Jai Alai/Cesta Punta--NO SPOILER VIDEO LINKS TO JAI ALIVE HONDARRIBIA GRAND SLAM FINAL--ALSO OTHER SOUTH AND NORTH BASQUE FALL PRO TOURNAMENT MATCHES)

HEGOALDE (SOUTH BASQUE)

JAI ALIVE HONDARRIBIA GRAND SLAM

FINAL (October 16)

(Diego) Beaskoetxea-Lopez v Goikoetxea-Irastorza (EITB FULL MATCH VIDEO: MATCH BEGINS AT 42:57 ON THE VIDEO) (2 SETS TO 15 AND AND A TIE BREAKER TO 5 IF NECESSARY)

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Note: if you find the match this way look for the wordS "Goikoetxea/Irastorza", as EITB has mixed in a couple of Mano (handball) matches with the Jai Alai, a mistake on their part that might be confusing.

"Curtain Raiser"

Bastera (a Hondarribia native)-Del Rio v Benetrix-Manzisidor (EITB FULL MATCH VIDEO; BEGINS AT 0:00 ON THE VIDEO) (A 25 POINT PARTIDO) (Olha-Del Rio and Barandika-Manzisidor were participants in the main tournament. Bastera and Benetrix are young "up and comers".

Del Rio has participated in many Jai Alai Mexico Spring Partido competitions. 

More information on Maxime Benetrix (who is part of the B Group Cesta Punta Fall Pro Tour)

FINAL MATCH stories (which are full of spoilers, but are great stories) are available at 

Jai Alive Facebook (Castilian)

Jai Alai News Facebook (Castilian)

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SEMI-FINALS (October 9)

Olharan-Etcheto v (Diego) Beaskoetxea-Lopez AND Goikoetxea-Irastorza v Olha-Del Rio (FULL MATCH VIDEOS--EITB, in the order given above)

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Note: if you find the match this way look for the words"Finalderak", as EITB has mixed in a couple of Mano (handball) matches with the Jai Alai, a mistake on their part that might be confusing.

If you want to find out more (including spoilers) (Castilian)

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JAI ALIVE HONDARRIBIA GRAND SLAM

Day 3 of Round Robin League (October2)

(Diego) Beaskoetxea-Lopez v Barandika-Manzisidor and Aaron Gonzalez (substituting for Hormaetxea--back injury)-Minvielle v Olha-Del Rio (FULL MATCH VIDEOS--EITB, in the order given above)

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HEGOALDE (SOUTH BASQUE)

A. JAI ALIVE  HONDARRIBIA GRAND SLAM

JAI ALIVE GRAND SLAM:  Hondarribia:  Day 2 of Round Robin League (September 25)

(Diego) Beaskoetxea-Lopez v Goikoetxea-Irastorza and Olharan Etcheto v Hormaetxea-Minvielle (FULL MATCH VIDEOS--EITB, in the order given above) 

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IPPARALDE (NORTH BASQUE)

B. HOSSEGOR

 CESTA PUNTA PRO TOUR 3: Hossegor Group A Final (September 26)

Laduche-(Manex) Urtasun v J. Tambourindeguy-Minvielle (FULL MATCH VIDEO--Canal +)

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B. BIARRITZ

CESTA PUNTA PRO TOUR 2: Biarritz GROUP A FINAL (September 23)

Ohlharan-T. Basque v Olha-Minvielle (FULL MATCH VIDEO--Canal +)

CESTA PUNTA PRO TOUR 2: Biarritz GROUP B FINAL (September 23)

Garcia-Ibar (substituting for de Betelu) (Green) v Etcheberry-Oyenart (Red) (FULL MATCH VIDEO--Biarritz Jai Alai Facebook--not commercial quality) 

CESTA PUNTA PRO TOUR 2: Biarritz GROUP A SEMI-FINAL 2  (September 21)

Olharan- T. Basque (Green) v Gonzalez-Laborde (Red)  (FULL MATCH VIDEO--Biarritz Jai Alai Facebook--not commercial quality)

CESTA PUNTA PRO TOUR 2: Biarritz GROUP B SEMI-FINAL 2 (September 21)

Etchegaray-Berthon (Green) v C. Garcia-Ibar (substituting for de Betelu) (Red) (FULL MATCH VIDEO--Biarritz Jai Alai Facebook--not commercial quality) (a "barnburner" of a match)

CESTA PUNTA PRO TOUR 2: Biarritz GROUP A SEMI-FINAL 1 (September 16)

Olha-Minvielle (Green) v L. Garcia-Etcheto (Red) (FULL MATCH VIDEO--Biarritz Jai Alai Facebook--not commercial quality)

CESTA PUNTA PRO TOUR 2: Biarritz GROUP B SEMI-FINAL 1 (September 16)

Etcheberry-Oyenart (Green) v Zabaleta-Salaberry (Red) (FULL MATCH VIDEO Biarritz Jai Alai Facebook--not commercial quality)

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JAI ALAI WORLD TOUR

DECEMBER 27

SINGLES FINAL:

BERRIARTUA

BOTH MATCHES, IN THE ORDER GIVEN BELOW (EITB FULL MATCH VIDEOS)

LOPEZ (ZAGERO--BACK) v (AIMAR) ALDAZABAL (ZAGUERO)

ALSO:

JON MUGARTEGI (EX-MIAMI PLAYER)-IBON (ALDAZABAL) v OLHA-ROBERTO LEKUE.

Preview of the final (Jai Alai News Facebook)  (Castilian, use Google Translate). It contains a complete listing of Championship Finals going back to 1992. Goikoetxea has won this Tournament 12 times. Felix Espilla is 2nd with 3 Titles. Lopez has won played in 4 finals and won 1. Goiko decided to skip this tournament this year.

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Cesta Punta Pro Tour Fall Tour

CPPT Fall Tour Player Page

Cesta Punta Pro Tour Fall Tour Final: Donibane Lohizune (Saint-Jean-de Luz) (December 27, 2019). The number 1 ranked front and back played against the number 2 ranked front and back for the Championship of the CPPT Fall tour.

Final Rankings: (Cesta Punta "A" Pro Tour)

Olharan-Basque (#1-#1) v Hormaetxea-Inza (#2-#2) (Canal + via Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube full match video)

There was also 2nd division Fall Tour. It's final was played on December 27 as the "lever de rideau" (curtain raiser) of the program.

Ludovic Laduche-Stephane Amati (#1-#1) v Bixente Gonzalez-Guillen Oyenard (#2-#2) (Canal + via Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube full match video)

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Gernika Final--Iparralde (North Basque--France) v Hegoalde (South Basque-Spain) Champions. (October 27, 2019)

Goikoetxea-Inza v (Diego) Beaskoetxea-Lopez

Other match

(Jokin) Arbe-(Aimar) Aldzabal v Olharan-T. Basque

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Cesta Punta Pro Tour Fall Tour Pau (Xeme Cesta de Nadau) Final (December 13, 2019)

P. Tambourindeguy-Etcheverry v Olharan-Inza (match begins at 17:27 on the video)

Note: this may be a temporary address, as it was the address for the live feed. It still works, but is not listed on the Cesta Punta Pro Tour Youtube site. This is how they do it. They usually remove this one and put up the permanent one. But I wanted to get this out as soon as possible to anyone who might want to watch it. If it doesn't work for you, just wait a bit and I will announce when the permanent address is available.

Cesta Punta Pro Tour Fall Tour Villenave d'Ornon Final (November 16, 2019)

Olha-(Manex) Urtasun v Hormaetxea-T. Basque 

Cesta Punta Pro Tour Fall Tour Biarritz Final (November 10, 2019)

Egiguren-Amati v P. Tambourindeguy-Etcheverry

Cesta Punta Pro Tour Fall Tour Biarritz Final (October 31, 2019)

Olharan-Nicolas Toucoullet (substituting for Amati) v Hormaetxea-T. Basque) 

Cesta Punta Pro Tour Fall Tour St. Jean de Luz Final (October 29, 2019)

Egiguren-Minvielle v Olharan-T. Basque

All are links to full match videos

Earlier CPPT Finals (spoilers in this link)
Enjoy.

Remonte-X El Torneo Master UTS Indivual FINAL--FULL MATCH POINT BY POINT "MAP"

This was one of the great matches in Remonte history but, unfortunately, I could find no scoring for it. So I decided to score the match myself. These are obviously my judgments, and yours may be different. Please see this as a point of departure, not a definitive answer to the inner workings of this match. Feedback of any kind (especially including error correction) will be gladly accepted.

jbsolock1@gmail.com

Barrenetxea IV 30
Urriza 29
(EITB full match video: match begins at 0:00)

Condensed linescore (winner always listed 1st)

0-2; 1-2; 1-3; 3-3; 3-4; 4-4; 4-5; 9-5; 9-6; 11-6; 11-7; 12-7; 12-8; 15-8
15-10; 16-10; 16-12; 17-12; 17-15; 20-15; 20-17; 25-17; 25-25; 26-25; 26-26; 29-26; 29-29; 30-29

6 equal scores, 1 lead change

Scoring (my scoring, as I could find no scoring from any other source). My judgments, yours may be different.

Barrenetxea IV +26(including 8 service aces -5(including 2 service faults)
Urriza +24(7a) -4(1f)

Pasas: (1st serve over serves, server gets a second opportunity)
Barrenetxea IV 7(including 1 fault and 1 ace); Urriza 5(0 faults)

Total scoring for the match: +50 (.847) -9 (.153)

Balls in play: 231
Barrenetxea IV 116(?); Urriza 115(?)

Non error % .961

Saves: 85
Barrenetxea IV 44(including 7 rebotes); Urriza 41(7r)

Save % (saves/bip): .368

Time of the match: 71:23
Average balls per point: 3.92
Average time per point: 1:18

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SCORING KEY:

Point number; Pasas (over serves--2nd serve allowed); Server (U or B--note that the zaguero (back) serves in Remonte);  Balls in Play; Score after the point (winner always listed 1st) ; + (winner) +(a) (service ace) -  (error) (-f) (service fault); selected comments about the winner or error; Saves B ; Saves U (r indicates rebote--rebound off the back wall); (*--best points); time of the point on the video.  For ease of  viewing, the match will be broken up into 10 point "decades," with sub and running cumulative statistical totals given at the end of each.

Note: winning shots: TW: Two Wall; LW: Left Wall; LP: Left Pass; OP: Outside Pass; D: Dejada (a soft drop shot)
Errors: TH: Hits Too High; OC: Hits Off the Concha

Note: a save, for these purposes, is any excellent shot that extends a point. Saves do not necessarily win points. However, they are an indication of defensive range and ability. How do you know when you see a save? It's like art. You may not be able to define it, but you know it when you see it. Saves that are unique to Remonte are returns when the player is pinned to the left wall. Because the cesta is so long and firm, it is very difficult to retrieve one that is on the left wall. Rebotes shots are also very difficult in this modality, as are apron or wall or net climbs.

Pt.1;    U; 1; U+a;   0-1;                    (5:48-5:51)
Pt.2(P); U; 9; U+;    0-2; Saves: B 1(r) U 2  (6:14-7:20) 
Pt.3;    U; 2; B+(TW);1-2;  S: B 1; U 0       (8:08-8:19)    Pt.4(P); B; 1  B-f ;  1-3;                   (9:29-10:02)
Pt.5;    U; 6; B+;    2-3;  S: B 1 U 1;     (10:39-11:01)
Pt.6;    B; 1; B+a;   3-3;                  (11:35-11:42) 
Pt.7;(P) B; 8; U+(r)  3-4;  S: B 0 U 3(1r); (12:07-13:05)
Pt.8;    U; 2; B+(TW);4-4;                  (13:59-14:09)
Pt.9;    B; 2; U+(D); 4-5;  S; B 0 U 1;     (14:35-14:41)
Pt.10;(P)U; 4; B+;    5-5;  S; B 1 U 1;     (15:25-16:15)
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BIP: 36; B +5(1a)-1(1f); U +4 -0: S: B 4(1r)U 8(1r); 5-5
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Pt.11;   B;  1; B+a:     6-5;                (16:50-17:00)
Pt.12;   B; 11; B+(TW)   7-5; S; B 1 U 2;   *(17:21-17:53)
Pt.13;   B;  1; B+a;     8-5;                (18:49-18:57)
Pt.14;(P)B;  1; B+a;     9-5;                (19:30-20:06)
Pt.15;   B; 14; U+(LW);  9-6; S; B 2 U 3;   *(20:37-21:23)
Pt.16;   U;  2; B+(LW); 10-6; S; B 1 U 0;    (22:32-22:40)
Pt.17;   B;  5; B+(TW); 11-6; S; B 1 U 0;    (23:31-23:52)    Pt.18;   B;  2; U+(LW); 11-7;                (24:49-25:01)   
Pt.19;   U;  4; B+(LW); 12-7; S; B 0 U 1;    (25:46-26:01)
Pt.20;   B;  4; U+(2W); 12-8; S; B 0 U 1;    (26:44-26:55)
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BIP: 45;   B  +7(3a) -0; U +3 -0; S; B 5 U 7; 7-3
BIP: 81;   B +12(4a) -1(F); U +7(1a) -0 S B 13(1r) U 15(2r)
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Pt.21;(P)U;  4  B+(LW); 13-8;  S; B 0 U 1;   (27:38-28:18)
Pt.22;   B;  9; B+(LW); 14-8;  S; B 2 U 3;  *(28:55-29:18)
Pt.23;   B;  1; B+a;    15-8;                (30:13-30:21)
Pt.24;   B;  1  B-f;    15-9;                (30:51-31:06)
Pt.25;   U;  7; U+(D);  15-10; S; B 2 U 0;   (32:55-33:20)
Pt.26;   U;  2; B+(OP); 16-10;               (35:02-35:11)
Pt.27;   B;  2; U+(OP); 16-11; S; B 0 U 1;   (35:51-36:02)
Pt.28;   U;  5; U+(2W); 16-12; S; B 2 U 0;  *(36:39-36:55)
Pt.29;   U;  1; U-f;    17-12;               (37:33-37:46)
Pt.30;   B;  2; U+(LP); 17-13; S; B 0 U 1;   (38:22-38:46)
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BIP:  33; B  +4(1a) -1(1f); U  +4 -1(1f); S; B 6 U 6  5-5 
BIP: 115; B +16(5a) -2(2f); U +11(1a) -1(1f) S; B 19(1r) U 21(2r)
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Pt.31;   U;  1; U+a;   17-14;                (39:18-39:24)
Pt.32;   U;  1; U+a;   17-15;                (39:54-40:03)
Pt.33;   U;  2; B+(LW);18-15;                (40:37-40:50)
Pt.34;(P)B;  1; B+a;   19-15;                (41:22-41:56) 
Pt.35;   B;  7; B+(TW);20-15; S; B 2(1r)U 0;*(42:54-43:19)
Time out
Pt.36;   B;  4; U+(LP);20-16; S; B 1; U 0    (46:49-47:18) 
Pt.37;   U;  3; B-(TH);20-17; S; B 1; U 1;   (47:52-48:05) 
Pt.38;   U;  2; B+(TW);21-17;                (48:44-48:54)
Pt.39;   B;  3; U-;    22-17; S; B 1; U 1;   (49:22-49:35)
Pt.40;   B;  1; B+a;   23-17;                (50:00-50:09) 
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BIP:  25;  B +5(2a) -1; U +3(2a) -1; S; B 5(1r) U 2; 6-4   
BIP: 140; B +21(7a) -3(2f); U +14(4a) -2(1f) S: B 24(3r) U 23(2r)
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Pt.41;   B;  3; U-(TH); 24-17;               (50:30-50:45)
Pt.42;   B;  1; B+a;    25-17;               (51:16-51:27)
Pt.43(P);B;  2; U+(LW); 25-18;               (51:50-52:22) 
Pt.44(P);U;  3; B-(TH); 25-19; S; B 0 U 1;   (53:45-54:32)
Pt.45;   U;  1; U+a;    25-20;               (55:07-55:16)
Pt.46;   U;  5; U+(LW); 25-21; S; B 1 U 2;   (55:51-56:10)
Pt.47;   U;  1; U+a;    25-22;               (57:37-57:43)
Pt.48;   U; 13; U+(D);  25-23; S; B3(1r)U3(1r)*(58:28-59:06)
Pt.49;   U   3; U+(TW); 25-24; S; B 1 U 1;   *(60:25-60:38)
Pt.50;   U;  1; U+a;    25-25;                (60:48-60:55)
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BIP 33; B +1(1a) -1; U +7(3a) -1; S; B 5 (1r) U 7 (1r); 2-8
BIP 173; B +22(8a) -4(2f); U +21(7a) -3(1f) S: B 29(4r) U 30(3r)
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Pt.51;   U;  8; U-(OC); 26-25; S; B4(1r) U1(1r)(62:46-63:20)
Pt.52    B;  4; B-(OC); 26-26; S; B1(1r) U1(1r)(64:27-64:49)
Pt.53    U;  4; B+(D);  27-26;                 (65:45-66:03)
Pt.54(P);B;  3; B+(TW); 28-26; S; B 0 U 1      (66:39-67:19)
Pt.55;   B;  5; B+(LW); 29-26; S; B 2 U 2      (67:51-68:11)
Pt.56;   B;  6; U+(LP); 29-27; S; B 2 U 0      (68:49-69:08)
Time out
Pt.57;   U;  9; U+(LW); 29-28; S; B1 U2(1r)    (71:24-71:53)
Pt.58(P);U; 15; U+(D);  29-29; S; B5(1r U3(1r)*(72:57-74:22)
Time out
Pt.59;   U;  4; B+(OP); 30-29; S; B 2 U 1;    *(76:56-77:11)  ------  
BIP 58; B +4 -1; U +3 -1; S; B 15(3r) U 11(4r); 5-4 
BIP 231; B +26(8a) -5(2f); U +24(7a) - 4(1f); S; B 44(7r) U 41(7r)
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