vraiment le score On a dû batailler tout le long de la partie. Elle a duré pas loin d’une heure vingt”.
Google Translate English
"...the game does not really reflect the score, We had to fight all the way through the game. It lasted not far from an hour and twenty. "
Bielle's +12 -1 played a major role. Amulet had a bad day at the office (+8 -16). The win leaves B-L with an outside chance at a Semi-final spot.
In the Groupe B match M-L trailed for the entire match before equalizing at 35 and then winning 5 of the last 6 points.
Full A table at the end of play March 27
Full B table at the end of play March 27
For cumulative records of Main Nue elite professionals see the "Cumulative records of EP players" on the recurring results page on the right side of the blog.
Monday, March 27, 2017
Mano--Semi-Final League---Binakako Txapelketako/Campionato Parejas--Semi-Final League--Jornada 3
Binakako Txapelketako/Campionato Parejas, the premier doubles competition of the 2016-2017 Mano season, began December 2, 2016. 8 teams compete for the title. The first (league) phase is a double round robin (14 matches). The top 4 finishers will then face off in a single round robin (3 matches). The two winners will play in a final on April 9, 2017.
Asegarce Competition Page
Asegarce League phase table
ASPE League phase table
Wikipedia Competition Page (Castilian)
Full ongoing league phase table (with total points and differential):
Source for all match articles, unless otherwise specifically stated, is 21iguales.com 21iguales.com will also keep an ongoing phase table at its main Parejas site and with every match article.
Match linescores will be provided from match articles when available. Full match linescores can be found at 21iguales.com Twitter feed. Track back to the date and match and follow from beginning to en The feed is also available at the Main site of 21iguales.com while the matches are in progress.
Source for all highlights and full match videos, unless otherwise specifically stated, is EITB.
Week 1; Week 2; Week 3; Week 4; Week 5; Week 6; Week 7; Week 8 ; Week 9 ; Week 10; Week 11; Week 12; Week 13; Week 14--End of the Quarter-final League phase; Semi-Final League--Jornada 1; Semi-Final League--Jornada 2
Table of the 4 teams that advance to the Semi-final League.
Key: Team, match record, point differential, winning-losing streak going into the Semi-final League.
Irribarria-Rezusta: 12-2, +79, +5
Elezkano-Zabeleta 7-7, +41 +1
Oliazola II-Untoria 7-7, +10 +2
Bengoetxea VI-Larunbe 7-7 -12, -1
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Semi-Final League--Jornada 3
March 25, 2017
Labrit, Iruna (Pamplona) (1)(2): Bengoetxea VI-Larunbe defeated Jaka (substituting for Elezkano II)-Zabaleta 22-17
B-L 2-1 +1 E-Z 0-3 -19
Match articles (analysis and/or linescores and statistics)
21iguales.com
Deia
Diario Vasco
EITB Interview with Danel Elezkano regarding his hand injury
This match was similar to B-L's victory over Olaizola II-Untoria in the first semi-final match 2 weeks ago. Again, Bengoetxea VI took a long time to "come to the party." But when he did, basically taking over the second half of the match, J-Z had no chance. They needed to hold B-L to under 11 points in order to have any chance at a finals berth. Once B-L reached that total, J-Z completely collapsed. Jaka, who substituted for the injured Elezkano II (see the above interview to see the hand injury), also was beaten up in this match. He ran his shoulder into the left wall twice (one of those collisions can be seen in the match highlights) and hit if full on once. He finished the match. His team was finished for this competition. All in all 10-16 became 22-17. And Bengoetxea VI finished with +15. On April 9, 2017, B-L will meet Irribarria-Rezusta for the championship. This will be their fourth meeting. B-L have won two, but I-R won convincingly in last week's Semi-Final League match.
Match highlights
Full match video (EITB--Basque) (match begins at 38 minutes 45 seconds on the video.
Full match video (fronton.tv--Castilian) (Scroll to "Labrit-Pamplona - 25/03/2017")
March 26, 2017
Bizkaia, Bilbo (Bilbao) (1)(2): Irribarria-Rezusta defeated Olaizola II-Untoria 22-18
I-R 3-0 +19 O-U 1-2 -1
Match articles (analysis and/or linescores and statistics):
21iguales.com
Deia
mundodeportivo.com
I-R needed to score 11 points to guarantee a place in the final. They set about achieving that goal relentlessly, scoring the first 5 points of the match and reaching their goal with an 11-3 lead. The only road to the final for O-U was to win the match. Down 17-11 and led by brilliant play by Oliazola II, O-U stormed back into the match with a 7-0 run. Serving with all the momentum and 4 points away from an improbable victory, the next point was epic. It consumed 45 balls in play and lasted 2 minutes (1:57:00--1:59:00 on the video). On the 25th ball of the rally (1:57:59), Olaizola II had an easy dejada down the left side because Irribarria was off the court from his retrieval of the previous ball and Rezusta, though coming up, was still behind the four line and far from the left wall. Whether Oliazola II wasn't aware of where his opponents were or had already committed to a different shot, the shot he chose was high and almost exactly to where Rezusta was standing. The point then went on for another 20 balls before an attempted cross court shot by Olaizola II went off the court. 19-17 became 18-18 and, more importantly, the serve and the ball were lost. I-R closed the match out from there, helped by two more Olaizola II errors of aggression. Of course, without his stellar play earlier, O-U would never have come close to pulling off such a great victory. The last 12 points of the match were scintillating.
Match Highlights
Match highlights (21iguales.com) (parts of 18 points, including the final point)
Full match video (match begins at 1:06:56 on the video)
Asegarce Competition Page
Asegarce League phase table
ASPE League phase table
Wikipedia Competition Page (Castilian)
Full ongoing league phase table (with total points and differential):
Source for all match articles, unless otherwise specifically stated, is 21iguales.com 21iguales.com will also keep an ongoing phase table at its main Parejas site and with every match article.
Match linescores will be provided from match articles when available. Full match linescores can be found at 21iguales.com Twitter feed. Track back to the date and match and follow from beginning to en The feed is also available at the Main site of 21iguales.com while the matches are in progress.
Source for all highlights and full match videos, unless otherwise specifically stated, is EITB.
Week 1; Week 2; Week 3; Week 4; Week 5; Week 6; Week 7; Week 8 ; Week 9 ; Week 10; Week 11; Week 12; Week 13; Week 14--End of the Quarter-final League phase; Semi-Final League--Jornada 1; Semi-Final League--Jornada 2
Table of the 4 teams that advance to the Semi-final League.
Key: Team, match record, point differential, winning-losing streak going into the Semi-final League.
Irribarria-Rezusta: 12-2, +79, +5
Elezkano-Zabeleta 7-7, +41 +1
Oliazola II-Untoria 7-7, +10 +2
Bengoetxea VI-Larunbe 7-7 -12, -1
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Semi-Final League--Jornada 3
March 25, 2017
Labrit, Iruna (Pamplona) (1)(2): Bengoetxea VI-Larunbe defeated Jaka (substituting for Elezkano II)-Zabaleta 22-17
B-L 2-1 +1 E-Z 0-3 -19
Match articles (analysis and/or linescores and statistics)
21iguales.com
Deia
Diario Vasco
EITB Interview with Danel Elezkano regarding his hand injury
This match was similar to B-L's victory over Olaizola II-Untoria in the first semi-final match 2 weeks ago. Again, Bengoetxea VI took a long time to "come to the party." But when he did, basically taking over the second half of the match, J-Z had no chance. They needed to hold B-L to under 11 points in order to have any chance at a finals berth. Once B-L reached that total, J-Z completely collapsed. Jaka, who substituted for the injured Elezkano II (see the above interview to see the hand injury), also was beaten up in this match. He ran his shoulder into the left wall twice (one of those collisions can be seen in the match highlights) and hit if full on once. He finished the match. His team was finished for this competition. All in all 10-16 became 22-17. And Bengoetxea VI finished with +15. On April 9, 2017, B-L will meet Irribarria-Rezusta for the championship. This will be their fourth meeting. B-L have won two, but I-R won convincingly in last week's Semi-Final League match.
Match highlights
Full match video (EITB--Basque) (match begins at 38 minutes 45 seconds on the video.
Full match video (fronton.tv--Castilian) (Scroll to "Labrit-Pamplona - 25/03/2017")
March 26, 2017
Bizkaia, Bilbo (Bilbao) (1)(2): Irribarria-Rezusta defeated Olaizola II-Untoria 22-18
I-R 3-0 +19 O-U 1-2 -1
Match articles (analysis and/or linescores and statistics):
21iguales.com
Deia
mundodeportivo.com
I-R needed to score 11 points to guarantee a place in the final. They set about achieving that goal relentlessly, scoring the first 5 points of the match and reaching their goal with an 11-3 lead. The only road to the final for O-U was to win the match. Down 17-11 and led by brilliant play by Oliazola II, O-U stormed back into the match with a 7-0 run. Serving with all the momentum and 4 points away from an improbable victory, the next point was epic. It consumed 45 balls in play and lasted 2 minutes (1:57:00--1:59:00 on the video). On the 25th ball of the rally (1:57:59), Olaizola II had an easy dejada down the left side because Irribarria was off the court from his retrieval of the previous ball and Rezusta, though coming up, was still behind the four line and far from the left wall. Whether Oliazola II wasn't aware of where his opponents were or had already committed to a different shot, the shot he chose was high and almost exactly to where Rezusta was standing. The point then went on for another 20 balls before an attempted cross court shot by Olaizola II went off the court. 19-17 became 18-18 and, more importantly, the serve and the ball were lost. I-R closed the match out from there, helped by two more Olaizola II errors of aggression. Of course, without his stellar play earlier, O-U would never have come close to pulling off such a great victory. The last 12 points of the match were scintillating.
Match Highlights
Match highlights (21iguales.com) (parts of 18 points, including the final point)
Full match video (match begins at 1:06:56 on the video)
Pala--2017 Mundo Parejas--Jornada 6
Pre-Tournament qualifying round--February 17-18 ; Jornada 1: February 24, 2017 ; Jornada 2: March 3, 2017 (J2 links to full match video of both matches); Jornada 3 and 4 ; Jornada 5: March 17, 2017 ; Jornada 6: March 24, 2017; Final and 3rd Place Match: April 1, 2017 (Final and 3rd place links to full match videos of both matches).
Note: All explanatory information about the tournament can be found in the Pre-Tournament qualifying round--February 17-18 link above.
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Note: All explanatory information about the tournament can be found in the Pre-Tournament qualifying round--February 17-18 link above.
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Note: Source for all article links, unless otherwise specifically stated, is Munduko Pilota Batzarra (World Pilota Council). Usually MPB match articles are presented in both Basque and Castilian, using the same link. The articles appear first in Basque, and then below that in Castilian.
Individual joko scores source: InnPala Twitter feed
Necol and Brefel both won, but not decisively enough after last week's disasters. They were both eliminated. The final, next Saturday, April 1, will be:
Gaubeka-Imanol v Fusto- Ibai Perez.
There will also be a 3rd place match:
Necol-Brefel v Landeta-Gordon
None of these matchups took place during the League phase. Three of the four finalists last year are in this year's final. Ibai Perez is the only one who was not. He will be going for his 3rd tournament championship in 3 attempts this season (he won La Liga Kutxabank and Mundial Individual). Except for Ibai Perez, this will be a classic long court matchup. It should be a great match.
Key: Player, W-win, L-loss, Joko Scores, Tournament points, Match record
Delanteros (Front Court)
Gaubeka (3-0, 0-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-0, 2-3), 400 pts, 4-2
Fusto (3-0, 3-0, 0-3, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2), 380 pts, 4-2
Necol (0-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-2, 0-3, 3-2), 320 pts, 4-2
Landeta (0-3, 0-3, 0-3, 2-3, 1-3, 2-3), 100 pts, 0-6
Zagueros (Back Court)
Imanol (3-0, 3-0, 0-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-2), 400pts, 4-2
Ibai Perez (3-0, 0-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-1, 2-3), 380pts, 4-2
Brefel (0-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-2, 1-3, 3-2), 340pts, 4-2
Gordon (0-3, 0-3, 0-3, 2-3, 0-3, 2-3), 80pts. 0-6
Individual joko scores source: InnPala Twitter feed
Jornada 6: March 24, 2017
Note: I have been unable to find individual joko scores for either Jornada 6 match. If I find them, I will copy them in.
1. Necol-Imanol defeated Landeta-Ibai Perez 3-2
2. Fusto-Brefel defeated Gaubeka-Gordon 3-2
Match article
Note: I have been unable to find individual joko scores for either Jornada 6 match. If I find them, I will copy them in.
1. Necol-Imanol defeated Landeta-Ibai Perez 3-2
2. Fusto-Brefel defeated Gaubeka-Gordon 3-2
Match article
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Necol and Brefel both won, but not decisively enough after last week's disasters. They were both eliminated. The final, next Saturday, April 1, will be:
Gaubeka-Imanol v Fusto- Ibai Perez.
There will also be a 3rd place match:
Necol-Brefel v Landeta-Gordon
None of these matchups took place during the League phase. Three of the four finalists last year are in this year's final. Ibai Perez is the only one who was not. He will be going for his 3rd tournament championship in 3 attempts this season (he won La Liga Kutxabank and Mundial Individual). Except for Ibai Perez, this will be a classic long court matchup. It should be a great match.
Final League Table:
Key: Player, W-win, L-loss, Joko Scores, Tournament points, Match record
Delanteros (Front Court)
Gaubeka (3-0, 0-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-0, 2-3), 400 pts, 4-2
Fusto (3-0, 3-0, 0-3, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2), 380 pts, 4-2
Necol (0-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-2, 0-3, 3-2), 320 pts, 4-2
Landeta (0-3, 0-3, 0-3, 2-3, 1-3, 2-3), 100 pts, 0-6
Zagueros (Back Court)
Imanol (3-0, 3-0, 0-3, 2-3, 3-0, 3-2), 400pts, 4-2
Ibai Perez (3-0, 0-3, 3-0, 3-2, 3-1, 2-3), 380pts, 4-2
Brefel (0-3, 3-0, 3-0, 3-2, 1-3, 3-2), 340pts, 4-2
Gordon (0-3, 0-3, 0-3, 2-3, 0-3, 2-3), 80pts. 0-6
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Table of wins and losses for the 2016-2017 season.
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. We begin the season with La Liga Kutxabank, starting October 29, 2016.
March 24, 2017
Championships: L=La Liga; MI-Mundial Individual
Gaubeka(d)......11-6....39-29...-1*....1(L)
Fusto(d)...........11-8....40-35..+2
Zubiri(d)...........8-8.....31-29...-3*
Necol(d)..........10-11...41-44..+1
Landeta(d)........5-13...28-44...-6
Ibai-Perez(z).....15-5....51-30...-1*....2(L, MI)
Brefel(z).............9-7....33-29..+1
Ibargari(z)..........8-8....32-31...+1
Imanol(z)...........7-10...31-36..+2*
Gordon(z)..........6-14...29-48...-7
*Does not include the result of Nov.25, 2016 independent match Gaubeka--Ibai-Perez v Zubiri-Imanol. The result is unknown at this time. I will add it when I find it.
For cumulative accounting of this player table see the InnPala Player win-loss table under the Pala page on the right side of the blog.
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Pre-Tournament qualifying round--February 17-18 ; Jornada 1: February 24, 2017 ; Jornada 2: March 3, 2017 (J2 links to full match video of both matches); Jornada 3 and 4 ; Jornada 5: March 17, 2017 ; Jornada 6: March 24, 2017; Final and 3rd Place Match: April 1, 2017 (Final and 3rd place links to full match videos of both matches).
Note: All explanatory information about the tournament can be found in the Pre-Tournament qualifying round--February 17-18 link above.
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. We begin the season with La Liga Kutxabank, starting October 29, 2016.
March 24, 2017
Championships: L=La Liga; MI-Mundial Individual
Gaubeka(d)......11-6....39-29...-1*....1(L)
Fusto(d)...........11-8....40-35..+2
Zubiri(d)...........8-8.....31-29...-3*
Necol(d)..........10-11...41-44..+1
Landeta(d)........5-13...28-44...-6
Ibai-Perez(z).....15-5....51-30...-1*....2(L, MI)
Brefel(z).............9-7....33-29..+1
Ibargari(z)..........8-8....32-31...+1
Imanol(z)...........7-10...31-36..+2*
Gordon(z)..........6-14...29-48...-7
*Does not include the result of Nov.25, 2016 independent match Gaubeka--Ibai-Perez v Zubiri-Imanol. The result is unknown at this time. I will add it when I find it.
For cumulative accounting of this player table see the InnPala Player win-loss table under the Pala page on the right side of the blog.
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Pre-Tournament qualifying round--February 17-18 ; Jornada 1: February 24, 2017 ; Jornada 2: March 3, 2017 (J2 links to full match video of both matches); Jornada 3 and 4 ; Jornada 5: March 17, 2017 ; Jornada 6: March 24, 2017; Final and 3rd Place Match: April 1, 2017 (Final and 3rd place links to full match videos of both matches).
Note: All explanatory information about the tournament can be found in the Pre-Tournament qualifying round--February 17-18 link above.
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Multiple Modalities--Federacion Espanola de Pelota Campeonato de Espana de Clubes Fronton 36m Div. Honor Finals
Semi-Finals and finals in three modalities (mano--individual and pairs, paleta cuero, and pala corta),of the Federation Espanola de Pelota (FEPelota) Campeonatos de Espana de Cluba were played March 24-26, 2017.This was the culmination of a weekly competition that began January 5. The finals were streamed and are available on the FEPelota Youtube site. They are high quality videos. All matches were played in sets (2 out of 3, to 15, with the tie breaker to 10)
Competition context (results) Note: link to the finals is working at present.
Competition Context (team table)
March 26, 2017
Colmenar Viejo (1)(2)
Mano Individual
San Cosme (Zabala--red) defeated Huarte (Yoldi--white) 2-0 (10-9, 10-4)
Full match video
Mano Parejas
Irutzun (Ongay-Bergera--red) defeated San Cosme (Urbieta-Matute--blue) 2-0 (10-9, 10-7)
Full match video
Paleta Cuero
Oberena (Arizaleta-Labiano--red) defeated Lintxu-Tajonar (Ayarra-J. Goni) 2-1 (15-10, 14-15, 10-9)
Full match video
This was the most exciting match of the day. L-T came back from 14-12 in the second set. They almost came back from 9-6 in the tie-breaker.
Pala Corta
Nat. Barcelona (Sanz-Skufka--red) defeated Tenis Pamplona (Lascoiti-Etchevarren--blue) 2-1 (12-15, 15-7, 10-6)
Match video (Note: there were technical problems with the 1st 1 minute and 10 seconds of this video. The match is then joined in progress at 2-1 Nat. Barcelona, first set.
Awards Ceremony
Competition context (results) Note: link to the finals is working at present.
Competition Context (team table)
March 26, 2017
Colmenar Viejo (1)(2)
Mano Individual
San Cosme (Zabala--red) defeated Huarte (Yoldi--white) 2-0 (10-9, 10-4)
Full match video
Mano Parejas
Irutzun (Ongay-Bergera--red) defeated San Cosme (Urbieta-Matute--blue) 2-0 (10-9, 10-7)
Full match video
Paleta Cuero
Oberena (Arizaleta-Labiano--red) defeated Lintxu-Tajonar (Ayarra-J. Goni) 2-1 (15-10, 14-15, 10-9)
Full match video
This was the most exciting match of the day. L-T came back from 14-12 in the second set. They almost came back from 9-6 in the tie-breaker.
Pala Corta
Nat. Barcelona (Sanz-Skufka--red) defeated Tenis Pamplona (Lascoiti-Etchevarren--blue) 2-1 (12-15, 15-7, 10-6)
Match video (Note: there were technical problems with the 1st 1 minute and 10 seconds of this video. The match is then joined in progress at 2-1 Nat. Barcelona, first set.
Awards Ceremony
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Multiple Modalities--Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque (FFPB) Championnat de France--4 National A Finals in two weekends
FFPB completed its CdF National A Finals in Pasaka, Women's Paleta Gomme Pleine (Trinquet), Paleta Cuir (Trinquet), and Xare on the March 11, 17, and 18. The wonderful thing about these finals is that three of them were covered live via Facebook (and later on demand via Facebook and Youtube), and the other was covered with a match article. All were accompanied by a large number of photos.
The Paleta and Xare finals were covered extensively by pelotelive.free.fr, which provided full linescores, match charts, selected match statistics, and links to videos and photos. The Pasaka match was covered by Pilota Ttiki. FFPB also covered all of the events and contributed the photos.
All in all, it was a wonderful example of what can be done to provide full coverage of BP on a small budget. Canal+ and EITB are incomparable in their commercial coverage, but it is limited, for the most part, to important professional matches (although EITB does cover many amateur events in the South Basque country). With the improvement in computer, photo, and Internet technology, many more of these matches that are slightly "below" the radar of the commercial or large public networks can be enjoyed by BP fans around the globe.
For the purposes of this post, we will link to all of these finals (and their competition contexts) through pelotelive.free.fr. All of the videos are also avalable via Facebook and/or Youtube outlets that you can link to directly from the PFF sites. However, if you wish to watch the matches directly via PFF, make sure to click on "desactiver" below the videos to disable PFF's auto-refresh function, which is used for live coverage, but which is always "on." Otherwise the videos will stop.
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March 11, 2017
Pasaka
Saint Andre, Bayonne (1)(2)
Azcaindarrak Bat (Ascain) (Albistur-Mascotena) defeated Zaharrer-Segi (Saint Etienne de Baigorry) (Izoco (substituting for Ospital)-Dutaret-) 13-8.
Competition context
Match page with link to match article and photos
Preview article
Direct link to match article (which includes non-FPP photos)
FFPB photos:
If you research the FFPP competition results and archives and the results archive of the Ligue de Pelote du Pays Basque, you will see that these two teams have been the best in the North Basque country for several years. They have met (with changing personnel) in many finals in both competitions. Ascain has won most of them, and most have been very competitive, This final was also very competitive until Ascain dominated at the end.
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The other three finals were all played at Chiquito, Paris (1)(2)
March 17,2017
A. Paleta Gomme Pleine (Trinquet) (Women)
Saint Pee Union Club (Saint Pee Sur Nivelle) (Halsouet-Comet--blue) defeated Zaharrer-Segi (Saint Etienne de Baigorry) (Leiza-Serre--red) 40-31
Competition context
Match page--includes full linescore, match chart, match commentary, multiple match videos (Youtube and Facebook) and photos (FFPB)
Match article--also links to photos (FFPB)
B. Paleta Cuir (Trinquet)
Biarritz Athletic Club (Biarritz) (Thibault-Cambos-red) defeated Urrunarak (Urrugne) (Larretche-Bourrus--blue) 2-1 (14-15, 15-9, 10-5)
Competition context
Match page--includes full linescore, match chart, match statistics, match commentary, multiple match videos (Youtube and Facebook), and photos (FFPB)
Match article--also links to photos (FFPB)
March 18, 2017
Xare
Hardoytarrak (Anglet) (Driolet-Sistiague--blue) defeated Nozbait (Hasparren) (Lopetegui-Funosas) 40-30
Competition context
Match page--includes final score, match chart, match statistics, match commentary, multiple match videos (Youtube and Facebook), and photos (FFPB)
Match article--also links to photos (FFPB)
For more 2017 FFPB CDF National A and B videos including videos from poule to final stage, arranged by modality, see the FFPB CDF 2016-2017 National A and B match videos page on the right side of the blog.
The Paleta and Xare finals were covered extensively by pelotelive.free.fr, which provided full linescores, match charts, selected match statistics, and links to videos and photos. The Pasaka match was covered by Pilota Ttiki. FFPB also covered all of the events and contributed the photos.
All in all, it was a wonderful example of what can be done to provide full coverage of BP on a small budget. Canal+ and EITB are incomparable in their commercial coverage, but it is limited, for the most part, to important professional matches (although EITB does cover many amateur events in the South Basque country). With the improvement in computer, photo, and Internet technology, many more of these matches that are slightly "below" the radar of the commercial or large public networks can be enjoyed by BP fans around the globe.
For the purposes of this post, we will link to all of these finals (and their competition contexts) through pelotelive.free.fr. All of the videos are also avalable via Facebook and/or Youtube outlets that you can link to directly from the PFF sites. However, if you wish to watch the matches directly via PFF, make sure to click on "desactiver" below the videos to disable PFF's auto-refresh function, which is used for live coverage, but which is always "on." Otherwise the videos will stop.
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March 11, 2017
Pasaka
Saint Andre, Bayonne (1)(2)
Azcaindarrak Bat (Ascain) (Albistur-Mascotena) defeated Zaharrer-Segi (Saint Etienne de Baigorry) (Izoco (substituting for Ospital)-Dutaret-) 13-8.
Competition context
Match page with link to match article and photos
Preview article
Direct link to match article (which includes non-FPP photos)
FFPB photos:
If you research the FFPP competition results and archives and the results archive of the Ligue de Pelote du Pays Basque, you will see that these two teams have been the best in the North Basque country for several years. They have met (with changing personnel) in many finals in both competitions. Ascain has won most of them, and most have been very competitive, This final was also very competitive until Ascain dominated at the end.
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The other three finals were all played at Chiquito, Paris (1)(2)
March 17,2017
A. Paleta Gomme Pleine (Trinquet) (Women)
Saint Pee Union Club (Saint Pee Sur Nivelle) (Halsouet-Comet--blue) defeated Zaharrer-Segi (Saint Etienne de Baigorry) (Leiza-Serre--red) 40-31
Competition context
Match page--includes full linescore, match chart, match commentary, multiple match videos (Youtube and Facebook) and photos (FFPB)
Match article--also links to photos (FFPB)
B. Paleta Cuir (Trinquet)
Biarritz Athletic Club (Biarritz) (Thibault-Cambos-red) defeated Urrunarak (Urrugne) (Larretche-Bourrus--blue) 2-1 (14-15, 15-9, 10-5)
Competition context
Match page--includes full linescore, match chart, match statistics, match commentary, multiple match videos (Youtube and Facebook), and photos (FFPB)
Match article--also links to photos (FFPB)
March 18, 2017
Xare
Hardoytarrak (Anglet) (Driolet-Sistiague--blue) defeated Nozbait (Hasparren) (Lopetegui-Funosas) 40-30
Competition context
Match page--includes final score, match chart, match statistics, match commentary, multiple match videos (Youtube and Facebook), and photos (FFPB)
Match article--also links to photos (FFPB)
For more 2017 FFPB CDF National A and B videos including videos from poule to final stage, arranged by modality, see the FFPB CDF 2016-2017 National A and B match videos page on the right side of the blog.
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