José Javier Zabaleta wins the EITB Pilotari Onena award for the second time in his career
Euskaraz irakurri: Jose Javier Zabaletak irabazi du EITB Pilotari Onena saria, bere kirol ibilbidean bigarren aldiz
Aspe’s defender Jose Javier Zabaleta has won the EITB Pilotary Onena awardfor his excellent performance in the Couples Championship 2023. The Etxarren pelotari has received more points (148) from the EITB ball experts than any other pelotari among those who have participated in the championshipand, consequently, has obtained the Urrezko Eskua which is awarded to the winner of the EITB Pilotari Onena; is the second time he has won the awardafter achieving it in 2021, in its first edition, and thus takes over from Unai Laso, winner in 2022.
Zabaleta He has maintained a very high level throughout the entire Couples Championship, in the opinion of the EITB team of experts. Each participating pelotari has received, day after day, a score of 1 to 10 points, by that team; in the quarterfinalsthe Navarrese defender managed in total 115 points in the 14 days played, with an average of 8.2, and with six games in which he was rated 9. In semifinalshas added 24 more points, with three games in which he has obtained an 8 in each of them.
Next to Aitor Elordihas dominated the competition in the quarterfinals, in which the couple achieved victory in 12 of the 14 days that it consisted of, and got the ticket for the final last Sunday, after the injury of Tolosa, who had to retire of the decisive match he was playing with Altuna III against Zabaleta and his partner.
Precisely, Aitor Elordi has been second in the final classification of the EITB Pilotari Onena with 128 points.
The Urrezko Eskua that he received after the final played at the Navarra Arena is the second for the man from Etxarren, who was, in 2021, the first winner of the EITB Pilotari Onena award. In 2022, Unai Laso won the award, and Zabaleta was fourth, only surpassed, among the defenders, by Beñat Rezusta.
Source: Eitb
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