Note 1: EITB televised four of the matches in this tournament. They are linked to below, with their individual match articles. They are:
November 5, 2016
Ezkurra II-Ion defeated Ezkurra-Etxeberria III 40-38
November 19, 2016
Urriza-Zubiri defeated Ezkurra II-Ion 40-28
December 3, 2016 (1st semi-final)
Uterga-Endika defeated Ezcurra-Etxeberria III 40-34
December 17, 2016 (Final)
Uterga-Endika defeated Ezkurra II-Ion 40-30
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Note 2: If you would like to follow this tournament chronologically, begin at the bottom of the page.
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A major doubles tournament, the 46th Campeonato Oficial de Remonte
Parejas Orona 2016, began on November 3 and ended with a final on
December 17, 2016. It was contested as a round robin league phase
with 5 pairs:
Urriza-Zubiri
Ezkurra II-Ion
Ezkurra-Etxeberria III
Segurola-Barrenetxia IV
Uterga-Endika
Winners
of each match received 4 points. Losers with 36-39 points received 2 points, 32-35 points received 1 point, and less than 32
points received 0 points. The top four teams at the end of the
league phase met in two semi-finals (1 v 4 and 2 v 3) on December 3
and 10. Semi-final winners met on in a final on December 17. All
matches took place at Galarreta Fronton, Hernani (1) (2). For more information about this tournament see the Oriamendi2010 announcement.
Tournament announcement article (Diario Vasco)
December 17, 2016 (Final)
Uterga-Endika defeated Ezkurra II-Ion 40-30
Full match video (EITB)
Full match video (EITB via Oriamendi2010)
Preview article (Oriamendi 2010) Article contains a list of winners of this tournament from 1972-2015 and also 1964, 1957, and 1943
Preview articles (Diario Vasco)
1st preview article
2nd preview article
Match article (Oriamendi2010)
Diario Vasco
Match Statistics, scoring, and linescore (Diaro Vasco)
"Time of the match: 62 minutes and 14 seconds. Actual playingtime: 19:25
Balls in play: 394.
Service Aces: Endika, 3. Ion, 3.
Service Faults: Endika, 0. Ion, 0.
Winners in play: Uterga, 21. Endika, 8. Ezkurra II, 19. Ion, 4.
Errors in play: Uterga, 2. Endika, 2. Ezkurra II, 5. Ion, 3.
Scoring (EITB)
Uterga +19 -2, Endika +10 -4; Ezkurra II +18 -8 Ion +6 -3
Condensed
inescore (winners always listed first): 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 5-2, 5-3,
9-3, 9-4, 10-4, 10-11, 12-11, 12-13, 15-13, 15-15, 16-15, 16-17, 18-17,
18-19, 23-19, 23-21, 24-21, 24-22, 27-22, 27-24, 32-24, 32-25, 33-25,
33-27, 35-27, 35-28, 39-28, 39-30, 40-30."
It is
difficult to imagine a match played this well (53 or 58 winners, 12 or
17 errors in total, depending on who was scoring) could end up this one
sided. The answer is that U-E built small advantages into a big victory.
Uterga was +1 (EITB) or +2(DV) winners and -3(DV) or -6(EITB) errors v
Ezkurra II. Endika was +4 (both sources) winners and -1(DV) or +1(EITB)
errors v Ion. It added up to a decisive win for the champions, but a
quick look at the linescore shows that this match was very close during
its first half. It wasn't until a 9-3 run from 24-22 that U-E were able
to break it open (46:02-54:55 on the video). U-E finished the tournament
with 5 wins and 2 losses. E-E finished 4-3.
Endika,
Urriza, and Ion won individual awards. Selected awards were presented by
José Joaquín Erkizia, a Remonte fan who has attended matches at
Galarreta regularly since it opened in June of 1970. Mr. Erkizia is 94.
December 10, 2016 (2nd semi-final)
(Star Match): Uterga-Endika defeated Ezkurra-Etxeberria III 40-27
(3.): Urriza-Zubiri defeated Ezkurra II-Ion 40-39
Match article for both matches
Match Article for both matches (Diario Vasco)
U-E v E-E
Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st)
6-1; 23-21; 29-21; 35-26; 40-27
Partial Scoring: Uterga +17 -2 Endika +14 -3
(Ezkurra-Exteberria III) +22 -9
E-E
needed to win by at least 6 points to advance to the final. They never
came close as U-E advanced. A 6-1 start and then a 6 point run in
mid-game clinched the victory. Again, as in the first semi-final,
Exteberria III's serve set up Uterga for easy points. E-E finish the
tournament 1-5 (including a forfeit defeat due to an Ezkurra injury).
U-E meet Ezcurra II-Ion in the final next Saturday, December 17, 2016.
U-Z v E-I
Selected linescore (winners always listed 1st)
5-10; 10-13; 17-13; 26-19; 26-25; 32-29; 32-32; 38-36; 38-39; 40-39
Partial Scoring: Urriza +23 -3
Ion +22 -1
This
match had much more drama than the first, as U-Z needed to win by 9 or
more in order to advance. At 26-19, it looked like they had a real
opportunity. But some excellent play by Ion got E-I back in the game. At
26-25, U-Z needed to win by at least 14-6. At 32-32 E-I were in the
final. The last 15 points were closely contested, but, in the end,
academic. Ion had a magnficent match with a + 21 differential and over
half his team's points. Urriza was his usual magnificent self, to no
avail. U-Z finished the tournament 4-2.
December 8, 2016 (1st semi-final)
Ezkurra II-Ion defeated Urriza-Zubiri 40-31
Match article
Selected line score (winners always listed first)
8-3; 8-8; 10-11; 15-19; 17-21; 19-22; 27-22; 30-26; 36-27; 39-28; 39-31; 40-31
Scoring: Ezkurra II +19 (including 10 two-wall winners) -4; Ion +11 -7
Urriza +16 -4 Zubiri +5 -6
Note that totals do not add to the final score. This is either a
translation error by me or an incorrect count of scoring in the match article.
Urriza
recovered from his auto accident and this semi-final match, which had
been postponed last Saturday, was the Star match. A 20-6 run turned a
22-19 U-Z lead into a 39-28 E-I lead. Since there are two semi-finals
with total point differential the determining factor if the matches are
split, E-I need to score 32 points in the 2nd semi-final to move on to
the final. A split with an equal 40-31 win by U-Z would put them in the
final based on their victory in the second match. Ezkurra II was
spotlighted in the match article for his excellent play. The article
also speculated that Urriza possibly was still suffering from the
effects of his accident, as he seemed to run out of stamina in the
second half of the match after dominating the first half. The second
installment of the first semi-final (Uterga-Endika v Ezkurra-Exteberria
III) will be played in Saturday December 10. U-E need only score 35
points to move on to the final.
December 3, 2016 (1st semi-final)
Uterga-Endika defeated Ezkurra-Etxeberria III 40-34
The
second semi-final, Urriza-Zuberi v Ezkurra II-Ion, was postponed due to
a neck injury suffered by Urriza in an auto accident. The match was
re-scheduled for next Thursday, December 8.
Match article
Full match video (EITB) (added Dec. 17, 2016)
Selected linescore (winners always listed first)
1-1; 29-28; 33-30; 37-31; 40-34
Match Statistics: 446 balls in play (Uterga 108, Endika 118; Ezkurra 104, Etxeberria III 116)
Time of the match: 1 hour, 4 minutes, 58 seconds.
Scoring (EITB): Uterga +17 - 9 Endika +5 -11
Ezkurra +9 -8 Etxeberria III +5 -10
Oriamendi2010 scoring was replaced with EITB scoring and match statistics added Dec. 17, 2016.
U-E
were in control of the match almost from the beginning. They quickly
established a cushion of around 5 points and weren't challenged until
late in the game. But as soon as they were they re-established the lead
that they had throughout the 1st 3/4 of the match. The match article
underlines the play of Uterga and Etxeberria III, for different reasons.
Many of Etxeberria III's serves were too far off the left wall,
allowing Uterga to feast on 2 wall shots (8 winners from that shot,
although I'm not sure all of those were off the serve). Ezkurra had (for
him) a rather ordinary match. The win puts U-E in a position where they
only need to score 35 points in the 2nd semi-final, as point
differntial is tie-breaker in case the two semi-finals are split. If E-E
win the 2nd semi-final by the identical score they lost this one, they
will advance to the final based on having won the 2nd match.
December 1, 2016
Urriza-Zubiri defeated Ezkurra-Etxeberria III 40-39
Match article
Selected linescore (winner always listed first
19-25; 31-30; 33-30; 33-36; 40-39
Scoring: Urriza +22 -4 Zubiri +6 -4
Ezkurra +20 -6 Etxeberria III +12 -6
Note that totals do not add to the final score. This is either a
translation error by me or an incorrect count of scoring in the match article.
This
was the final match of the league phase. Of the 9 matches played (the
match between Uterga-Endika and Ezkurra-Etxeberria III was forfeited to
U-E due to an injury to Ezkurra), 6 were decided by 4 points or less, 5
by 3 points or less, 4 by two points or less, and 2 by the minimum. This
was another great match that went down to the last point. E-E needed 36
points to pick up the two league points they needed to make the
playoffs. A 6 point run at 30-33 gave them the points they needed to
equal Segurola-Barrentxea IV's 8 points. Since E-E defeated S-B 40-37 on
November 3, they earned the final semi-final slot. S-B were eliminated
from the tournament.
It turns out that Uterga-Endika
were awarded 40 points for their forfeit win. It also turns out that in
spite of what the match article from last week said, this tournament was
determined by points, not by record, and the tie breaker was indeed
point differential when head to head competition couldn't determine it.
This is difficult to understand because the point differential that put
U-E in first place was not actually earned by points scored on the
court, but by forfeit. A strong argument could be made that U-Z should
have finished first, E-I second (both with 3-1 records, and U-Z defeated
E-I head to head (40-28) on November 19), with U-E third. However,
Oriamendi2010 has not contacted me about this :) :)
The league phase will be followed by 2 semi final matches (December 3 and 10, 2016):
Uterga-Endika v Ezkurra-Etxeberria III
Urriza-Zubiri v Ezkurra II-Ion
In
case each team winning one match, the first tie breaker will be point
differential. If point differential is identical, the winner of the
second match will move on to the finals.
Final
League table. Note: Oriamendi2010 uses point differential to rank teams
with equal points. E-E earned the final playoff slot because they
defeated S-B in their league match.
Uterga-Endika................... 2-2.....12pts.......157-107*
Urriza-Zubiri.....................3-1......12pts........151-145
Ezkurra II-Ion....................3-1.....12pts.......148-153
Ezkurra-Etxeberria III......1-3......8pts.........117-157*
Segurola-Barrenetxea IV...1-3......8pts.........140-151
* Points from a forfeit (40-0) U-E victory over E-E due to an Ezkurra injury are included in final point differential totals.
November 26, 2016
Ezkurra II-Ion defeated Segurola-Barrenetxea IV 40-36
Match article
Selected linescore (winners always listed first)
0-7; 8-8; 11-16; 36-36; 40-36
Scoring: Ezkurra II +20 (including 6 two wall winners) -3 Ion +9 (including 7 service aces) -5
Segurola +18 -1 Barrenetxea IV +10 (including 3 service aces) -5 (including 3 service
faults)
Note that totals do not add to the final score. This is either a
translation error by me or an incorrect count of scoring in the match article.
The
match article said this was the best match of the tournament so far.
The score was tied at 36 before Ezkurra II led his team to victory. This
win guarantees E-I a place in the semi-finals.The other possibilities
are thoroughly discussed in the match article. Included in the
discussion is the fact that due to an injury to Ezkurra,
Ezkurra-Etxeberria III were forced to forfeit a match to to
Uterga-Endika (40-0). If Ezkurra is unable to play again in the
tournament, E-E will be eliminated, leaving the other four teams to
contest the semi-finals. If he can play, the possibilities are discussed
in the match article.
League table. Note: Oriamendi2010 uses point differential to rank teams with equal points.
Ezkurra II-Ion....................3-1.....12pts.......148-153*
Uterga-Endika................... 2-2.....12pts.......117-107**
Urriza-Zubiri.....................2-1......8pts.........111-106
Segurola-Barrenetxea IV...1-3......8pts.........140-151
Ezkurra-Etxeberria III.......1-2......6pts.........78-77**
*E-I
are listed above U-E in spite of their lower point differential due to
the fact that the match article for the Nov. 26 match said that they
were.
**Includes a U-E defeat of E-E by 40-0, a forfeit due to an injury to
Ezkurra. It is unknown if the "points" in this match will be included
in each team's point differential. For the purposes of the table above, I
have not added them in.
November 24, 2016
Uterga-Endika defeatged Segurola-Barrenetxea IV 40-27
Match article
Selected linescore (winners always listed first)
4-9; 9-13; 13-13; 15-13; 17-16; 31-20; 34-26; 40-27
Scoring: Uterga +18 -4 Endika +17 (including 8 service aces) -4
Seguroloa +10 -2 Barrenetxea IV +9 (including 5 service aces) -3
After
a slow start, U-E outscored S-B 36-18 for an easy victory. The match
article highlighted Endika's play. The scoring shows what he is capable
of from the back court. Although this was U-E's first tournament
victory, it catapulted them into first place in the league. At present 2
points separate the five teams. The league table makes for curious
reading, especially for those used to sports league tables that are
arranged by win-loss record. In this tournament team points are
paramount (see tournament explanation above) and point differential,
rather than winning percentage, breaks ties. It is entirely possile that
a team with a losing record could finish higher than one with a winning
record.
League table. Note: Oriamendi2010 uses point differential to rank teams with equal points.
Uterga-Endika...................1-2......8pts.........117-107
Urriza-Zubiri.....................2-1......8pts.........111-106
Ezkurra II-Ion....................2-1......8pts........108-117
Ezkurra-Etxeberria III.......1-1......6pts.........78-77
Segurola-Barrenetxea IV...1-2......6pts.........104-111
November 19, 2016
Urriza-Zubiri defeated Ezkurra II-Ion 40-28
Match article
Full match video (EITB)
Selected linescore (winners always listed first)
1-1; 11-2; 16-6; 24-15; 31-22; 34-27; 40-28
Scoring: Urriza +23 -2 Zubiri +9 (including 4 service aces) -9*
Ezkurra II +14 -5 Ion +3 (including 2 service aces) -3
*Estimated from the other scores.
Urriza
took over this match as only he can, totally dominating the scoring. An
early 10-1 run gave U-Z an advantage that E-I could never dent. The
dominant win moved U-Z from last place in the league table to a tie for
first. Their superior point differential actually moved them into first
place. E-I's Cinderella run (2 wins by a total of 3 points) came to a
crashing end... for the moment :)
League table Note: Oriamendi2010 uses point differential to rank teams with equal points.
Urriza-Zubiri.....................2-1......8pts.........111-106
Ezkurra II-Ion....................2-1......8pts........108-117
Segurola-Barrenetxea IV...1-1......6pts.........77-71
Ezkurra-Etxeberria III.......1-1......6pts.........78-77
Uterga-Endika...................0-2......4pts.........77-80
November 17, 2016
Urriza-Zubiri defeated Uterga-Endika 40-38
Match article
Selected linescore (winners always listed first)
24-18; 28-28; 33-37; 39-37; 39-38; 40-38
Scoring: Urriza +21 -4 Zubiri +11 (including 8 service aces) -3 (including 1 service fault)
Uterga +20 -7 Endika +11 (including 7 service aces) -3
Note
that totals do not add to the final score. This is either a translation
error by me or an incorrect count of scoring in the match article.
The
tournament served up another close and entertaining match, with a 7-1
U-Z run at the very end making the difference. The teams were never more
than 6 points apart.
League table
Ezkurra II-Ion....................2-0......8pts........80-77
Segurola-Barrenetxea IV...1-1......6pts.........77-71
Ezkurra-Etxeberria III.......1-1......6pts.........78-77
Uterga-Endika...................0-2......4pts.........77-80
Urriza-Zubiri.....................1-1......4pts.........71-78
Note: Oriamendi2010 uses point differential to rank teams with equal points.
Hence
U-E rank higher than U-Z even though U-Z have a better win-loss record.
This is an incredibly close competition so far. Of the 5 matches
played, 4 have been decided by 3 or less points.
November 12, 2016
Ezkurra II-Ion defeated Uterga-Endika 40-39
Match article
Selected linescore (winners always listed first)
8-8; 21-21; 21-27; 30-27; 35-35; 37-37; 39-37; 39-39; 40-39
Scoring: Ezkurra II +17 -6*; Ion + 11 (including 1 service ace) -2
Uterga +17 -3*; Endika +14 (including 5 service aces) -9
*Estimated from the other scores.
In
a wild match that went to the final point, EII-I won their 2nd straight
to go to the top of the table with 8 points. Their total point
differential for the two wins is 3 points. Endika, back in action for
the first time since October 1st, had his usual productive offensive
output but an uncharacteristically high number of errors, not terribly
surprising given the long layoff. The tournament has been tremendously
exciting and competitive to this point, with scores of 40-31, 37, 38,
and 39. If the matches stay this competitive, it could be "anybody's
ball game."
League table
Ezkurra II-Ion....................2-0......8pts........80-77
Segurola-Barrenetxea IV...1-1......6pts.........77-71
Ezkurra-Etxeberria III.......1-1......6pts.........78-77
Uterga-Endika...................0-1......2pts.........39-40
Urriza-Zubiri.....................0-1......0pts.........31-40
November 10, 2016
Segurola-Barrenetxea IV defeated Urriza-Zubiri 40-31
Match article
Selected linescore (winners always listed first):
13-8; 13-16; 18-25; 19-26; 20-27; 21-28; 22-29; 30-29; 30-31; 40-31
Scoring: Segurola +13 -3; Barrentxea IV +20 (including 8 service aces) -2
Urriza +19 -3* ; Zubiri +7 (including 5 service aces) -4
*Estimated from the other scores
S-B
used a tremendous finish (18-2 made up of two segments--8-0 and 10-2,
after trailing 22-29) to turn what looked like a sure defeat into a
dominant victory (U-Z ended up with no points). As the linescore
indicates, U-Z were in control for much of the match from the time they
took an early lead on the strength of an 8-0 run of their own, until the
end. The match story points to Barrenetxea IV as the star, and it is
difficult to dispute that after looking at his statistics. His +20 led
all scorers, and his 8 service aces were noteworthy. In recent matches
between Barrenetxea IV and Urriza, Urriza has had good success
nullifying Barrentxea IV's tremendous service game. He stopped
Barrentxea IV's serve cold in the Kutxa Bank singles final September 10
and also shut him down in matches on Sep. 15. and Oct. 15. On Oct. 27,
when Barrenetxea IV had 12 service aces, his team beat Urriza's. And so
it was today. His 8 service aces helped win the match. The match story
credited a switch in position from where he usually serves as key to the
effectiveness of the serve.
League table
Segurola-Barrenetxea IV...1-1......6pts........77-71
Ezkurra-Etxeberria III.......1-1......6pts........78-77
Ezkurra II-Ion....................1-0......4pts........40-38
Urriza-Zubiri.....................0-1......0pts.........31-40
Uterga-Endika
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November 5, 2016
Ezkurra II-Ion defeated Ezkurra-Etxeberria III 40-38
Match article:
Selected linescore (winners always listed first):
1-6; 10-10; 14-14; 20-16; 22-22; 27-27; 32-27; 32-31; 35-35; 35-37; 37-37; 38-38; 40-38
Partial scoring: Ezkurra II +16 Ion +10 (including 3 service aces) -0
Ezkurra +16
Full match video (Source: EITB)
In
a wildly fluctuating and competitive match E II-I finally prevailed.
The match was close throughout, neither team able to open more than a 5
point lead. The loss broke Ezkurra's 7 match (all Star match) winning
streak. Uncle Ezkurra's record v nephew Ezkurra II is now 9-2. The win
moved E II-I into second place in the competition, the 4 points moving
them past Segurola-Berrenetxea IV.
League table
Ezkurra-Etxeberria III.......1-1......6pts........78-77
Ezkurra II-Ion....................1-0......4pts........40-38
Segurola-Barrenetxea IV....0-1.....2pts........37-40
Urriza-Zubiri
Uterga-Endika
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November 3, 2016
Ezkurra-Etxeberria III defeated Segurola-Barrentxea IV 40-37
Match article
Selected linescore (winners always listed first)
7-0; 16-16; 23-22; 32-32; 40-37
Scoring: Ezkurra +14 -4 Etxeberria III +21 (including 3 service aces) - 3*
Segurola +18 -2 Barrenetxea IV +12 (including 1 service ace) -3*
* Estimated from the other scores
E-E
began the match with a 7-0 run. S-B followed with a 16-9 burst. The
match was closely contested from then on before E-E finally won.
Etxeberria III had a fantastic match, outscoring his front court partner
21-14. Segurola starred for S-B. This was the Star match for the day. It
was Ezkurra's 7th straight Star match victory.
League table
Ezkurra-Etxeberria III........1-0.....4pts........40-37
Segurola-Barrenetxea IV....0-1.....2pts........37-40
Ezkurra II-Ion
Urriza-Zubiri
Uterga-Endika
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