Aitor Bizkarra Ruiz was proclaimed today victor with 693.5 points in the bertso session of the Bertsolaris Championship (Bertsolari Txapelketa Nagusia) that has been played in the Los Llanos room in Stella and has thus achieved the last ticket for the semifinals.
He was followed by Asier Azpiroz Iztueta (666 points), Maialen Akizu Bidegain (658.5), Imanol Uria Albizuri (652), Unai Gaztelumendi Arandia (630.5) and Iñigo Mantzizidor Larrañaga ‘Mantxi’ (622.5).
Today was the last session of the first phase, so the list of participants in the first round of the semifinals has been defined; In addition to those who have obtained the ticket live, 13 bertsolaris will participate who have classified by score and the five finalists four years ago. The current champion, Maialen Lujanbio, will go to the final in the torch.
Elizondo will host the first date of the first round of the semifinals, the October 22 from 5:00 p.m. Alaia Martin Etxebeste (classified in Getxo), Joanes Illarregi Marzol (classified in Arrasate) and Unai Agirre Goia (finalist in the last championship) will participate, along with Agin Laburu Rezola, Iñaki Apalategi Astigarraga and Onintza Enbeita Maguregi. Amaia Castorene Luro will be in charge of putting the songs.
The October 29th will be played in Donibane Garazi the second session of the first round, in which they will participate, with the songs set by Zihara Enbeita, Amets Arzallus Antia (finalist in 2017), Haritz Mujika Lasa (classified in Vitoria-Gasteiz), Aitor Etxebarriazarraga Gabiola, Asier Azpiroz Iztueta, Nerea Elustondo Plazaola and Oihana Iguaran.
Irun and Durango will welcome the days November 5 and 12respectively, the third and fourth sessions of the first round.
In Irun, Jone Uria Albizuri (classified in Donostia) and Nerea Ibarzabal Salegi (classified in Gotaine-Irabarne), Sustrai Colina Acordarrementeria (finalist in the last championship), Ane Labaka Mayoz, Maddalen Arzallus Antia and Miren Artetxe Sarasola will sing. Maialen Belarra Eneterreaga will put the topics.
For their part, in Durango, Aitor Bizkarra Ruiz (classified in Estella) Aitor Mendiluze González and Beñat Gaztelumendi Arandia (the last two finalists of the previous championship) will be on stage along with Eñaut Martikorena Lizaso, Julio Soto Ezkurdia and Saioa Alkaiza Guallar. Ane Ezenarro Beristain will be in charge of putting the songs.
Then the three appointments of the second round will arrive, on November 19 in Amurrio, on 26 in Baiona and on December 3. From the scores obtained in all of them, the quintet will be formed that, together with the current champion Maialen Lujanbio, will compete for the txapela in the final of the Bertsolaris Championship, which will be played on December 18 in Pamplona.
In the provisional classification, Alaia Martin and Nerea Ibarzabal are tied on 738 points. Oihana Iguaran has 737.5 points, Jone Uria 706 and Haritz Mujika 695.5.
Source: Eitb
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