Oiartsun V. Txapelketa
August 3, 2016
Final
Urbieta-Esnal defeated Nazabal-Zabala 13-1
Full match video (Source: EITB) (Match begins at 12 minutes 7 seconds on the recording).
This is the match we see. But before this match there was a tournament that stretched back to June 26. It was sponsored by the Gipuzkoako Euskal Pilota Fedrazio. I was unable to find any scores except the final at the website, but I was able to find them easily using the GEPF mobile application. If you have the app follow
Competitions-->Federado--->Gipuzkoa-Kontzejpea--->Pasaka Mano Parejas.
Here is the tournament from beginning to end. Enjoy the replay.
The tournament was contested in two league phases, followed by semi-finals and a final
Phase competition took place June 26, July 3, and July 17, 2016 Phase matches were played to 11 (must win by two). Semi-finals and finals were played to 13 (must win by two).
Group A
Journada 1
Nazabal-Zabala defeated Arzelius-Chaipuso 11-6
Enaut Esnaola-Alvarez defeated Mujika Andaro 11-4
Journada 2
Arzelius Chiapuso defeated Enaut Esnaola-Alvarez 11-4
Nazabal-Zabala defeated Mujika Andaro 11-4
Journada 3
Arzelius-Chaipuso defeated Mujika-Andaro 11-4
Enaut Esnaola-Alvarez defeated Nazabal-Zabala 11-3
Group B
Journada 1
Urbieta-Esnal defeated Flores-Jon Ander Esnaola 11-3
Saralegi-Sarasti (gonb.) defeated Lasa-Argote 12-10
Journada 2
Saralegi-Sarasti (gonb.) defeated Flores-Jon Ander Esnaola 11-6
Urbieta-Esnal defeated Lasa-Argote 11-3
Journada 3
Flores-Jon Ander Esnaola defeated Lasa-Argote 11-4
Urbieta-Esnal defeated Saralegi-Sarasti (gonb.) 11-5
Phase table
Group A
Nazabal-Zabala 5 points (2-1)
Arzelus-Chiapuso 5 points (2-1)
Enaut Esnaola-Alvarez 5 points (2-1)
Mujika-Andaro 3 points (0-3)
Group B
Urbieta-Esnal 6 points (3-0)
Saralegi-Sarasti (gonb.) 5 points (2-1)
Flores-John Ander Esnaola 4 points (1-2)
Lasa-Argota 3 points (0-3)
July 24, 2016:
Semi-Finals
Nazabal-Zabala defeated Flores-Jon Ander Esnaola 13-7
Urbieta-Esnal defeated Arzelus-Chiapuso 14-12
August 3, 2016:
Final
Urbieta-Esnal defeated Nazabal-Zabala 13-1
Final records
Urbieta-Esnal 5-0 (11-3; 11-3; 11-5; 14-12; 13-1) (60-24)
Nazabal-Zabala 3-2 (11-6; 11-4; 3-11; 13-7; 1-13) (39-41)
Arzelus-Chiapuso 2-2 (6-11; 11;4; 11-4; 12-14) (40-33)
Flores-Jon Ander Esnaola 1-3 (3-11; 6-11; 11-4; 7-13) (27-39)
Enaut Esnaola-Alvarez 2-1 (11-4; 4-11; 11-3) (26-18)
Saralegi-Sarasti (gonb.) 2-1 (12-10; 11-6; 5-11) (28-27)
Lasa-Argota 0-3 (10-12; 3-11; 4-11) (17-34)
Mujika-Andaro 0-3 (4-11; 4-11; 4-11) (12-33)
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--Remonte--Pala-- Long court to short court trends in Jai Alai/Cesta Punta, Remonte, and Pala
It was very interesting to see Jai Alai/Cesta Punta played on a short
court. The Bizkaia Fronton is a big short court at 38 meters, but it
is still a short court. The powers that be on the Basque Country Jai Alai
scene wish to take the game to more fans. And it is a simple matter of
arithmetic. There are many more short courts than long ones. The players
are good enough to adapt their game to the different conditions.
The trend is the same for two other implement modalities, Pala and Remonte. Pala has been going toward more short court matches for some time. A couple of InnPala's up and coming stars, Dan Necol and Sylvain Brefel are from the North Basque and learned their games on short courts. Remonte also plays several summer tournaments on short courts, again in an effort to spread the game.
Before there were indoor courts there were outdoor courts (Fronton Place Libres). These have only one wall. They are much bigger than long courts, between 80 and 100 meters long. The long courts are around 54 meters long and the short courts around 36.
I thought it might be interesting to show the evolution from long to short courts with video examples for these three sports. Each of them has a "cathedral" long court (Mungia for Pala, Hernani for Remonte, and Gernika for Jai Alai).There are matches from all three below. Things to look for in these examples are the differences in speed, implements (espcially for Pala, where the Grosse/Larga bat can weigh up to 950 grams, far heavier than the corta/motza bats used on short courts), and the subtle changes in strategies that the sizes of the courts encourage. The outdoor games seem to be the most conservative, the players are not really looking for kill shots. These games emphasize power to send deep shots over and over trying to induce mistakes. As the courts get smaller the ability to kill points quickly becomes more a part of the strategy.
Note: with the exception of the Grand Chistera video (a video of the first 23 minutes, 14 seconds of the match) all of the below linked videos are full match videos.
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta
Outdoors (Grand Chistera)
May 15, 2015: Section Paloise Pelote Fronton (Pau)
Chapionnat de France 2015 poule match
White (J.Olharan-L.Alliez-S.Itoiz) defeated Green (C.Pierrou-A.Alliez-
J.Portet) 40-34.
Match video (Source: Toute sur la Pelote Basque Youtube site)
Long Court
August 5, 2016: Fronton Gernika Jai Alai (1) (2)
Gernika II Jai Alai World Tour Final
3rd place:
Barandika-Amigorena defeated Erik-Lekerika 2-1
Final:
Hormaetxea-Aldazabal defeated Beaskoetxea-Txasio 2-1
Match Video (Source: EITB)
Short Court
August 28, 2016: Bizkaia Fronton (Bilbo (Bilbao)).
Jai Alai World Tour CPO Individual MPB Semi-Final
The trend is the same for two other implement modalities, Pala and Remonte. Pala has been going toward more short court matches for some time. A couple of InnPala's up and coming stars, Dan Necol and Sylvain Brefel are from the North Basque and learned their games on short courts. Remonte also plays several summer tournaments on short courts, again in an effort to spread the game.
Before there were indoor courts there were outdoor courts (Fronton Place Libres). These have only one wall. They are much bigger than long courts, between 80 and 100 meters long. The long courts are around 54 meters long and the short courts around 36.
I thought it might be interesting to show the evolution from long to short courts with video examples for these three sports. Each of them has a "cathedral" long court (Mungia for Pala, Hernani for Remonte, and Gernika for Jai Alai).There are matches from all three below. Things to look for in these examples are the differences in speed, implements (espcially for Pala, where the Grosse/Larga bat can weigh up to 950 grams, far heavier than the corta/motza bats used on short courts), and the subtle changes in strategies that the sizes of the courts encourage. The outdoor games seem to be the most conservative, the players are not really looking for kill shots. These games emphasize power to send deep shots over and over trying to induce mistakes. As the courts get smaller the ability to kill points quickly becomes more a part of the strategy.
Note: with the exception of the Grand Chistera video (a video of the first 23 minutes, 14 seconds of the match) all of the below linked videos are full match videos.
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta
Outdoors (Grand Chistera)
May 15, 2015: Section Paloise Pelote Fronton (Pau)
Chapionnat de France 2015 poule match
White (J.Olharan-L.Alliez-S.Itoiz) defeated Green (C.Pierrou-A.Alliez-
J.Portet) 40-34.
Match video (Source: Toute sur la Pelote Basque Youtube site)
Long Court
August 5, 2016: Fronton Gernika Jai Alai (1) (2)
Gernika II Jai Alai World Tour Final
3rd place:
Barandika-Amigorena defeated Erik-Lekerika 2-1
Final:
Hormaetxea-Aldazabal defeated Beaskoetxea-Txasio 2-1
Short Court
August 28, 2016: Bizkaia Fronton (Bilbo (Bilbao)).
Jai Alai World Tour CPO Individual MPB Semi-Final
Olharan defeated Hormaextea 2-1
Match video (Source: EITB)
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Pala:
Outdoors (Grosse Pala)
2016 Championnat de France National A Final
Soustons (Jérome Bats-Fabien Brocas) defeated Esquiule (Michel Bassignana- Hervé Belestin) 40-20
Match video (Source: PilotariP Youtube site)
Final:
Fusto-Brefel defeated Gaubeka-Imanol 3-2
3rd place:
Necol--Ibai Perez defeated Landeta-Ibargari 3-2
Match video (Source: EITB)
Short Court (Pala Corta/Pala Motza)
August 17, 2016: Atano III Fronton, Donastia (San Sebastian)
Kirol Txartela Masters Tournament
3rd place:
Landeta--Ibai-Perez defeated Arozena-Irrigoyen 3-1
Final:
Navarro-Brefel defeated Zubiri-Ayerbe 3-2
Match video (Source: EITB)
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Remonte: I have never seen an outdoor Remonte match
Long Court
December 12, 2015: Galarrata Fronton (Hernani)
Tourneo Parejas ORONA (Binakako Txapelketa) Semifinal
Ezkurra-Endika defeated Urriza-Agirrezabala 40-35
Match video (Source: EITB)
Short Court
June 11, 2016: Beloki Fronton (1) (2) (Zumarraga)
Gipuzkoako Foru Aldundiaren 2016ko Saria-VII Erremonte Kopa.
Final
Uterga-Aizpuru III defeated Urriza-Zaldua 35-25
Match video This match follows a mano match: it begins at 1:06:32 on the recording (Source: EITB)
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Gipuzkoako Foru Aldundiaren 2016ko Saria-VII Erremonte Kopa.
Final
Uterga-Aizpuru III defeated Urriza-Zaldua 35-25
Match video This match follows a mano match: it begins at 1:06:32 on the recording (Source: EITB)
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Sunday, August 28, 2016
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--Cumulative match records for all participants in both Internationaux Cesta Punta and Jai Alai World Tour Summer Partidos through all 11 tournaments
In this space we will keep a cumulative accounting of the records of all of the players in both the Internationaux Cesta Punta and Jai Alai World Tour competitions. Many of these players are playing in both competitions and it will be interesting to track how they do over the course of the Summer partido season. The table will be updated periodically, after the conclusion of tournaments. Separate tables will be kept for front and back courters. Rank on the table will be determined by match winning percentage. Ties will be broken first by set winning percentage, and then, if necessary by point winning percentage. For purposes of this table, winning a third set will be counted as 1/3 of a set, as third sets are played to only 5 points. Sources are the results pages of Internationaux Cesta Punta and Jai Alai World Tour
August 25, 2016
Final: Eleven Finals: Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II, Lekeitio (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, 3, 4, and SLAM (Internationaux Cesta Punta).
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He was replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza was supposed to partner with Alex Hormaetxea in ICP Master 4. He was unable to play in ICP Master 4 and was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray. He returned to play in (and win) the ICP SLAM competition.
Christophe Olha (groin) and Nicolas Etcheto (right bicep) were injured in non-JAWT tournaments before the 3rd place and final matches of the JAWT Lekeitio Master competition. They were replaced by Unai Alberro and David Minvielle respecitively.
For the ICP SLAM competition, the four Masters winners play against each other in a champion of champions competition. To recap:
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 are:
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)
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Beaskoetxea 9-2....16.2-7.3.....318-267.....4
Goikoetxea 7-3....15.3-5.6.....286-252.....2
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3......210-230......1
Hormaetxea 5-5....7.2-14.......246-274......2
Olharan 5-6....10.9-12.9..307-311......1
Egiguren 4-5....9-9.3..........247-223.....1
Erik 2-4....8-5.2.........178-161
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3.........76-80
Barandika 2-4....4.3-8.3.....143-170
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-2....1-3.3.........40-59
Alberro 0-1....0-2............18-30
Back Court
Irastorza 2-0....3.3-1........62-36.........1
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4........151-121.....1
Minvielle 4-1....6.9-4.3.....150-143.....2
Enbil 4-2....8-4...........161-149.....1
Eyheragaray 2-1....2.6-4........77-74.........1
Lekerika 6-4....14.3-6.9...294-253.....2
Aldazabal 5-4....10.6-8.6...241-226.....1
Inza 3-3....6-6...........158-160
Amigorena 3-3....5.6-7.3.....166-172.....1
Txasio 3-6....8.3-10.9...221-252
Erkiaga 2-4....4.3-8.3.....166-174......1
Ihitsague 1-3....4-4.6........103-111
Alliez 0-4....2-6.6........80-126
Urtasun 0-2....0-4...........39-60
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August 18, 2016
Ten Finals: Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II, Lekeitio (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). Includes first sem-final of ICP SLAM
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He was replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza was supposed to partner with Alex Hormaetxea in ICP Master 4. He was unable to play in ICP Master 4 and was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray.
Christophe Olha (groin) and Nicolas Etcheto (right bicep) were injured in non-JAWT tournaments before the 3rd place and final matches of the JAWT Lekeitio Master competition. They were replaced by Unai Alberro and David Minvielle respecitively.
For the ICP SLAM competition, the four Masters winners play against each other in a champion of champions competition. To recap:
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 are:
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)
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Beaskoetxea 8-2....14.9-6.3.....286-242.....3
Goikoetxea 7-3....15.3-5.6.....286-252.....2
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3.......210-230.....1
Hormaetxea 5-5....7.2-14........246-274.....2
Egiguren 4-5....9-9.3..........247-223.....1
Olharan 4-5....7.9-11.6.....252-261.....1
Erik 2-4....8-5.2..........178-161
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3..........76-80
Barandika 2-4....4.3-8.3......143-170
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-2....1-3.3.........40-59
Alberro 0-1....0-2............18-30
Back Court
Irastorza 1-0......2-0........30-11
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4......151-121.....1
Minvielle 4-1....6.9-4.3...150-143.....2
Enbil 4-2....8-4.........161-149.....1
Eyheragaray 2-1....2.6-4......77-74........1
Lekerika 5-3....11.3-5.6..239-203...2
Aldazabal 5-4...,10.6-8.6..241-226...1
Inza 3-3....6-6.........158-160
Amigorena 3-3....5.6-7.3...166-172...1
Txasio 3-6....8.3-10.9..221-252
Erkiaga 2-4....4.3-8.3....166-174...1
Ihitsague 1-3....4-4.6.......103-111
Alliez 0-4....2-6.6.......80-126
Urtasun 0-2....0-4..........39-60
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August 12 nine Finals: Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II, Lekeitio (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, and 3 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes the semi-finals of ICP Master 4, a championship that has not yet concluded.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He was replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza was supposed to partner with Alex Hormaetxea in ICP Master 4. He was unable to play in ICP Master 4 and was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray.
Christophe Olha (groin) and Nicolas Etcheto (right bicep) were injured in non-JAWT tournaments before the 3rd place and final matches of the JAWT Lekeitio Master competition. They were replaced by Unai Alberro and David Minvielle respecitively.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Goikoetxea 7-2....14.3-4.3.....264-222.....2
Beaskoetxea 7-2....12.9-6.3.....256-231.....3
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3......210-230.....1
Hormaetxea 4-4....5.9-11.......205-222.....1
Egiguren 4-5....9-9.3........247-223.....1
Olharan 4-5....7.9-11.6.....252-261....1
Erik 2-4....8-5.2..........178-161
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3..........76-80
Barandika 2-4....4.3-8.3........143-170
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-2....1-3.3...........40-59
Alberro 0-1....0-2..............18-30
Back Court
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4......151-121....1
Minvielle 4-1....6.9-4.3....150-143....2
Enbil 4-2...8-4..........161-149.....1
Lekerika 5-3..11.3-5.6...239-203.....2
Aldazabal 5-3....9.6-7.3....219-196....1
Inza 3-3....6-6..........158-160
Amigorena 3-3...5.6-7.3....166-172....1
Eyheragaray 1-1...1.3-3........47-52
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6........92-81
Txasio 3-6....8.3-10.9...221-252
Erkiaga 2-4....4.3-8.3.....166-174...1
Alliez 0-4....2-6.6........80-126
Urtasun 0-2....0-4...........39-60
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As of August 5, 2016 eight championships--Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, and 3 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes the semi-finals of Lekeitio, the final JAWT championship, which concludes August 13.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He will be replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza's availability for Master 4, in which he is scheduled to partner with Alex Hormaetxea, is unkown at this time.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
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As of August 4, 2016 seven championships--Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, and 3 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes both the semi-finals of Gernika II and Lekeitio (JAWT), championships that have not yet concluded.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He will be replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
August 25, 2016
Final: Eleven Finals: Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II, Lekeitio (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, 3, 4, and SLAM (Internationaux Cesta Punta).
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He was replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza was supposed to partner with Alex Hormaetxea in ICP Master 4. He was unable to play in ICP Master 4 and was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray. He returned to play in (and win) the ICP SLAM competition.
Christophe Olha (groin) and Nicolas Etcheto (right bicep) were injured in non-JAWT tournaments before the 3rd place and final matches of the JAWT Lekeitio Master competition. They were replaced by Unai Alberro and David Minvielle respecitively.
For the ICP SLAM competition, the four Masters winners play against each other in a champion of champions competition. To recap:
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 are:
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)
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Beaskoetxea 9-2....16.2-7.3.....318-267.....4
Goikoetxea 7-3....15.3-5.6.....286-252.....2
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3......210-230......1
Hormaetxea 5-5....7.2-14.......246-274......2
Olharan 5-6....10.9-12.9..307-311......1
Egiguren 4-5....9-9.3..........247-223.....1
Erik 2-4....8-5.2.........178-161
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3.........76-80
Barandika 2-4....4.3-8.3.....143-170
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-2....1-3.3.........40-59
Alberro 0-1....0-2............18-30
Back Court
Irastorza 2-0....3.3-1........62-36.........1
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4........151-121.....1
Minvielle 4-1....6.9-4.3.....150-143.....2
Enbil 4-2....8-4...........161-149.....1
Eyheragaray 2-1....2.6-4........77-74.........1
Lekerika 6-4....14.3-6.9...294-253.....2
Aldazabal 5-4....10.6-8.6...241-226.....1
Inza 3-3....6-6...........158-160
Amigorena 3-3....5.6-7.3.....166-172.....1
Txasio 3-6....8.3-10.9...221-252
Erkiaga 2-4....4.3-8.3.....166-174......1
Ihitsague 1-3....4-4.6........103-111
Alliez 0-4....2-6.6........80-126
Urtasun 0-2....0-4...........39-60
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August 18, 2016
Ten Finals: Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II, Lekeitio (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). Includes first sem-final of ICP SLAM
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He was replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza was supposed to partner with Alex Hormaetxea in ICP Master 4. He was unable to play in ICP Master 4 and was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray.
Christophe Olha (groin) and Nicolas Etcheto (right bicep) were injured in non-JAWT tournaments before the 3rd place and final matches of the JAWT Lekeitio Master competition. They were replaced by Unai Alberro and David Minvielle respecitively.
For the ICP SLAM competition, the four Masters winners play against each other in a champion of champions competition. To recap:
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 are:
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)
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Beaskoetxea 8-2....14.9-6.3.....286-242.....3
Goikoetxea 7-3....15.3-5.6.....286-252.....2
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3.......210-230.....1
Hormaetxea 5-5....7.2-14........246-274.....2
Egiguren 4-5....9-9.3..........247-223.....1
Olharan 4-5....7.9-11.6.....252-261.....1
Erik 2-4....8-5.2..........178-161
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3..........76-80
Barandika 2-4....4.3-8.3......143-170
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-2....1-3.3.........40-59
Alberro 0-1....0-2............18-30
Back Court
Irastorza 1-0......2-0........30-11
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4......151-121.....1
Minvielle 4-1....6.9-4.3...150-143.....2
Enbil 4-2....8-4.........161-149.....1
Eyheragaray 2-1....2.6-4......77-74........1
Lekerika 5-3....11.3-5.6..239-203...2
Aldazabal 5-4...,10.6-8.6..241-226...1
Inza 3-3....6-6.........158-160
Amigorena 3-3....5.6-7.3...166-172...1
Txasio 3-6....8.3-10.9..221-252
Erkiaga 2-4....4.3-8.3....166-174...1
Ihitsague 1-3....4-4.6.......103-111
Alliez 0-4....2-6.6.......80-126
Urtasun 0-2....0-4..........39-60
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August 12 nine Finals: Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II, Lekeitio (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, and 3 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes the semi-finals of ICP Master 4, a championship that has not yet concluded.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He was replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza was supposed to partner with Alex Hormaetxea in ICP Master 4. He was unable to play in ICP Master 4 and was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray.
Christophe Olha (groin) and Nicolas Etcheto (right bicep) were injured in non-JAWT tournaments before the 3rd place and final matches of the JAWT Lekeitio Master competition. They were replaced by Unai Alberro and David Minvielle respecitively.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Goikoetxea 7-2....14.3-4.3.....264-222.....2
Beaskoetxea 7-2....12.9-6.3.....256-231.....3
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3......210-230.....1
Hormaetxea 4-4....5.9-11.......205-222.....1
Egiguren 4-5....9-9.3........247-223.....1
Olharan 4-5....7.9-11.6.....252-261....1
Erik 2-4....8-5.2..........178-161
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3..........76-80
Barandika 2-4....4.3-8.3........143-170
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-2....1-3.3...........40-59
Alberro 0-1....0-2..............18-30
Back Court
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4......151-121....1
Minvielle 4-1....6.9-4.3....150-143....2
Enbil 4-2...8-4..........161-149.....1
Lekerika 5-3..11.3-5.6...239-203.....2
Aldazabal 5-3....9.6-7.3....219-196....1
Inza 3-3....6-6..........158-160
Amigorena 3-3...5.6-7.3....166-172....1
Eyheragaray 1-1...1.3-3........47-52
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6........92-81
Txasio 3-6....8.3-10.9...221-252
Erkiaga 2-4....4.3-8.3.....166-174...1
Alliez 0-4....2-6.6........80-126
Urtasun 0-2....0-4...........39-60
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As of August 5, 2016 eight championships--Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, and 3 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes the semi-finals of Lekeitio, the final JAWT championship, which concludes August 13.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He will be replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza's availability for Master 4, in which he is scheduled to partner with Alex Hormaetxea, is unkown at this time.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Front Court
Beaskoetxea 7-1....12.9-4.3.....242-201.....3
Goikoetxea 5-2....11-3.3.......201-180.....1
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3......210-230.....1
Olharan 4-4....6.9-10.3.....224-228.....1
Hormaetxea 3-4....4.6-10.......176-200.....1
Egiguren 3-5....7-9.3........217-205.....1
Erik 2-4....8-5.2........178-161
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3........76-80
Barandika 2-4....4.3-8.3......143-170
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-1....0-2..........18-30
Back Court
Minvielle 4-0....5.9-3......122-110.....2
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4......151-121.....1
Lekerika 5-3....11.3-5.6...239-203.....2
Enbil 3-2....6-4........131-131.....1
Aldazabal 4-3....7.6-7.3....189-182.....1
Inza 3-3....6-6........158-160
Amigorena 3-3....5.6-7.3....166-172.....1
Txasio 3-5....7.3-9.6....199-223
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6......92-81
Erkiaga 1-4....3-7.3......133-146
Alliez 0-2....2-2.6......48-66
Urtasun 0-2....0-4........ 39-60
Eyheragaray 0-1....0-2........18-30
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As of August 4, 2016 seven championships--Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, and 3 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes both the semi-finals of Gernika II and Lekeitio (JAWT), championships that have not yet concluded.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He will be replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Front Court
Beaskoetxea 7-0....11.9-3...... 216-168.....3
Goikoetxea 5-2....11-3.3.......201-180.....1
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3......210-230.....1
Olharan 4-4....6.9-10.3.....224-228.....1
Erik 2-3....7-3.9........148-127
Egiguren 3-5....7-9.3........217-205.....1
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3........76-80
Hormaetxea 2-4....3.3-9........143-174
Barandika 1-4....3-7.3........109-140
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-1....0-2..........18-30
Back Court
Minvielle 4-0....5.9-3......122-110.....2
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4......151-121.....1
Lekerika 5-2....10.3-4.3...209-169.....2
Enbil 3-2....6-4........131-131.....1
Aldazabal 3-3....6.3-6.3....156-156
Inza 3-3....6-6........158-160
Txasio 3-4....6.3-8.3....173-190
Amigorena 2-3....4.3-6.3....132-142.....1
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6......92-81
Erkiaga 1-4....3-7.3......133-146
Alliez 0-2....2-2.6......48-66
Urtasun 0-2....0-4........39-60
Eyheragaray 0-1....0-2........18-30
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As of July 29, 2016 six championships--Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1 and 2 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes both the first semi-finals of Gernika II (JAWT) and Master 3 (ICP), championships that have not yet concluded.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He will be replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Front Court
Beaskoetxea 4-0....6.6-2........126-97......2
Goikoetxea 4-2....9-3.3........171-155.....1
Olha 4-3....6.6-8........186-196.....1
J. Tambourindeguy 1-1....3-1.3........54-50
Egiguren 3-3....7-5.3........172-145.....1
Olharan 3-4....5.6-9.3......190-204.....1
Erik 2-3....7-3.9........148-127
Hormaetxea 2-4....3.3-9........143-174
Barandika 1-3....2-6..........80-110
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-1....0-2..........18-30
Back Court
Minvielle 4-0....5.9-3......122-110.....2
Enbil 3-1....6-2........106-101.....1
Etcheto 3-1....5.3-3......117-97......1
Lekerika 3-2....6.3-4.3....149-127.....1
Aldazabal 3-3....6.3-6.3....156-156
Inza 3-3....6-6........158-160
Amigorena 2-2....3.3-5......103-112.....1
Txasio 2-3....5-5.3......121-131
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6......92-81
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3......24-32
Erkiaga 0-4....1-7.3......103-121
Urtasun 0-1....0-2........19-30
Eyheragaray 0-1....0-2........18-30
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July 26. At the end of five tournaments
Internationaux Cesta Punta Masters 1 and 2
Jai Alai World Tour Hondarrabia, Gernika I, and Zumaia
These standings also include both semi-finals of the Mitruku-Markina Master and the first semi-final of Gernika II Master (\), championships that have not yet concluded.
Key: Player; Match Record; Set Record; Points Record; Championships Won
Front Court
Beaskoetxea 3-0....5.3-1........93-69.......1
Goikoetxea 4-2....9-3.3........171-155.....1
Olha 4-3....6.6-8........186-196.....1
Erik 2-2....6-2.6........120-94
Egiguren 3-3....7-5.3........172-145.....1
Olharan 3-4....5.6-9.3.....190-204.....1
Barandika 1-2....2-4..........58-80
Hormaetxea 1-4....1.3-9........113-152
Tambourindeguy 0-1....1-1.3........24-32
Back Court
Minvielle 4-0....5.9-3......122-110.....2
Enbil 3-1....6-2........106-101.....1
Etcheto 3-1....5.3-3......117-97......1
Aldazabal 3-2....5.3-5......128-123
Lekerika 2-2....4.3-4.3....119-105.....1
Inza 3-3....6-6........158-160
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6......92-81
Txasio 1-2....3-3.3......69-83
Amigorena 1-2....2-4........70-84
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3......24-32
Erkiaga 0-4....1-7.3......103-121
Urtasun 0-1....0-2........19-30
July 15. At the end of three tournaments (Internationaux Cesta Punta Masters 1 competition, Jai Alai World Tour Hondarrabia and Gernika I competitions).
Key: Player; Match Record; Set Record; Points Record; Championships Won
Front Court
Egiguren 2-0....4-0....60-35....1
Beaskoetxea 2-0....3.3-1....63-45....1
Goikoetxea 2-2....5-3.3...111-104
Olharan 2-2....2.6-6...105-116..1
Erik 1-1....3-1.3....58-53
Olha 1-2....2-4.......67-80
Tambourindeguy 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Hormaetxea 0-2....0-4.......40-60
Back Court
Etcheto 2-0....4-0....60-35....1
Lekerika 2-0....3.3-1....63-45....1
Minvielle 2-0....2.6-2....60-56....1
Ihitsague 1-1....3-1.3....62-49
Txasio 1-1....3-1.3....58-53
Enbil 1-1....2-2....46-50
Inza 1-1....2-2....49-55
Aldazabal 1-2....2-4....68-80
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Erkiaga 0-2....0-4....45-60
Amegorena 0-2....0-4....40-60
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July 12: At the end of the Internationaux Cesta Punta Masters 1 competition:
Key: Player; Match Record; Set Record; Points Record; Championships Won
Front Court
Egiguren 1-0....2-0....30-16
Barandika 1-0....2-0....30-20
Beaskoetxea 1-0....1.3-1....33-28
Goikoetxea 2-1....5-1.3....92-74
Olharan 2-1....2.6-4....85-86....1
Erik 0-1....1-1.3....28-33
Tambourindeguy 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Hormaetxea 0-1....0-2....20-30
Olha 0-2....0-4....37-60
Back Court
Minvielle 2-0....2.6-2....60-56....1
Etcheto 1-0....2-0....30-16
Inza 1-0....2-0....30-25
Lekerika 1-0....1.3-1....33-28
Ihitsague 1-1....3-1.3....62-49
Aldazabal 1-1....2-2....51-50
Txasio 0-1....1-1.3....28-33
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Erkiaga 0-1....0-2....25-30
Amegorena 0-1....0-2....20-30
Enbil 0-1....0-2....16-30
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As of July 29, 2016 six championships--Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1 and 2 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes both the first semi-finals of Gernika II (JAWT) and Master 3 (ICP), championships that have not yet concluded.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He will be replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Front Court
Beaskoetxea 4-0....6.6-2........126-97......2
Goikoetxea 4-2....9-3.3........171-155.....1
Olha 4-3....6.6-8........186-196.....1
J. Tambourindeguy 1-1....3-1.3........54-50
Egiguren 3-3....7-5.3........172-145.....1
Olharan 3-4....5.6-9.3......190-204.....1
Erik 2-3....7-3.9........148-127
Hormaetxea 2-4....3.3-9........143-174
Barandika 1-3....2-6..........80-110
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-1....0-2..........18-30
Back Court
Minvielle 4-0....5.9-3......122-110.....2
Enbil 3-1....6-2........106-101.....1
Etcheto 3-1....5.3-3......117-97......1
Lekerika 3-2....6.3-4.3....149-127.....1
Aldazabal 3-3....6.3-6.3....156-156
Inza 3-3....6-6........158-160
Amigorena 2-2....3.3-5......103-112.....1
Txasio 2-3....5-5.3......121-131
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6......92-81
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3......24-32
Erkiaga 0-4....1-7.3......103-121
Urtasun 0-1....0-2........19-30
Eyheragaray 0-1....0-2........18-30
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July 26. At the end of five tournaments
Internationaux Cesta Punta Masters 1 and 2
Jai Alai World Tour Hondarrabia, Gernika I, and Zumaia
These standings also include both semi-finals of the Mitruku-Markina Master and the first semi-final of Gernika II Master (\), championships that have not yet concluded.
Key: Player; Match Record; Set Record; Points Record; Championships Won
Front Court
Beaskoetxea 3-0....5.3-1........93-69.......1
Goikoetxea 4-2....9-3.3........171-155.....1
Olha 4-3....6.6-8........186-196.....1
Erik 2-2....6-2.6........120-94
Egiguren 3-3....7-5.3........172-145.....1
Olharan 3-4....5.6-9.3.....190-204.....1
Barandika 1-2....2-4..........58-80
Hormaetxea 1-4....1.3-9........113-152
Tambourindeguy 0-1....1-1.3........24-32
Back Court
Minvielle 4-0....5.9-3......122-110.....2
Enbil 3-1....6-2........106-101.....1
Etcheto 3-1....5.3-3......117-97......1
Aldazabal 3-2....5.3-5......128-123
Lekerika 2-2....4.3-4.3....119-105.....1
Inza 3-3....6-6........158-160
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6......92-81
Txasio 1-2....3-3.3......69-83
Amigorena 1-2....2-4........70-84
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3......24-32
Erkiaga 0-4....1-7.3......103-121
Urtasun 0-1....0-2........19-30
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July 15. At the end of three tournaments (Internationaux Cesta Punta Masters 1 competition, Jai Alai World Tour Hondarrabia and Gernika I competitions).
Key: Player; Match Record; Set Record; Points Record; Championships Won
Front Court
Egiguren 2-0....4-0....60-35....1
Beaskoetxea 2-0....3.3-1....63-45....1
Goikoetxea 2-2....5-3.3...111-104
Olharan 2-2....2.6-6...105-116..1
Erik 1-1....3-1.3....58-53
Olha 1-2....2-4.......67-80
Tambourindeguy 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Hormaetxea 0-2....0-4.......40-60
Back Court
Etcheto 2-0....4-0....60-35....1
Lekerika 2-0....3.3-1....63-45....1
Minvielle 2-0....2.6-2....60-56....1
Ihitsague 1-1....3-1.3....62-49
Txasio 1-1....3-1.3....58-53
Enbil 1-1....2-2....46-50
Inza 1-1....2-2....49-55
Aldazabal 1-2....2-4....68-80
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Erkiaga 0-2....0-4....45-60
Amegorena 0-2....0-4....40-60
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Key: Player; Match Record; Set Record; Points Record; Championships Won
Front Court
Egiguren 1-0....2-0....30-16
Barandika 1-0....2-0....30-20
Beaskoetxea 1-0....1.3-1....33-28
Goikoetxea 2-1....5-1.3....92-74
Olharan 2-1....2.6-4....85-86....1
Erik 0-1....1-1.3....28-33
Tambourindeguy 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Hormaetxea 0-1....0-2....20-30
Olha 0-2....0-4....37-60
Back Court
Minvielle 2-0....2.6-2....60-56....1
Etcheto 1-0....2-0....30-16
Inza 1-0....2-0....30-25
Lekerika 1-0....1.3-1....33-28
Ihitsague 1-1....3-1.3....62-49
Aldazabal 1-1....2-2....51-50
Txasio 0-1....1-1.3....28-33
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Erkiaga 0-1....0-2....25-30
Amegorena 0-1....0-2....20-30
Enbil 0-1....0-2....16-30
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Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--SLAM Final: commentary, enhanced linescores.
Internationaux Cesta Punta SLAM Final, August 25, 2016--Commentary and enhanced linescores.
Beaskoetxea-Irastorza defeated Olharan-Lekerika 2-1 (15-7, 12-15, 5-3)
Full match video
Beaskoetxea-Irastorza used the last ounce of their strength and every ounce of their experience to edge Ohlaran-Lekerika in this champion of champions match, the final match of the ICP season. They had to come back from 0-2 in the tie breaker to finish the job. After the first set it didn't appear that it would be that difficult. Lekerika, in the brightest spotlight at age 21, seemed to be cracking under the pressure. His 7 errors were key to B-I's easy victory. Ahead 4-1 in the second set, B-I seemed to be cruising to an easy championship. But, as the linescore below shows, O-L battled back. Lekerika still made mistakes, but got into his rhythm and showed why he is (in my opinion) headed for greatness. The set was a battle of attrition. O-L didn't take the lead until 7-6. With each point, it seemed that B-I were tiring. The point beginning at 10-9 O-L, a grueling point that consumed 20 balls and was the second longest point of the match, seemed to drain B-I. Though they won the point, the rest of the set went quickly and badly for them. Entering the tie breaker, it seemed O-L had all the momentum. And when they took a 2-0 lead in the tie breaker, it seemed the championship was in their grasp.
Watch the last 6 points of the match and you'll see a great team, intelligent, talented, experienced, use all three of those attributes to mount its comeback. The last three points consumed 43 balls. When Beaskoetxea threw the winner that ended the match, he and Irastorza were elated and exhausted. They were also SLAM Champions for the second year in a row.
Enhanced linescore (Source: Canal+)
A note about the enhanced linescore. While Jai Alai/Cesta Punta is the fastest ball sport in the world, the points actually progress at a relatively leisurely pace compared to some of the other modalities I've done ball counts for. This has to do with the size of the court and the fact that the ball can be caught and then thrown. The ball moves at very high speed, but the game actually progresses much more slowly than I had thought.
B-I win toss and serve
Key: Server (B=Beaskoetxea, O=Olharan); Number of balls in play; Score; Leader (B-I or O-L)
Balls in play include serves.
Sources for all except balls in play and + - for tie breaker: Canal+. Balls in play: my counts of each point. Tie breaker scoring judgments are my own, as there was no Canal+ accounting for the tie breaker.
Set 1 (0:00-31:29 on the recording)
B.......35......1-0.....B-I
B........5.......2-0.....B-I
B.......16......2-1.....B-I
O........2.......3-1.....B-I
B........6.......3-2.....B-I
O.......16......4-2.....B-I
B........5.......5-2.....B-I
B........5.......6-2.....B-I
B.......15......7-2.....B-I
B........1.......8-2.....B-I
B........5.......9-2.....B-I
B........3......10-2....B-I
B........5......11-2....B-I
B........5......12-2....B-I
B........2......12-3....B-I
O........2......13-3....B-I
B........2......13-4....B-I
O........7......13-5....B-I
O........3......13-6....B-I
O.......16.....14-6....B-I
B........4......14-7....B-I
O........6......15-7....B-I
Scoring: B +2 -3; O +1 -4; I +2 -1; L+2 -7
166 balls in play
Number of balls/number of points
0-4......8
5-9......9
10-14..0
15-19..4
20+.....1
Longest point: 35 (0-0) won by B-I
Set 2 (34:47-1:12:04)
In the course of this game Irastorza threw the fastest clocked ball I saw, 196 kph (122 mph). There may have been faster throws. I didn't keep track of every clocked throw.
B.......11.......1-0.....B-I
B........6.......1-1.....===
O........4.......2-1.....B-I
B........3.......3-1.....B-I
B.......11.......4-1....B-I
B.......14.......4-2....B-I
O........7.......4-3.....B-I
O........6.......5-3.....B-I
B.......16.......5-4....B-I
O.......14.......6-4....B-I
B.......14.......6-5....B-I
O........7.......6-6.....===
O........3.......7-6.....O-L (O-L lead for the first time)
O........2.......7-7.....===
B.......15.......8-7....B-I
B........2.......8-8.....===
O........2.......9-8.....B-I
B........4.......9-9.....===
O.......11....10-9.....O-L
O.......20....10-10...===
B........7.....11-10....B-I
B........4.....11-11....===
O........3.....12-11....O-L
O........9.....13-11....O-L
O........5.....14-11....O-L
O........8.....14-12....O-L
B........6......15-12...O-L
Scoring: B +2 -4; O +4 -3; I +1 -3; L +4 -6
Cumulative through 2 sets: B +4 -7; O +5 -7; I +3 -4 L +6 -13
214 balls in play
Number of balls/number of points
0-4.......9
5-9.......9
10-14...6
15-19...2
20+......1
Longest point: 20 (10-9) won by B-I
Tie breaker set (1:15:24-1:25:01)
O-L win toss and serve
O.......11......1-0.....O-L
O........5.......2-0.....O-L
O........6.......2-1.....O-L
B........3.......2-2.....===
B........3.......3-2.....B-I
B.......18......3-3.....===
O........8.......4-3.....B-I
B.......17......5-3.....B-I
Scoring: B +3 -1; O +0 -1; I +1 -2; L +0 -0
Cumulative for the match:
B +7 -8; O +5 -8; I +4 -6; L +6 -13
71 balls in play
451 ball in play for the match
Number of balls/number of points
0-4.......2
5-9.......3
10-14...1
15-19...2
Longest point 18 (3-2) O-L won the point
Cumulative for the match
0-4.....19
5-9.....21
10-14...7
15-19...8
20+......2
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Beaskoetxea-Irastorza defeated Olharan-Lekerika 2-1 (15-7, 12-15, 5-3)
Full match video
Beaskoetxea-Irastorza used the last ounce of their strength and every ounce of their experience to edge Ohlaran-Lekerika in this champion of champions match, the final match of the ICP season. They had to come back from 0-2 in the tie breaker to finish the job. After the first set it didn't appear that it would be that difficult. Lekerika, in the brightest spotlight at age 21, seemed to be cracking under the pressure. His 7 errors were key to B-I's easy victory. Ahead 4-1 in the second set, B-I seemed to be cruising to an easy championship. But, as the linescore below shows, O-L battled back. Lekerika still made mistakes, but got into his rhythm and showed why he is (in my opinion) headed for greatness. The set was a battle of attrition. O-L didn't take the lead until 7-6. With each point, it seemed that B-I were tiring. The point beginning at 10-9 O-L, a grueling point that consumed 20 balls and was the second longest point of the match, seemed to drain B-I. Though they won the point, the rest of the set went quickly and badly for them. Entering the tie breaker, it seemed O-L had all the momentum. And when they took a 2-0 lead in the tie breaker, it seemed the championship was in their grasp.
Watch the last 6 points of the match and you'll see a great team, intelligent, talented, experienced, use all three of those attributes to mount its comeback. The last three points consumed 43 balls. When Beaskoetxea threw the winner that ended the match, he and Irastorza were elated and exhausted. They were also SLAM Champions for the second year in a row.
Enhanced linescore (Source: Canal+)
A note about the enhanced linescore. While Jai Alai/Cesta Punta is the fastest ball sport in the world, the points actually progress at a relatively leisurely pace compared to some of the other modalities I've done ball counts for. This has to do with the size of the court and the fact that the ball can be caught and then thrown. The ball moves at very high speed, but the game actually progresses much more slowly than I had thought.
B-I win toss and serve
Key: Server (B=Beaskoetxea, O=Olharan); Number of balls in play; Score; Leader (B-I or O-L)
Balls in play include serves.
Sources for all except balls in play and + - for tie breaker: Canal+. Balls in play: my counts of each point. Tie breaker scoring judgments are my own, as there was no Canal+ accounting for the tie breaker.
Set 1 (0:00-31:29 on the recording)
B.......35......1-0.....B-I
B........5.......2-0.....B-I
B.......16......2-1.....B-I
O........2.......3-1.....B-I
B........6.......3-2.....B-I
O.......16......4-2.....B-I
B........5.......5-2.....B-I
B........5.......6-2.....B-I
B.......15......7-2.....B-I
B........1.......8-2.....B-I
B........5.......9-2.....B-I
B........3......10-2....B-I
B........5......11-2....B-I
B........5......12-2....B-I
B........2......12-3....B-I
O........2......13-3....B-I
B........2......13-4....B-I
O........7......13-5....B-I
O........3......13-6....B-I
O.......16.....14-6....B-I
B........4......14-7....B-I
O........6......15-7....B-I
Scoring: B +2 -3; O +1 -4; I +2 -1; L+2 -7
166 balls in play
Number of balls/number of points
0-4......8
5-9......9
10-14..0
15-19..4
20+.....1
Longest point: 35 (0-0) won by B-I
Set 2 (34:47-1:12:04)
In the course of this game Irastorza threw the fastest clocked ball I saw, 196 kph (122 mph). There may have been faster throws. I didn't keep track of every clocked throw.
B.......11.......1-0.....B-I
B........6.......1-1.....===
O........4.......2-1.....B-I
B........3.......3-1.....B-I
B.......11.......4-1....B-I
B.......14.......4-2....B-I
O........7.......4-3.....B-I
O........6.......5-3.....B-I
B.......16.......5-4....B-I
O.......14.......6-4....B-I
B.......14.......6-5....B-I
O........7.......6-6.....===
O........3.......7-6.....O-L (O-L lead for the first time)
O........2.......7-7.....===
B.......15.......8-7....B-I
B........2.......8-8.....===
O........2.......9-8.....B-I
B........4.......9-9.....===
O.......11....10-9.....O-L
O.......20....10-10...===
B........7.....11-10....B-I
B........4.....11-11....===
O........3.....12-11....O-L
O........9.....13-11....O-L
O........5.....14-11....O-L
O........8.....14-12....O-L
B........6......15-12...O-L
Scoring: B +2 -4; O +4 -3; I +1 -3; L +4 -6
Cumulative through 2 sets: B +4 -7; O +5 -7; I +3 -4 L +6 -13
214 balls in play
Number of balls/number of points
0-4.......9
5-9.......9
10-14...6
15-19...2
20+......1
Longest point: 20 (10-9) won by B-I
Tie breaker set (1:15:24-1:25:01)
O-L win toss and serve
O.......11......1-0.....O-L
O........5.......2-0.....O-L
O........6.......2-1.....O-L
B........3.......2-2.....===
B........3.......3-2.....B-I
B.......18......3-3.....===
O........8.......4-3.....B-I
B.......17......5-3.....B-I
Scoring: B +3 -1; O +0 -1; I +1 -2; L +0 -0
Cumulative for the match:
B +7 -8; O +5 -8; I +4 -6; L +6 -13
71 balls in play
451 ball in play for the match
Number of balls/number of points
0-4.......2
5-9.......3
10-14...1
15-19...2
Longest point 18 (3-2) O-L won the point
Cumulative for the match
0-4.....19
5-9.....21
10-14...7
15-19...8
20+......2
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Saturday, August 27, 2016
Main Nue--Turnois de Larrau--Trophee Betzula--Enhanced linescore, commentary, and some background on how Larralde and Ducassou got to this point.
Note: the match record information below is based on the Esku Pilota results pages for 2016. This may or may not be all the times Larralde and Ducassou have faced each other this year. It may or may not be all the matches they have played this year.
This match marked the end of Peio Larralde's reign at the top of the EP rankings. Baptiste Ducassou replaced him. It also marked the end of a long and often frustrating chase for Ducassou, a chase that has lasted through much of 2016. For the year, Larralde and Ducassou are now 3-3 in pairs matches they have played against each other. In championship finals, Larralde now leads Ducassou 3-1 in pairs and 1-0 in singles (the individual Championnat de France). But Ducassou has stayed close enough that this match could change the table. They are both far and away the highest ranked players.
For Larralde, it broke a 12 match winning streak that began after a loss in a Lundi Garat match on May 30 (Etchegaray-Guichandut 50, Larralde-de Ezcurra 43). He also had a tournament final winning streak of 5 snapped. For the year 2016 he is now 20-4, and 6-1 in tournament finals.
For Ducassou, the victory raised his match record for 2016 to 25-5 and his tournament final record to 5-5.
Larralde v Ducassou in 2016 (Larralde 4 Ducassou 3)
Championnat de France Individuel Final Feb. 7: L 40, D 22
Championnat de France Pairs Group A match Mar. 12: Beille-Ducassou 40, Larralde-Guichandut 14
Pilotariat Anglet Semi-Final Apr. 29: Etchegaray-Ducassou 40, Larralde-Guichandut 30
Trophee Atharri Final May 14: Larralde-Guichandut 40, Etchegaray-Ducassou 38 (Full match video)
Trophee Elhina Final June 26: Larralde-Harismendy 40, Etchegaray-Ducassou 33 (Full match video)
Masters de Bayonne Final July 31: Larralde-Guichandut 40, Etchegaray-Ducassou 17 (Full match video)
Turnois de Larrau Final August 21: Ospital-Ducassou 40, Larralde-de Ezcurra 33
(Full match video)
Ducassou now holds a 450 point lead over Larralde at the top of the EP rankings table. Both of them are between 4,400 and 4,800 points ahead of the third ranked player, Mathieu Ospital. To put it another way, Ospital is 5 EP 1000 tournaments behind the top two. Things can change rapidly in the course of a few tournaments, but there is a yawning gap at the moment between Ducassou/Larralde and the rest of the EP roster.
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Turnois de Larrau Final August 21: Ospital-Ducassou defeated Larralde-de Ezcurra 40-33
(Full match video)
The fact that 36 of the 70 complete points on the video consumed 10 or more balls, 20 consumed 20 or more, and 10 consumed 30 or more (see balls in play-number of points table below) gives an indication of how hard fought this match was. O-D never trailed but this was perhaps a closer match than the final score indicated. The match turned on three consecutive points, the points beginning at 25-23 (49:54-51:40 on the recording), 25-24 (52:07-53:07) , and 26-24 (54:30-56:44), which consumed 41, 24, and 47 balls respectively. The first and third of these were the longest points of the match. L-D scored 7 straight points to bring the score to 25-24, with 4 Larralde winners and two services aces accounting for the the first 6. After the 49th point was terminated by a marginal error by Ospital, L-A were ready to "take the driver's seat." But it never happened. At the end of the 50th point de Ezcurra was pinned to 5th filet section from the front wall to make a return on an excellent Ospital shot. de Ezcurra had to go into the mesh and pushed off after the return. But he then hesitated and and was nowhere near the right side to cover when Ospital shot a beautiful cross court winner that beat Larralde. Larralde cried out as if he were asking de Ezurra where he was. He then truncated the cry, probably realizing the protocol he may have violated.
Whether de Ezcurra would have had any chance to get the ball is quite problematic. Judge for yourself. I think Ospital made two excellent plays to stop the bleeding and that was that.
What is amazing is that these three points took about 5 minutes to play. When they were over, O-D had re-established a three point lead. They very slowly built on that lead to the end of the match.
Long points are long because great plays are made during them. This match had its share of great plays. Ducassou continually impresses with his court coverage, speed in retreat when chasing a ball on the dugout roof, ability to play great defense off the back foot from the nether reaches of the court, and ability to put points on the scoreboard. Ospital played a great game, staying with Larralde throughout. de Ezcurra was yeoman like in defense. In the end it was Ducassou's offense that made the difference (see scoring summary below).
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Since there were no statistics given in the match video or at Esku Pilota, I created some myself.
Enhanced line score and basic statistics.:
Key: Server O-Ospital, L=Larralde; number of balls in play (includes serves, does not include Ospital's one pasa); Score, Player O=Ospital, D=Ducassou, L=Larralde, E= de Ezcurra; +=winner, +a=service ace, - =error. Note that O-D lead the match from start to finish. Winning team is always listed first in the enhanced linescore.
All judgments are my own. Yours may be different. Let this linescore be a point of departure. All serves not returned are scored as service aces. Balls in play count ends when one team does not keep a ball in play.
Linescore is given in decades for convenience.
The match video begins in the middle of the third point of the match.
Toss ?
(0:00-7:48 on the recording)
*incomplete video of the point
?....?........1-0......?
O....?........2-0......?
O...22*.......3-0......O+
O...13........4-0......D+
O....6........4-1......L+
L....1........4-2......L+a
L...16........5-2......O+
O....1........6-2......O+a
O...21........7-2......D+
O...14........7-3......O-
(7:48-18:42 on the recording)
L...30........8-3......D+
O....4........8-4......L+
L...34........9-4......E-
O...14........9-5......L+
L....6.......10-5......O+
O...17.......11-5......D+
O....8.......11-6......L+
L....3.......11-7......L+
L....8.......12-7......D+
O....1.......13-7......O+a
(18:42-30:30 on the recording)
O....1.......14-7......O+a (O: Pasa 1)
O...15.......15-7......O+
O....9.......16-7......L-
O...16.......16-8......O-
L....6.......17-8......O+
O....2.......17-9......E+
L....9......17-10......L+
L....4......18-10......O+
O....9......19-10......D+
O...20......19-11......L+
(30:30-41:38 on the recording)
L...29......19-12......D-
L...18......20-12......O+
O...13......21-12......O+
O....1......22-12......O+a
O...12......22-13......E+
L....5......22-14......L+
L....1......22-15......L+a
L....9......22-16......L+
L...10......23-16......O+
O....3......23-17......E+
(41:38-54:30 on the recording)
L...32......24-17......D+
O....3......25-17......D+
O...12......25-18......L+
L....1......25-19......L+a
L...33......25-20......L+
L....3......25-21......L+
L...35......25-22......L+
L....1......25-23......L+a
The three crucial points
L...41......25-24......O- (49:54-51:40)
L...24......26-24......O+ (52:07-53:07)
(54:30-1:07:45 on the recording)
O...47......27-24......O+ (54:30-56:44)
O...11......28-24......D+
O...14......28-25......L+
L...15......28-26......L+
L...10......29-26......O+
O....7......30-26......O+
O....1......31-26......O+a
O....8......31-27......O-
L...25......31-28......L+
L...32......32-28......D+
(1:07:45--) Note: in the middle of the point starting at 33-29, the sound stops on the recording. From the the point that starts at 33-29 until the end of the match IS REPEATED from 1:22:39-1:35:45, with sound. The dance after the match is also repeated with sound). The comments under the Youtube version of the match explain exactly where to switch to the repeated points with sound.
O....4......32-29......L+
L...20......33-29......O+
O...19......34-29......O+
O...11......35-29......D+
O....1......36-29......O+a
O...16......36-30......L+
L....6......37-30......O+
O....1......38-30......O+a
O....4......38-31......L+
L...35......38-32......L+
L....3......38-33......L+
L...14......39-33......O+
O....4......40-33......L-
Scoring
Ospital...+24(including 7 service aces)...-4
Larralde..+25(including 4 service aces)...-2
Ducassou......+11..-1
de Ezcurra.....+3..-1
=38-33. The first two points of the match (both scored by O-D) were not on the video.
Balls in play (seen on the video): 907. The first two points and part of the third point were not on the video.
Balls in play----Number of points
0-4----21
5-9----13
10-14--12
15-19---8
20-24---4
25-29---2
30-34---6
35-39---2
40-44---1
45-49---1
Note: There are only 70 coded points. The first point on the recording shows 22 balls in play. However, the point is already in play when the recording begins.The longest point of the match was 47 balls in play, the point that began at 26-24 O-D and ended at 27-24 O-D.
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This match marked the end of Peio Larralde's reign at the top of the EP rankings. Baptiste Ducassou replaced him. It also marked the end of a long and often frustrating chase for Ducassou, a chase that has lasted through much of 2016. For the year, Larralde and Ducassou are now 3-3 in pairs matches they have played against each other. In championship finals, Larralde now leads Ducassou 3-1 in pairs and 1-0 in singles (the individual Championnat de France). But Ducassou has stayed close enough that this match could change the table. They are both far and away the highest ranked players.
For Larralde, it broke a 12 match winning streak that began after a loss in a Lundi Garat match on May 30 (Etchegaray-Guichandut 50, Larralde-de Ezcurra 43). He also had a tournament final winning streak of 5 snapped. For the year 2016 he is now 20-4, and 6-1 in tournament finals.
For Ducassou, the victory raised his match record for 2016 to 25-5 and his tournament final record to 5-5.
Championnat de France Individuel Final Feb. 7: L 40, D 22
Championnat de France Pairs Group A match Mar. 12: Beille-Ducassou 40, Larralde-Guichandut 14
Pilotariat Anglet Semi-Final Apr. 29: Etchegaray-Ducassou 40, Larralde-Guichandut 30
Trophee Atharri Final May 14: Larralde-Guichandut 40, Etchegaray-Ducassou 38 (Full match video)
Trophee Elhina Final June 26: Larralde-Harismendy 40, Etchegaray-Ducassou 33 (Full match video)
Masters de Bayonne Final July 31: Larralde-Guichandut 40, Etchegaray-Ducassou 17 (Full match video)
Turnois de Larrau Final August 21: Ospital-Ducassou 40, Larralde-de Ezcurra 33
(Full match video)
Ducassou now holds a 450 point lead over Larralde at the top of the EP rankings table. Both of them are between 4,400 and 4,800 points ahead of the third ranked player, Mathieu Ospital. To put it another way, Ospital is 5 EP 1000 tournaments behind the top two. Things can change rapidly in the course of a few tournaments, but there is a yawning gap at the moment between Ducassou/Larralde and the rest of the EP roster.
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Turnois de Larrau Final August 21: Ospital-Ducassou defeated Larralde-de Ezcurra 40-33
(Full match video)
The fact that 36 of the 70 complete points on the video consumed 10 or more balls, 20 consumed 20 or more, and 10 consumed 30 or more (see balls in play-number of points table below) gives an indication of how hard fought this match was. O-D never trailed but this was perhaps a closer match than the final score indicated. The match turned on three consecutive points, the points beginning at 25-23 (49:54-51:40 on the recording), 25-24 (52:07-53:07) , and 26-24 (54:30-56:44), which consumed 41, 24, and 47 balls respectively. The first and third of these were the longest points of the match. L-D scored 7 straight points to bring the score to 25-24, with 4 Larralde winners and two services aces accounting for the the first 6. After the 49th point was terminated by a marginal error by Ospital, L-A were ready to "take the driver's seat." But it never happened. At the end of the 50th point de Ezcurra was pinned to 5th filet section from the front wall to make a return on an excellent Ospital shot. de Ezcurra had to go into the mesh and pushed off after the return. But he then hesitated and and was nowhere near the right side to cover when Ospital shot a beautiful cross court winner that beat Larralde. Larralde cried out as if he were asking de Ezurra where he was. He then truncated the cry, probably realizing the protocol he may have violated.
Whether de Ezcurra would have had any chance to get the ball is quite problematic. Judge for yourself. I think Ospital made two excellent plays to stop the bleeding and that was that.
What is amazing is that these three points took about 5 minutes to play. When they were over, O-D had re-established a three point lead. They very slowly built on that lead to the end of the match.
Long points are long because great plays are made during them. This match had its share of great plays. Ducassou continually impresses with his court coverage, speed in retreat when chasing a ball on the dugout roof, ability to play great defense off the back foot from the nether reaches of the court, and ability to put points on the scoreboard. Ospital played a great game, staying with Larralde throughout. de Ezcurra was yeoman like in defense. In the end it was Ducassou's offense that made the difference (see scoring summary below).
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Since there were no statistics given in the match video or at Esku Pilota, I created some myself.
Enhanced line score and basic statistics.:
Key: Server O-Ospital, L=Larralde; number of balls in play (includes serves, does not include Ospital's one pasa); Score, Player O=Ospital, D=Ducassou, L=Larralde, E= de Ezcurra; +=winner, +a=service ace, - =error. Note that O-D lead the match from start to finish. Winning team is always listed first in the enhanced linescore.
All judgments are my own. Yours may be different. Let this linescore be a point of departure. All serves not returned are scored as service aces. Balls in play count ends when one team does not keep a ball in play.
Linescore is given in decades for convenience.
The match video begins in the middle of the third point of the match.
Toss ?
(0:00-7:48 on the recording)
*incomplete video of the point
?....?........1-0......?
O....?........2-0......?
O...22*.......3-0......O+
O...13........4-0......D+
O....6........4-1......L+
L....1........4-2......L+a
L...16........5-2......O+
O....1........6-2......O+a
O...21........7-2......D+
O...14........7-3......O-
(7:48-18:42 on the recording)
L...30........8-3......D+
O....4........8-4......L+
L...34........9-4......E-
O...14........9-5......L+
L....6.......10-5......O+
O...17.......11-5......D+
O....8.......11-6......L+
L....3.......11-7......L+
L....8.......12-7......D+
O....1.......13-7......O+a
(18:42-30:30 on the recording)
O....1.......14-7......O+a (O: Pasa 1)
O...15.......15-7......O+
O....9.......16-7......L-
O...16.......16-8......O-
L....6.......17-8......O+
O....2.......17-9......E+
L....9......17-10......L+
L....4......18-10......O+
O....9......19-10......D+
O...20......19-11......L+
(30:30-41:38 on the recording)
L...29......19-12......D-
L...18......20-12......O+
O...13......21-12......O+
O....1......22-12......O+a
O...12......22-13......E+
L....5......22-14......L+
L....1......22-15......L+a
L....9......22-16......L+
L...10......23-16......O+
O....3......23-17......E+
(41:38-54:30 on the recording)
L...32......24-17......D+
O....3......25-17......D+
O...12......25-18......L+
L....1......25-19......L+a
L...33......25-20......L+
L....3......25-21......L+
L...35......25-22......L+
L....1......25-23......L+a
The three crucial points
L...41......25-24......O- (49:54-51:40)
L...24......26-24......O+ (52:07-53:07)
(54:30-1:07:45 on the recording)
O...47......27-24......O+ (54:30-56:44)
O...11......28-24......D+
O...14......28-25......L+
L...15......28-26......L+
L...10......29-26......O+
O....7......30-26......O+
O....1......31-26......O+a
O....8......31-27......O-
L...25......31-28......L+
L...32......32-28......D+
(1:07:45--) Note: in the middle of the point starting at 33-29, the sound stops on the recording. From the the point that starts at 33-29 until the end of the match IS REPEATED from 1:22:39-1:35:45, with sound. The dance after the match is also repeated with sound). The comments under the Youtube version of the match explain exactly where to switch to the repeated points with sound.
O....4......32-29......L+
L...20......33-29......O+
O...19......34-29......O+
O...11......35-29......D+
O....1......36-29......O+a
O...16......36-30......L+
L....6......37-30......O+
O....1......38-30......O+a
O....4......38-31......L+
L...35......38-32......L+
L....3......38-33......L+
L...14......39-33......O+
O....4......40-33......L-
Scoring
Ospital...+24(including 7 service aces)...-4
Larralde..+25(including 4 service aces)...-2
Ducassou......+11..-1
de Ezcurra.....+3..-1
=38-33. The first two points of the match (both scored by O-D) were not on the video.
Balls in play (seen on the video): 907. The first two points and part of the third point were not on the video.
Balls in play----Number of points
0-4----21
5-9----13
10-14--12
15-19---8
20-24---4
25-29---2
30-34---6
35-39---2
40-44---1
45-49---1
Note: There are only 70 coded points. The first point on the recording shows 22 balls in play. However, the point is already in play when the recording begins.The longest point of the match was 47 balls in play, the point that began at 26-24 O-D and ended at 27-24 O-D.
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Sunday, August 21, 2016
Pala--Kirol Txartela Masters Tournament--full tournament summary: scores, cumulative tables, articles, video
The keeping of cumulative scores and tables for tournaments is done here when the official organization that sponsors the tournament does not do so during the tournament. It is done so that interested fans can look at how the tournament develops from beginning to end, not just the latest round and table. The Kirol Txartela Masters Tournament began July 6 and ended August 17, 2016
Note: *=Amateur
August 17, 2016:
Final:
Navarro*-Brefel defeated Zubiri-Ayerbe 3-2 (6-10, 10-8, 4-10, 10-6, 10-9). (Match and Joko score source: EITB)
Third Place Match:
Landeta--Ibai-Perez defeated Arozena*-Irrigoyen* (substituting for Ibargari) 3-1 (10-5, 9-10, 10-4, 10-5). (Match and Joko score source: EITB)
Match articles and photos for both matches (source: Innpala Fronton Facebook page).
Selected player analysis article for the league phase of the tournament (source: Innpala Fronton Facebook page).
Full match video for both matches (third place match: 0:00-50 minutes, 32 seconds on the video, final match and trophy presentation: 52:02 to end of video).
Final match:
Full Joko (set) linescores (match winners always listed first) (Source: EITB):
Joko 1: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 3-1; 4-1; 5-1; 5-2; 5-3; 5-4; 5-5; 6-5; 6-6; 6-7; 6-8; 6-9; 6-10 (0-1)
Joko 2: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 4-0; 5-0; 5-1; 6-1; 6-2; 6-3; 7-3; 7-4; 7-5; 7-6; 7-7; 8-7; 8-8; 9-8; 10-8 (1-1)
Joko 3: 0-1; 0-2; 0-3; 1-3; 1-4; 1-5; 2-5; 2-6; 2-7; 3-7; 3-8; 4-8; 4-9; 4-10 (1-2)
Joko 4: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 3-1; 3-2; 4-2; 5-2; 5-3; 6-3; 6-4; 7-4; 8-4; 9-4; 9-5; 9-6; 10-6 (2-2)
Joko 5: 0-1; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-3; 3-4; 3-5; 4-5; 5-5; 5-6; 5-7; 5-8; 6-8; 6-9; 7-9; 8-9; 9-9; 10-9 (3-2)
Match scoring and statistics (Source: EITB)
Navarro*..+7..-14...........Brefel.......+16..-9
Zubiri.......+16..-8...........Ayerbe......+4..-9
Balls in play: 547
Navarro*......93..........Zuberi.........160
Brefel.........180..........Ayerbe.........114
Number of balls in play/number of points (Source: compiled from my counts for each point)
0-4......40
5-9......26
10-14....9
15-19....4
20-24....3
25-29....1
The longest point was 29 balls in play. The point began at 6-8 Z-A in the first Joko. Z-A won the point.
Third place match:
Full Joko (set) linescores (winning team always listed 1st) (Source: EITB).
Joko 1: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 2-3; 3-3; 3-4; 3-5; 4-5; 5-5; 6-5; 7-5; 8-5; 9-5; 10-5 (1-0)
Joko 2: 0-1; 0-2; 0-3; 1-3; 1-4; 2-4; 2-5; 2-6; 2-7; 3-7; 3-8; 4-8; 5-8; 5-9; 6-9; 7-9; 8-9; 9-9; 9-10 (1-1)
Joko 3: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 3-1; 3-2; 4-2; 5-2; 5-3; 6-3; 7-3; 7-4; 8-4; 9-4; 10-4 (2-1)
Joko 4: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-3; 4-3; 5-3; 5-4; 5-5; 6-5; 7-5; 8-5; 9-5; 10-5 (3-1)
Match scoring and statistics: (Source: EITB)
Landeta.....+8..-4.......Ibai-Perez...+14....-10
Arozena*...+4..-1........Irigoyen*....+6....-16
Balls in Play: 360
Landeta......75.............Arozena*.......62
Ibai-Perez..114............Irrigoyen*...109
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6th Day: August 10, 2016--END OF THIRD ROUND. END OF LEAGUE PHASE.
Group A: Gaubeka-Irigoyen* defeated Necol-Andueza* 3-1 (10-4, 9-10, 10-1, 10-2)
Group B: Zuberi-Ayerbe defeated Arozena*-Ibargari 3-2 (5-10, 10-9, 7-10, 10-7, 10-9). (Joko score source: Diario Vasco)
(Match article: Diario Vasco)
According to the match article, this was the best match of the entire league phase. Both teams were given a standing ovation at the end of it. Both teams finished the league phase with equal points, but Z-A advance to the finals based on their victory in this match.
The final, between Zuberi-Ayerbe and Navarro*-Brefel will be held on June 17, 2016.
Final League Results:
Group A Table
Navarro*-Brefel (3-0) (3-0; 3-0, 3-2)--9 points
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (2-1) (3-1; 3-2; 2-3)--8 points
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (1-2) (0-3; 2-3; 3-1)--5 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-3) (1-3; 0-3; 1-3)--2 points
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Fifth Day: August 3, 2016.
Group A: Navarro*-Brefel defeated Landeta--Ibai-Perez 3-2 (10-9, 10-8, 6-10, 9-10, 10-5)
In the fourth joko, L-I came back from an 9-8 deficit to force a deciding joko. With the victory N-B won Group A and a place in the final on August 17.
Group B: Ibarguren*-Imanol defeated Fusto-J. Irigoyen* 3-1 (3-10, 10-7, 10-?, 10-?)
Fusto was forced to retire with a pectoral injury. How long he will be out of action is unknown. There were no details in the Innpala Twitter feed explaining when Fusto retired.
Group A Table:
Navarro*-Brefel (3-0) (3-0; 3-0, 3-2)--9 points
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (2-1) (3-1; 3-2; 2-3)--8 points
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (0-2) (0-3; 2-3)--2 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-2) (1-3; 0-3)--1 point
Ibarguren*-Imanol (1-2) (2-3; 2-3; 3-1)--7 points
Fourth Day: July 27, 2016--END OF 2ND ROUND
Group A: Navarro*-Brefel defeated Necol-Andueza* 3-0 (10-8, 10-9, 10-6)
There is some confusion as to who Brefel's partner was. The InnPala website says it was Navarro, who is listed as Brefel's partner throughout the tournament. But both the InnPala twitter feed and the InnPala Fronton Facebook page say it was Lopez. Lopez is listed as one of the substitutes in this tournament. It is possible one or the other site was incorrect. It is also possible that the twitter feed/facebook page was correct and Lopez played as a sub, but the team is still called "Navarro-Brefel." There is precedent for this in Remonte, where, in the recent Sagardoaren Txapleketa (Torneo Sidra), there were several substitutions during the tournament. However, the teams were named after interests in the cider trade and they stayed consistent, even to the point of substitutes wearing the name of the original player on their back. If I can find out who actually partnered with Brefel, I will put a note in this entry. For now, InnPala is treating the team as Navarro-Brefel.
Group B: Arozena*-Ibargari defeated Ibarguren*-Imanol 3-2 (5-10, 10-1, 5-10, 10-6, 10-7)
Group A Table:
Navarro*-Brefel (2-0) (3-0; 3-0)--6 points
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (2-0) (3-1; 3-2)--6 points
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (0-2) (0-3; 2-3)--2 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-2) (1-3; 0-3)--1 point
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Third Day: July 20, 2016.
Group A: Landeta--Ibai-Perez defeated Gaubeka-Irigoyen 3-2 (10-9, 10-6, 1-10, 8-10, 10-9)
Group B: Fusto-J. Irigoyen* defeated Zubiri-Ayerbe 3-2 (10-7, 10-5, 6-10, 8-10, 10-7)
Group A Table:
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (2-0) (3-1; 3-2)--6 points
Navarro*-Brefel (1-0) (3-0)--3 points
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (0-2) (0-3; 2-3)--2 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-1) (1-3)--1 point
Zubiri-Ayerbe (1-1) (3-2; 2-3)--5 points
Group A: Navarro*-Brefel defeated Gaubeka-Irigoyen* 3-0 (10-7, 10-6, 10-9)
Group B: Zubiri-Ayerbe defeated Ibarguren*-Imanol 3-2 (5-10, 10-7, 7-10, 10-5, 10-8)
Group A Table:
Navarro*-Brefel (1-0) (3-0)--3 points
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (1-0) (3-1)--3 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-1) (1-3)--1 point
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (0-1) (0-3)--0 points
First Day: July 6, 2016.
Group A: Landeta--Ibai-Perez defeated Necol-Andueza* 3-1 (9-10, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6)
Group B: Arozena*-Ibargarai defeated Fusto-J. Irigoyen* 3-0 (10-9, 10-7, 10-7)
Group A. Table
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (1-0) (3-1)--3 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-1) (1-3)--1 point
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (0-0)--0 points
Navarro*-Brefel (0-0)--0 points
Arozena*-Ibargarai (1-0) (3-0)--3 points
Note: *=Amateur
August 17, 2016:
Final:
Navarro*-Brefel defeated Zubiri-Ayerbe 3-2 (6-10, 10-8, 4-10, 10-6, 10-9). (Match and Joko score source: EITB)
Third Place Match:
Landeta--Ibai-Perez defeated Arozena*-Irrigoyen* (substituting for Ibargari) 3-1 (10-5, 9-10, 10-4, 10-5). (Match and Joko score source: EITB)
Match articles and photos for both matches (source: Innpala Fronton Facebook page).
Selected player analysis article for the league phase of the tournament (source: Innpala Fronton Facebook page).
Full match video for both matches (third place match: 0:00-50 minutes, 32 seconds on the video, final match and trophy presentation: 52:02 to end of video).
Final match:
Full Joko (set) linescores (match winners always listed first) (Source: EITB):
Joko 1: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 3-1; 4-1; 5-1; 5-2; 5-3; 5-4; 5-5; 6-5; 6-6; 6-7; 6-8; 6-9; 6-10 (0-1)
Joko 2: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 4-0; 5-0; 5-1; 6-1; 6-2; 6-3; 7-3; 7-4; 7-5; 7-6; 7-7; 8-7; 8-8; 9-8; 10-8 (1-1)
Joko 3: 0-1; 0-2; 0-3; 1-3; 1-4; 1-5; 2-5; 2-6; 2-7; 3-7; 3-8; 4-8; 4-9; 4-10 (1-2)
Joko 4: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 3-1; 3-2; 4-2; 5-2; 5-3; 6-3; 6-4; 7-4; 8-4; 9-4; 9-5; 9-6; 10-6 (2-2)
Joko 5: 0-1; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-3; 3-4; 3-5; 4-5; 5-5; 5-6; 5-7; 5-8; 6-8; 6-9; 7-9; 8-9; 9-9; 10-9 (3-2)
Match scoring and statistics (Source: EITB)
Navarro*..+7..-14...........Brefel.......+16..-9
Zubiri.......+16..-8...........Ayerbe......+4..-9
Balls in play: 547
Navarro*......93..........Zuberi.........160
Brefel.........180..........Ayerbe.........114
Number of balls in play/number of points (Source: compiled from my counts for each point)
0-4......40
5-9......26
10-14....9
15-19....4
20-24....3
25-29....1
The longest point was 29 balls in play. The point began at 6-8 Z-A in the first Joko. Z-A won the point.
Third place match:
Full Joko (set) linescores (winning team always listed 1st) (Source: EITB).
Joko 1: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 2-3; 3-3; 3-4; 3-5; 4-5; 5-5; 6-5; 7-5; 8-5; 9-5; 10-5 (1-0)
Joko 2: 0-1; 0-2; 0-3; 1-3; 1-4; 2-4; 2-5; 2-6; 2-7; 3-7; 3-8; 4-8; 5-8; 5-9; 6-9; 7-9; 8-9; 9-9; 9-10 (1-1)
Joko 3: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 3-1; 3-2; 4-2; 5-2; 5-3; 6-3; 7-3; 7-4; 8-4; 9-4; 10-4 (2-1)
Joko 4: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-3; 4-3; 5-3; 5-4; 5-5; 6-5; 7-5; 8-5; 9-5; 10-5 (3-1)
Match scoring and statistics: (Source: EITB)
Landeta.....+8..-4.......Ibai-Perez...+14....-10
Arozena*...+4..-1........Irigoyen*....+6....-16
Balls in Play: 360
Landeta......75.............Arozena*.......62
Ibai-Perez..114............Irrigoyen*...109
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6th Day: August 10, 2016--END OF THIRD ROUND. END OF LEAGUE PHASE.
Group A: Gaubeka-Irigoyen* defeated Necol-Andueza* 3-1 (10-4, 9-10, 10-1, 10-2)
Group B: Zuberi-Ayerbe defeated Arozena*-Ibargari 3-2 (5-10, 10-9, 7-10, 10-7, 10-9). (Joko score source: Diario Vasco)
(Match article: Diario Vasco)
According to the match article, this was the best match of the entire league phase. Both teams were given a standing ovation at the end of it. Both teams finished the league phase with equal points, but Z-A advance to the finals based on their victory in this match.
The final, between Zuberi-Ayerbe and Navarro*-Brefel will be held on June 17, 2016.
Final League Results:
Group A Table
Navarro*-Brefel (3-0) (3-0; 3-0, 3-2)--9 points
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (2-1) (3-1; 3-2; 2-3)--8 points
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (1-2) (0-3; 2-3; 3-1)--5 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-3) (1-3; 0-3; 1-3)--2 points
Group B Table:
Zubiri-Ayerbe (2-1) (3-2; 2-3; 3-2)--8 points
Arozena*-Ibargarai (2-1) (3-0; 3-2; 2-3)--8 points
Ibarguren*-Imanol (1-2) (2-3; 2-3; 3-1)--7 points
Arozena*-Ibargarai (2-1) (3-0; 3-2; 2-3)--8 points
Ibarguren*-Imanol (1-2) (2-3; 2-3; 3-1)--7 points
Fusto-J. Irigoyen* (1-2) (0-3; 3-2; 1-3 )--4 points
Ibaruren*-Imanol were credited with only 6 points by InnPala, even though they should have been credited with 7. The rules of the tournament specify that a full 3 points should be given the winner of the match even if the match isn't finished because of an injury.
Ibaruren*-Imanol were credited with only 6 points by InnPala, even though they should have been credited with 7. The rules of the tournament specify that a full 3 points should be given the winner of the match even if the match isn't finished because of an injury.
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Fifth Day: August 3, 2016.
Group A: Navarro*-Brefel defeated Landeta--Ibai-Perez 3-2 (10-9, 10-8, 6-10, 9-10, 10-5)
In the fourth joko, L-I came back from an 9-8 deficit to force a deciding joko. With the victory N-B won Group A and a place in the final on August 17.
Group B: Ibarguren*-Imanol defeated Fusto-J. Irigoyen* 3-1 (3-10, 10-7, 10-?, 10-?)
Fusto was forced to retire with a pectoral injury. How long he will be out of action is unknown. There were no details in the Innpala Twitter feed explaining when Fusto retired.
Group A Table:
Navarro*-Brefel (3-0) (3-0; 3-0, 3-2)--9 points
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (2-1) (3-1; 3-2; 2-3)--8 points
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (0-2) (0-3; 2-3)--2 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-2) (1-3; 0-3)--1 point
Group B Table:
Ibarguren*-Imanol (1-2) (2-3; 2-3; 3-1)--7 points
Arozena*-Ibargarai (2-0) (3-0; 3-2)--6 points
Zubiri-Ayerbe (1-1) (3-2; 2-3)--5 points
Fusto-J. Irigoyen* (1-2) (0-3; 3-2; 1-3 )--4 points
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Zubiri-Ayerbe (1-1) (3-2; 2-3)--5 points
Fusto-J. Irigoyen* (1-2) (0-3; 3-2; 1-3 )--4 points
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Fourth Day: July 27, 2016--END OF 2ND ROUND
Group A: Navarro*-Brefel defeated Necol-Andueza* 3-0 (10-8, 10-9, 10-6)
There is some confusion as to who Brefel's partner was. The InnPala website says it was Navarro, who is listed as Brefel's partner throughout the tournament. But both the InnPala twitter feed and the InnPala Fronton Facebook page say it was Lopez. Lopez is listed as one of the substitutes in this tournament. It is possible one or the other site was incorrect. It is also possible that the twitter feed/facebook page was correct and Lopez played as a sub, but the team is still called "Navarro-Brefel." There is precedent for this in Remonte, where, in the recent Sagardoaren Txapleketa (Torneo Sidra), there were several substitutions during the tournament. However, the teams were named after interests in the cider trade and they stayed consistent, even to the point of substitutes wearing the name of the original player on their back. If I can find out who actually partnered with Brefel, I will put a note in this entry. For now, InnPala is treating the team as Navarro-Brefel.
Group B: Arozena*-Ibargari defeated Ibarguren*-Imanol 3-2 (5-10, 10-1, 5-10, 10-6, 10-7)
Group A Table:
Navarro*-Brefel (2-0) (3-0; 3-0)--6 points
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (2-0) (3-1; 3-2)--6 points
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (0-2) (0-3; 2-3)--2 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-2) (1-3; 0-3)--1 point
Group B Table:
Arozena*-Ibargarai (2-0) (3-0; 3-2)--6 points
Zubiri-Ayerbe (1-1) (3-2; 2-3)--5 points
Ibarguren*-Imanol (0-2) (2-3; 2-3)--4 points
Fusto-J. Irigoyen* (1-1) (0-3; 3-2)--3 points
Zubiri-Ayerbe (1-1) (3-2; 2-3)--5 points
Ibarguren*-Imanol (0-2) (2-3; 2-3)--4 points
Fusto-J. Irigoyen* (1-1) (0-3; 3-2)--3 points
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Third Day: July 20, 2016.
Group A: Landeta--Ibai-Perez defeated Gaubeka-Irigoyen 3-2 (10-9, 10-6, 1-10, 8-10, 10-9)
Group B: Fusto-J. Irigoyen* defeated Zubiri-Ayerbe 3-2 (10-7, 10-5, 6-10, 8-10, 10-7)
Group A Table:
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (2-0) (3-1; 3-2)--6 points
Navarro*-Brefel (1-0) (3-0)--3 points
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (0-2) (0-3; 2-3)--2 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-1) (1-3)--1 point
Group B Table:
Zubiri-Ayerbe (1-1) (3-2; 2-3)--5 points
Arozena*-Ibargarai (1-0) (3-0)--3 points
Fusto-J. Irigoyen* (1-1) (0-3; 3-2)--3 points
Ibarguren*-Imanol (0-1) (2-3)--2 points
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Second Day: July 13, 2016--END OF 1ST ROUNDFusto-J. Irigoyen* (1-1) (0-3; 3-2)--3 points
Ibarguren*-Imanol (0-1) (2-3)--2 points
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Group A: Navarro*-Brefel defeated Gaubeka-Irigoyen* 3-0 (10-7, 10-6, 10-9)
Group B: Zubiri-Ayerbe defeated Ibarguren*-Imanol 3-2 (5-10, 10-7, 7-10, 10-5, 10-8)
Group A Table:
Navarro*-Brefel (1-0) (3-0)--3 points
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (1-0) (3-1)--3 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-1) (1-3)--1 point
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (0-1) (0-3)--0 points
Group B Table:
Arozena*-Ibargarai (1-0) (3-0)--3 points
Zubiri-Ayerbe (1-0) (3-2)--3 points
Ibarguren*-Imanol (0-1) (2-3)--2 points
Fusto-J. Irigoyen* (0-1) (0-3)--0 points
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Zubiri-Ayerbe (1-0) (3-2)--3 points
Ibarguren*-Imanol (0-1) (2-3)--2 points
Fusto-J. Irigoyen* (0-1) (0-3)--0 points
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First Day: July 6, 2016.
Group A: Landeta--Ibai-Perez defeated Necol-Andueza* 3-1 (9-10, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6)
Group B: Arozena*-Ibargarai defeated Fusto-J. Irigoyen* 3-0 (10-9, 10-7, 10-7)
Group A. Table
Landeta--Ibai-Perez (1-0) (3-1)--3 points
Necol-Andueza* (0-1) (1-3)--1 point
Gaubeka-Irigoyen* (0-0)--0 points
Navarro*-Brefel (0-0)--0 points
Group B. Table
Arozena*-Ibargarai (1-0) (3-0)--3 points
Zubiri-Ayerbe (0-0)--0 points
Ibarguren*-Imanol (0-0)--0 points
Fusto-J. Irigoyen* (0-1) (0-3)--0 points
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Ibarguren*-Imanol (0-0)--0 points
Fusto-J. Irigoyen* (0-1) (0-3)--0 points
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Pala---Kirol Txartela Masters Tournament--Individual joko (set) linescores and analysis for final and third place match
* Amateur
Final:
Navarro*-Brefel defeated Zubiri-Ayerbe 3-2 (6-10, 10-8, 4-10, 10-6, 10-9). (Match and Joko score source: EITB)
Third Place Match
Landeta--Ibai-Perez defeated Arozena*-Irigoyen* (substituting for Ibargari) 3-1
(10-5, 9-10, 10-4, 10-5). (Match and Joko score source: EITB)
Full match video for both matches (third place match: 0:00-50 minutes, 32 seconds on the video, final match and trophy presentation: 52:02 to end of video).
Though perhaps not one of the most artistic Pala matches ever played, this was one of the most exciting. The trend of a possible changing of the guard continued, with Fusto and Gaubeka again missing out on a major tournament final, the second time in a row that has happened after one or both had not missed out on a final in three years. The younger players (Brefel and Ibai-Perez in these two matches, along with Necol and an at times impressive looking Zubiri--who has awesome potential when he can stay on his feet), portend good health for the sport in the future. The fact that the first three have extensive short court experience also bodes well for them in a sport where the traditional long court game is seen less and less. And what can one say about Sylvain Brefel? He plays every point with intensity and he hits the ball hard, but mostly with very good control. He is not afraid, especially when partnered with an amateur, as he was in this match, to take risks with scoring shots from the back of the court. He makes his share of mistakes, but never lets the last mistake interfere with the next point. His intensity does not seem to have any effect on his obvious enjoyment of his vocation. In tight situations he tells himself "Va!" before he serves. And he has now won two of the last three major tournaments he has been in, one with Fusto and one with an amateur. He was named the Player of the Tournament.
Full Joko (set) linescores (match winners always listed first) (Source: EITB):
Joko 1: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 3-1; 4-1; 5-1; 5-2; 5-3; 5-4; 5-5; 6-5; 6-6; 6-7; 6-8; 6-9; 6-10 (0-1)
Joko 2: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 4-0; 5-0; 5-1; 6-1; 6-2; 6-3; 7-3; 7-4; 7-5; 7-6; 7-7; 8-7; 8-8; 9-8; 10-8 (1-1)
Joko 3: 0-1; 0-2; 0-3; 1-3; 1-4; 1-5; 2-5; 2-6; 2-7; 3-7; 3-8; 4-8; 4-9; 4-10 (1-2)
Joko 4: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 3-1; 3-2; 4-2; 5-2; 5-3; 6-3; 6-4; 7-4; 8-4; 9-4; 9-5; 9-6; 10-6 (2-2)
Joko 5: 0-1; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-3; 3-4; 3-5; 4-5; 5-5; 5-6; 5-7; 5-8; 6-8; 6-9; 7-9; 8-9; 9-9; 10-9 (3-2)
Match scoring and statistics (Source: EITB)
Navarro*..+7..-14...........Brefel.......+16..-9
Zubiri.......+16..-8...........Ayerbe......+4..-9
Balls in play: 547
Navarro*......93..........Zuberi.........160
Brefel.........180..........Ayerbe.........114
Number of balls in play/number of points (Source: compiled from my counts for each point)
0-4......40
5-9......26
10-14....9
15-19....4
20-24....3
25-29....1
The longest point was 29 balls in play. The point began at 6-8 Z-A in the first Joko. Z-A won the point.
In the entire match, the lead changed hands only 4 times. It changed hands three times in the last Joko. The final lead change came on the final point of the match. The longest point streak was 5.
A key point early in the match came in in Joko 2. N-B had lost the first Joko and seen comfortable 5-0 and 6-1 leads dissolve in this one. The point beginning at 8-7 (1:15:05-1:15:54 on the recording) is crucial to the context of this key point. At the end of an excellent point that consumed 18 balls in play, Brefel made an error on a return, tying the score at 8-8. The key point was the one beginning at 8-8. Usually it is the stronger partner who lifts the team after an error by the weaker one. A quick look at the almost 2:1 ratio of balls hit by Brefel to those of his partner Navarro, the single amateur in this match, shows that Brefel lifted his team in this way on numerous occasions. However on this point, it was Navarro who lifted the team after the mistake. The point runs from 1:16:17-1:16:36 on the recording. Navarro won the point with a beautiful two wall winner, giving his team a 9-8 lead. Brefel then made a perfect front-side wall carom serve that finished the Joko. 0-2 became 1-1.
The match had a wild finish when two errors by Ayerbe were sandwiched around a Navarro winner and Brefel ace to turn a 6-9 deficit into a 10-9 win that won the match 3-2.
Z-A outscored N-B 43-40, but N-B won the match.
Third place match:
Irigoyen substituted for Ibargarai. If you watch the match closely, you will see Ibargarai in a crowd scene. He his holding a baby. He gives the baby to a woman and then winces in pain at the shoulder.
Full Joko (set) linescores (winning team always listed 1st) (Source: EITB).
Joko 1: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 2-3; 3-3; 3-4; 3-5; 4-5; 5-5; 6-5; 7-5; 8-5; 9-5; 10-5 (1-0)
Joko 2: 0-1; 0-2; 0-3; 1-3; 1-4; 2-4; 2-5; 2-6; 2-7; 3-7; 3-8; 4-8; 5-8; 5-9; 6-9; 7-9; 8-9; 9-9; 9-10 (1-1)
Joko 3: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 3-1; 3-2; 4-2; 5-2; 5-3; 6-3; 7-3; 7-4; 8-4; 9-4; 10-4 (2-1)
Joko 4: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-3; 4-3; 5-3; 5-4; 5-5; 6-5; 7-5; 8-5; 9-5; 10-5 (3-1)
Match scoring and statistics: (Source: EITB)
Landeta.....+8..-4.......Ibai-Perez...+14....-10
Arozena*...+4..-1........Irigoyen*....+6....-16
Balls in Play: 360
Landeta......75.............Arozena*.......62
Ibai-Perez..114............Irigoyen*...109
The two veteran amateurs (42 and 40 respectively) played well in spurts, and even won a Joko, but that win seemed to wake their opponents, who easily disposed of the last two Jokos to win the match.. The match was highligted by a series of points in the second Joko (the point beginning at 2-0 to the point ending at 4-2), which were terminated by two excellent two wall shots by Arozena and an excellent two wall shot and dejada by Landeta. In the point beginning at 2-0 in the third Joko, Irigoyen broke his bat in the middle of the point (the broken shard flying over Landeta's head) but did not have to use it again. In the third Joko, point beginning at 7-3, the longest point of the match (24 balls in play), Landeta went off the court to make two great saves and barely missed a third. At the end of the match what looked like an Arozena family (or family and friends) photo was taken on the court. I counted 25.
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Final:
Navarro*-Brefel defeated Zubiri-Ayerbe 3-2 (6-10, 10-8, 4-10, 10-6, 10-9). (Match and Joko score source: EITB)
Third Place Match
Landeta--Ibai-Perez defeated Arozena*-Irigoyen* (substituting for Ibargari) 3-1
Full match video for both matches (third place match: 0:00-50 minutes, 32 seconds on the video, final match and trophy presentation: 52:02 to end of video).
Though perhaps not one of the most artistic Pala matches ever played, this was one of the most exciting. The trend of a possible changing of the guard continued, with Fusto and Gaubeka again missing out on a major tournament final, the second time in a row that has happened after one or both had not missed out on a final in three years. The younger players (Brefel and Ibai-Perez in these two matches, along with Necol and an at times impressive looking Zubiri--who has awesome potential when he can stay on his feet), portend good health for the sport in the future. The fact that the first three have extensive short court experience also bodes well for them in a sport where the traditional long court game is seen less and less. And what can one say about Sylvain Brefel? He plays every point with intensity and he hits the ball hard, but mostly with very good control. He is not afraid, especially when partnered with an amateur, as he was in this match, to take risks with scoring shots from the back of the court. He makes his share of mistakes, but never lets the last mistake interfere with the next point. His intensity does not seem to have any effect on his obvious enjoyment of his vocation. In tight situations he tells himself "Va!" before he serves. And he has now won two of the last three major tournaments he has been in, one with Fusto and one with an amateur. He was named the Player of the Tournament.
Full Joko (set) linescores (match winners always listed first) (Source: EITB):
Joko 1: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 3-1; 4-1; 5-1; 5-2; 5-3; 5-4; 5-5; 6-5; 6-6; 6-7; 6-8; 6-9; 6-10 (0-1)
Joko 2: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 4-0; 5-0; 5-1; 6-1; 6-2; 6-3; 7-3; 7-4; 7-5; 7-6; 7-7; 8-7; 8-8; 9-8; 10-8 (1-1)
Joko 3: 0-1; 0-2; 0-3; 1-3; 1-4; 1-5; 2-5; 2-6; 2-7; 3-7; 3-8; 4-8; 4-9; 4-10 (1-2)
Joko 4: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 3-1; 3-2; 4-2; 5-2; 5-3; 6-3; 6-4; 7-4; 8-4; 9-4; 9-5; 9-6; 10-6 (2-2)
Joko 5: 0-1; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-3; 3-4; 3-5; 4-5; 5-5; 5-6; 5-7; 5-8; 6-8; 6-9; 7-9; 8-9; 9-9; 10-9 (3-2)
Match scoring and statistics (Source: EITB)
Navarro*..+7..-14...........Brefel.......+16..-9
Zubiri.......+16..-8...........Ayerbe......+4..-9
Balls in play: 547
Navarro*......93..........Zuberi.........160
Brefel.........180..........Ayerbe.........114
Number of balls in play/number of points (Source: compiled from my counts for each point)
0-4......40
5-9......26
10-14....9
15-19....4
20-24....3
25-29....1
The longest point was 29 balls in play. The point began at 6-8 Z-A in the first Joko. Z-A won the point.
A key point early in the match came in in Joko 2. N-B had lost the first Joko and seen comfortable 5-0 and 6-1 leads dissolve in this one. The point beginning at 8-7 (1:15:05-1:15:54 on the recording) is crucial to the context of this key point. At the end of an excellent point that consumed 18 balls in play, Brefel made an error on a return, tying the score at 8-8. The key point was the one beginning at 8-8. Usually it is the stronger partner who lifts the team after an error by the weaker one. A quick look at the almost 2:1 ratio of balls hit by Brefel to those of his partner Navarro, the single amateur in this match, shows that Brefel lifted his team in this way on numerous occasions. However on this point, it was Navarro who lifted the team after the mistake. The point runs from 1:16:17-1:16:36 on the recording. Navarro won the point with a beautiful two wall winner, giving his team a 9-8 lead. Brefel then made a perfect front-side wall carom serve that finished the Joko. 0-2 became 1-1.
The match had a wild finish when two errors by Ayerbe were sandwiched around a Navarro winner and Brefel ace to turn a 6-9 deficit into a 10-9 win that won the match 3-2.
Z-A outscored N-B 43-40, but N-B won the match.
Third place match:
Irigoyen substituted for Ibargarai. If you watch the match closely, you will see Ibargarai in a crowd scene. He his holding a baby. He gives the baby to a woman and then winces in pain at the shoulder.
Full Joko (set) linescores (winning team always listed 1st) (Source: EITB).
Joko 1: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 2-3; 3-3; 3-4; 3-5; 4-5; 5-5; 6-5; 7-5; 8-5; 9-5; 10-5 (1-0)
Joko 2: 0-1; 0-2; 0-3; 1-3; 1-4; 2-4; 2-5; 2-6; 2-7; 3-7; 3-8; 4-8; 5-8; 5-9; 6-9; 7-9; 8-9; 9-9; 9-10 (1-1)
Joko 3: 1-0; 2-0; 3-0; 3-1; 3-2; 4-2; 5-2; 5-3; 6-3; 7-3; 7-4; 8-4; 9-4; 10-4 (2-1)
Joko 4: 1-0; 1-1; 2-1; 2-2; 3-2; 3-3; 4-3; 5-3; 5-4; 5-5; 6-5; 7-5; 8-5; 9-5; 10-5 (3-1)
Match scoring and statistics: (Source: EITB)
Landeta.....+8..-4.......Ibai-Perez...+14....-10
Arozena*...+4..-1........Irigoyen*....+6....-16
Balls in Play: 360
Landeta......75.............Arozena*.......62
Ibai-Perez..114............Irigoyen*...109
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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--Cumulative match records for all participants in both Internationaux Cesta Punta and Jai Alai World Tour Summer Partidos through the first 10 tournaments
In this space we will keep a cumulative accounting of the records of all of the players in both the Internationaux Cesta Punta and Jai Alai World Tour competitions. Many of these players are playing in both competitions and it will be interesting to track how they do over the course of the Summer partido season. The table will be updated periodically, after the conclusion of tournaments. Separate tables will be kept for front and back courters. Rank on the table will be determined by match winning percentage. Ties will be broken first by set winning percentage, and then, if necessary by point winning percentage. For purposes of this table, winning a third set will be counted as 1/3 of a set, as third sets are played to only 5 points. Sources are the results pages of Internationaux Cesta Punta and Jai Alai World Tour
August 18, 2016
Ten Finals: Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II, Lekeitio (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). Includes first sem-final of ICP SLAM
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He was replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza was supposed to partner with Alex Hormaetxea in ICP Master 4. He was unable to play in ICP Master 4 and was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray.
Christophe Olha (groin) and Nicolas Etcheto (right bicep) were injured in non-JAWT tournaments before the 3rd place and final matches of the JAWT Lekeitio Master competition. They were replaced by Unai Alberro and David Minvielle respecitively.
For the ICP SLAM competition, the four Masters winners play against each other in a champion of champions competition. To recap:
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 are:
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)
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Beaskoetxea 8-2....14.9-6.3.....286-242.....3
Goikoetxea 7-3....15.3-5.6.....286-252.....2
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3.......210-230.....1
Hormaetxea 5-5....7.2-14........246-274.....2
Egiguren 4-5....9-9.3..........247-223.....1
Olharan 4-5....7.9-11.6.....252-261.....1
Erik 2-4....8-5.2..........178-161
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3..........76-80
Barandika 2-4....4.3-8.3......143-170
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-2....1-3.3.........40-59
Alberro 0-1....0-2............18-30
Back Court
Irastorza 1-0......2-0........30-11
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4......151-121.....1
Minvielle 4-1....6.9-4.3...150-143.....2
Enbil 4-2....8-4.........161-149.....1
Eyheragaray 2-1....2.6-4......77-74........1
Lekerika 5-3....11.3-5.6..239-203...2
Aldazabal 5-4...,10.6-8.6..241-226...1
Inza 3-3....6-6.........158-160
Amigorena 3-3....5.6-7.3...166-172...1
Txasio 3-6....8.3-10.9..221-252
Erkiaga 2-4....4.3-8.3....166-174...1
Ihitsague 1-3....4-4.6.......103-111
Alliez 0-4....2-6.6.......80-126
Urtasun 0-2....0-4..........39-60
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August 12 nine Finals: Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II, Lekeitio (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, and 3 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes the semi-finals of ICP Master 4, a championship that has not yet concluded.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He was replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza was supposed to partner with Alex Hormaetxea in ICP Master 4. He was unable to play in ICP Master 4 and was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray.
Christophe Olha (groin) and Nicolas Etcheto (right bicep) were injured in non-JAWT tournaments before the 3rd place and final matches of the JAWT Lekeitio Master competition. They were replaced by Unai Alberro and David Minvielle respecitively.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Goikoetxea 7-2....14.3-4.3.....264-222.....2
Beaskoetxea 7-2....12.9-6.3.....256-231.....3
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3......210-230.....1
Hormaetxea 4-4....5.9-11.......205-222.....1
Egiguren 4-5....9-9.3........247-223.....1
Olharan 4-5....7.9-11.6.....252-261....1
Erik 2-4....8-5.2..........178-161
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3..........76-80
Barandika 2-4....4.3-8.3........143-170
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-2....1-3.3...........40-59
Alberro 0-1....0-2..............18-30
Back Court
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4......151-121....1
Minvielle 4-1....6.9-4.3....150-143....2
Enbil 4-2...8-4..........161-149.....1
Lekerika 5-3..11.3-5.6...239-203.....2
Aldazabal 5-3....9.6-7.3....219-196....1
Inza 3-3....6-6..........158-160
Amigorena 3-3...5.6-7.3....166-172....1
Eyheragaray 1-1...1.3-3........47-52
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6........92-81
Txasio 3-6....8.3-10.9...221-252
Erkiaga 2-4....4.3-8.3.....166-174...1
Alliez 0-4....2-6.6........80-126
Urtasun 0-2....0-4...........39-60
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As of August 5, 2016 eight championships--Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, and 3 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes the semi-finals of Lekeitio, the final JAWT championship, which concludes August 13.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He will be replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza's availability for Master 4, in which he is scheduled to partner with Alex Hormaetxea, is unkown at this time.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
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As of August 4, 2016 seven championships--Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, and 3 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes both the semi-finals of Gernika II and Lekeitio (JAWT), championships that have not yet concluded.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He will be replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
August 18, 2016
Ten Finals: Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II, Lekeitio (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). Includes first sem-final of ICP SLAM
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He was replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza was supposed to partner with Alex Hormaetxea in ICP Master 4. He was unable to play in ICP Master 4 and was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray.
Christophe Olha (groin) and Nicolas Etcheto (right bicep) were injured in non-JAWT tournaments before the 3rd place and final matches of the JAWT Lekeitio Master competition. They were replaced by Unai Alberro and David Minvielle respecitively.
For the ICP SLAM competition, the four Masters winners play against each other in a champion of champions competition. To recap:
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 are:
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)
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Beaskoetxea 8-2....14.9-6.3.....286-242.....3
Goikoetxea 7-3....15.3-5.6.....286-252.....2
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3.......210-230.....1
Hormaetxea 5-5....7.2-14........246-274.....2
Egiguren 4-5....9-9.3..........247-223.....1
Olharan 4-5....7.9-11.6.....252-261.....1
Erik 2-4....8-5.2..........178-161
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3..........76-80
Barandika 2-4....4.3-8.3......143-170
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-2....1-3.3.........40-59
Alberro 0-1....0-2............18-30
Back Court
Irastorza 1-0......2-0........30-11
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4......151-121.....1
Minvielle 4-1....6.9-4.3...150-143.....2
Enbil 4-2....8-4.........161-149.....1
Eyheragaray 2-1....2.6-4......77-74........1
Lekerika 5-3....11.3-5.6..239-203...2
Aldazabal 5-4...,10.6-8.6..241-226...1
Inza 3-3....6-6.........158-160
Amigorena 3-3....5.6-7.3...166-172...1
Txasio 3-6....8.3-10.9..221-252
Erkiaga 2-4....4.3-8.3....166-174...1
Ihitsague 1-3....4-4.6.......103-111
Alliez 0-4....2-6.6.......80-126
Urtasun 0-2....0-4..........39-60
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August 12 nine Finals: Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II, Lekeitio (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, and 3 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes the semi-finals of ICP Master 4, a championship that has not yet concluded.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He was replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza was supposed to partner with Alex Hormaetxea in ICP Master 4. He was unable to play in ICP Master 4 and was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray.
Christophe Olha (groin) and Nicolas Etcheto (right bicep) were injured in non-JAWT tournaments before the 3rd place and final matches of the JAWT Lekeitio Master competition. They were replaced by Unai Alberro and David Minvielle respecitively.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Goikoetxea 7-2....14.3-4.3.....264-222.....2
Beaskoetxea 7-2....12.9-6.3.....256-231.....3
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3......210-230.....1
Hormaetxea 4-4....5.9-11.......205-222.....1
Egiguren 4-5....9-9.3........247-223.....1
Olharan 4-5....7.9-11.6.....252-261....1
Erik 2-4....8-5.2..........178-161
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3..........76-80
Barandika 2-4....4.3-8.3........143-170
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-2....1-3.3...........40-59
Alberro 0-1....0-2..............18-30
Back Court
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4......151-121....1
Minvielle 4-1....6.9-4.3....150-143....2
Enbil 4-2...8-4..........161-149.....1
Lekerika 5-3..11.3-5.6...239-203.....2
Aldazabal 5-3....9.6-7.3....219-196....1
Inza 3-3....6-6..........158-160
Amigorena 3-3...5.6-7.3....166-172....1
Eyheragaray 1-1...1.3-3........47-52
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6........92-81
Txasio 3-6....8.3-10.9...221-252
Erkiaga 2-4....4.3-8.3.....166-174...1
Alliez 0-4....2-6.6........80-126
Urtasun 0-2....0-4...........39-60
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As of August 5, 2016 eight championships--Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina, Gernika II (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, and 3 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes the semi-finals of Lekeitio, the final JAWT championship, which concludes August 13.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He will be replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Eric Irastorza was injured and unable to partner with Diego Beaskoetxea in ICP Master 3. He was replaced by Unai Lekerika. Irastorza's availability for Master 4, in which he is scheduled to partner with Alex Hormaetxea, is unkown at this time.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Front Court
Beaskoetxea 7-1....12.9-4.3.....242-201.....3
Goikoetxea 5-2....11-3.3.......201-180.....1
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3......210-230.....1
Olharan 4-4....6.9-10.3.....224-228.....1
Hormaetxea 3-4....4.6-10.......176-200.....1
Egiguren 3-5....7-9.3........217-205.....1
Erik 2-4....8-5.2........178-161
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3........76-80
Barandika 2-4....4.3-8.3......143-170
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-1....0-2..........18-30
Back Court
Minvielle 4-0....5.9-3......122-110.....2
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4......151-121.....1
Lekerika 5-3....11.3-5.6...239-203.....2
Enbil 3-2....6-4........131-131.....1
Aldazabal 4-3....7.6-7.3....189-182.....1
Inza 3-3....6-6........158-160
Amigorena 3-3....5.6-7.3....166-172.....1
Txasio 3-5....7.3-9.6....199-223
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6......92-81
Erkiaga 1-4....3-7.3......133-146
Alliez 0-2....2-2.6......48-66
Urtasun 0-2....0-4........ 39-60
Eyheragaray 0-1....0-2........18-30
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As of August 4, 2016 seven championships--Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1, 2, and 3 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes both the semi-finals of Gernika II and Lekeitio (JAWT), championships that have not yet concluded.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He will be replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Front Court
Beaskoetxea 7-0....11.9-3...... 216-168.....3
Goikoetxea 5-2....11-3.3.......201-180.....1
Olha 4-4....7.6-9.3......210-230.....1
Olharan 4-4....6.9-10.3.....224-228.....1
Erik 2-3....7-3.9........148-127
Egiguren 3-5....7-9.3........217-205.....1
J. Tambourindeguy 1-2....3-3.3........76-80
Hormaetxea 2-4....3.3-9........143-174
Barandika 1-4....3-7.3........109-140
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-1....0-2..........18-30
Back Court
Minvielle 4-0....5.9-3......122-110.....2
Etcheto 4-1....6.6-4......151-121.....1
Lekerika 5-2....10.3-4.3...209-169.....2
Enbil 3-2....6-4........131-131.....1
Aldazabal 3-3....6.3-6.3....156-156
Inza 3-3....6-6........158-160
Txasio 3-4....6.3-8.3....173-190
Amigorena 2-3....4.3-6.3....132-142.....1
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6......92-81
Erkiaga 1-4....3-7.3......133-146
Alliez 0-2....2-2.6......48-66
Urtasun 0-2....0-4........39-60
Eyheragaray 0-1....0-2........18-30
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As of July 29, 2016 six championships--Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1 and 2 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes both the first semi-finals of Gernika II (JAWT) and Master 3 (ICP), championships that have not yet concluded.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He will be replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Front Court
Beaskoetxea 4-0....6.6-2........126-97......2
Goikoetxea 4-2....9-3.3........171-155.....1
Olha 4-3....6.6-8........186-196.....1
J. Tambourindeguy 1-1....3-1.3........54-50
Egiguren 3-3....7-5.3........172-145.....1
Olharan 3-4....5.6-9.3......190-204.....1
Erik 2-3....7-3.9........148-127
Hormaetxea 2-4....3.3-9........143-174
Barandika 1-3....2-6..........80-110
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-1....0-2..........18-30
Back Court
Minvielle 4-0....5.9-3......122-110.....2
Enbil 3-1....6-2........106-101.....1
Etcheto 3-1....5.3-3......117-97......1
Lekerika 3-2....6.3-4.3....149-127.....1
Aldazabal 3-3....6.3-6.3....156-156
Inza 3-3....6-6........158-160
Amigorena 2-2....3.3-5......103-112.....1
Txasio 2-3....5-5.3......121-131
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6......92-81
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3......24-32
Erkiaga 0-4....1-7.3......103-121
Urtasun 0-1....0-2........19-30
Eyheragaray 0-1....0-2........18-30
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July 26. At the end of five tournaments
Internationaux Cesta Punta Masters 1 and 2
Jai Alai World Tour Hondarrabia, Gernika I, and Zumaia
These standings also include both semi-finals of the Mitruku-Markina Master and the first semi-final of Gernika II Master (\), championships that have not yet concluded.
Key: Player; Match Record; Set Record; Points Record; Championships Won
Front Court
Beaskoetxea 3-0....5.3-1........93-69.......1
Goikoetxea 4-2....9-3.3........171-155.....1
Olha 4-3....6.6-8........186-196.....1
Erik 2-2....6-2.6........120-94
Egiguren 3-3....7-5.3........172-145.....1
Olharan 3-4....5.6-9.3.....190-204.....1
Barandika 1-2....2-4..........58-80
Hormaetxea 1-4....1.3-9........113-152
Tambourindeguy 0-1....1-1.3........24-32
Back Court
Minvielle 4-0....5.9-3......122-110.....2
Enbil 3-1....6-2........106-101.....1
Etcheto 3-1....5.3-3......117-97......1
Aldazabal 3-2....5.3-5......128-123
Lekerika 2-2....4.3-4.3....119-105.....1
Inza 3-3....6-6........158-160
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6......92-81
Txasio 1-2....3-3.3......69-83
Amigorena 1-2....2-4........70-84
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3......24-32
Erkiaga 0-4....1-7.3......103-121
Urtasun 0-1....0-2........19-30
July 15. At the end of three tournaments (Internationaux Cesta Punta Masters 1 competition, Jai Alai World Tour Hondarrabia and Gernika I competitions).
Key: Player; Match Record; Set Record; Points Record; Championships Won
Front Court
Egiguren 2-0....4-0....60-35....1
Beaskoetxea 2-0....3.3-1....63-45....1
Goikoetxea 2-2....5-3.3...111-104
Olharan 2-2....2.6-6...105-116..1
Erik 1-1....3-1.3....58-53
Olha 1-2....2-4.......67-80
Tambourindeguy 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Hormaetxea 0-2....0-4.......40-60
Back Court
Etcheto 2-0....4-0....60-35....1
Lekerika 2-0....3.3-1....63-45....1
Minvielle 2-0....2.6-2....60-56....1
Ihitsague 1-1....3-1.3....62-49
Txasio 1-1....3-1.3....58-53
Enbil 1-1....2-2....46-50
Inza 1-1....2-2....49-55
Aldazabal 1-2....2-4....68-80
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Erkiaga 0-2....0-4....45-60
Amegorena 0-2....0-4....40-60
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July 12: At the end of the Internationaux Cesta Punta Masters 1 competition:
Key: Player; Match Record; Set Record; Points Record; Championships Won
Front Court
Egiguren 1-0....2-0....30-16
Barandika 1-0....2-0....30-20
Beaskoetxea 1-0....1.3-1....33-28
Goikoetxea 2-1....5-1.3....92-74
Olharan 2-1....2.6-4....85-86....1
Erik 0-1....1-1.3....28-33
Tambourindeguy 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Hormaetxea 0-1....0-2....20-30
Olha 0-2....0-4....37-60
Back Court
Minvielle 2-0....2.6-2....60-56....1
Etcheto 1-0....2-0....30-16
Inza 1-0....2-0....30-25
Lekerika 1-0....1.3-1....33-28
Ihitsague 1-1....3-1.3....62-49
Aldazabal 1-1....2-2....51-50
Txasio 0-1....1-1.3....28-33
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Erkiaga 0-1....0-2....25-30
Amegorena 0-1....0-2....20-30
Enbil 0-1....0-2....16-30
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As of July 29, 2016 six championships--Hondarribia, Gernika I, Zumaia, Mutriku-Markina (World Jai Alai Tour), Master 1 and 2 (Internationaux Cesta Punta). The table also includes both the first semi-finals of Gernika II (JAWT) and Master 3 (ICP), championships that have not yet concluded.
Note: Txabi Inza suffered a grade 5 ankle sprain during the ICP Master 2 final,. After receiving medical treatment, he continued, playing most of that match with the injury. He will, according to JAWT, be out of action for 6 to 8 weeks. He was replaced by Nicolas Eyheragaray in Master 3 (ICP) and was scheduled to play with Ohla in the Lekeitio Master Series (JAWT) beginning July 30. He will be replaced in that Master Series by Arnaud Alliez.
Key: Player; Match record; Set record; Point record; Championships won
Front Court
Beaskoetxea 4-0....6.6-2........126-97......2
Goikoetxea 4-2....9-3.3........171-155.....1
Olha 4-3....6.6-8........186-196.....1
J. Tambourindeguy 1-1....3-1.3........54-50
Egiguren 3-3....7-5.3........172-145.....1
Olharan 3-4....5.6-9.3......190-204.....1
Erik 2-3....7-3.9........148-127
Hormaetxea 2-4....3.3-9........143-174
Barandika 1-3....2-6..........80-110
P. Tmbourindeguy 0-1....0-2..........18-30
Back Court
Minvielle 4-0....5.9-3......122-110.....2
Enbil 3-1....6-2........106-101.....1
Etcheto 3-1....5.3-3......117-97......1
Lekerika 3-2....6.3-4.3....149-127.....1
Aldazabal 3-3....6.3-6.3....156-156
Inza 3-3....6-6........158-160
Amigorena 2-2....3.3-5......103-112.....1
Txasio 2-3....5-5.3......121-131
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6......92-81
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3......24-32
Erkiaga 0-4....1-7.3......103-121
Urtasun 0-1....0-2........19-30
Eyheragaray 0-1....0-2........18-30
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July 26. At the end of five tournaments
Internationaux Cesta Punta Masters 1 and 2
Jai Alai World Tour Hondarrabia, Gernika I, and Zumaia
These standings also include both semi-finals of the Mitruku-Markina Master and the first semi-final of Gernika II Master (\), championships that have not yet concluded.
Key: Player; Match Record; Set Record; Points Record; Championships Won
Front Court
Beaskoetxea 3-0....5.3-1........93-69.......1
Goikoetxea 4-2....9-3.3........171-155.....1
Olha 4-3....6.6-8........186-196.....1
Erik 2-2....6-2.6........120-94
Egiguren 3-3....7-5.3........172-145.....1
Olharan 3-4....5.6-9.3.....190-204.....1
Barandika 1-2....2-4..........58-80
Hormaetxea 1-4....1.3-9........113-152
Tambourindeguy 0-1....1-1.3........24-32
Back Court
Minvielle 4-0....5.9-3......122-110.....2
Enbil 3-1....6-2........106-101.....1
Etcheto 3-1....5.3-3......117-97......1
Aldazabal 3-2....5.3-5......128-123
Lekerika 2-2....4.3-4.3....119-105.....1
Inza 3-3....6-6........158-160
Ihitsague 1-2....4-2.6......92-81
Txasio 1-2....3-3.3......69-83
Amigorena 1-2....2-4........70-84
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3......24-32
Erkiaga 0-4....1-7.3......103-121
Urtasun 0-1....0-2........19-30
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July 15. At the end of three tournaments (Internationaux Cesta Punta Masters 1 competition, Jai Alai World Tour Hondarrabia and Gernika I competitions).
Key: Player; Match Record; Set Record; Points Record; Championships Won
Front Court
Egiguren 2-0....4-0....60-35....1
Beaskoetxea 2-0....3.3-1....63-45....1
Goikoetxea 2-2....5-3.3...111-104
Olharan 2-2....2.6-6...105-116..1
Erik 1-1....3-1.3....58-53
Olha 1-2....2-4.......67-80
Tambourindeguy 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Hormaetxea 0-2....0-4.......40-60
Back Court
Etcheto 2-0....4-0....60-35....1
Lekerika 2-0....3.3-1....63-45....1
Minvielle 2-0....2.6-2....60-56....1
Ihitsague 1-1....3-1.3....62-49
Txasio 1-1....3-1.3....58-53
Enbil 1-1....2-2....46-50
Inza 1-1....2-2....49-55
Aldazabal 1-2....2-4....68-80
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Erkiaga 0-2....0-4....45-60
Amegorena 0-2....0-4....40-60
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Key: Player; Match Record; Set Record; Points Record; Championships Won
Front Court
Egiguren 1-0....2-0....30-16
Barandika 1-0....2-0....30-20
Beaskoetxea 1-0....1.3-1....33-28
Goikoetxea 2-1....5-1.3....92-74
Olharan 2-1....2.6-4....85-86....1
Erik 0-1....1-1.3....28-33
Tambourindeguy 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Hormaetxea 0-1....0-2....20-30
Olha 0-2....0-4....37-60
Back Court
Minvielle 2-0....2.6-2....60-56....1
Etcheto 1-0....2-0....30-16
Inza 1-0....2-0....30-25
Lekerika 1-0....1.3-1....33-28
Ihitsague 1-1....3-1.3....62-49
Aldazabal 1-1....2-2....51-50
Txasio 0-1....1-1.3....28-33
Alliez 0-1....1-1.3....24-32
Erkiaga 0-1....0-2....25-30
Amegorena 0-1....0-2....20-30
Enbil 0-1....0-2....16-30
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