Euskaraz irakurri: 2024ko Buruz Burukoa ostiral honetan abiatuko da, Urrutikoetxea-Zabala parterekin

This Friday, April 5, begins the Manomanista Championship 2024in the duel they will play Urrutikoetxea and Zabala in the Atano III pediment, in San Sebastián. According to what was announced in the presentation this Wednesday at Ekoetxea Urdaibai, this weekend the round of 16 will be played; In the quarterfinal phase, a league will be played, which includes several breaks per day. A total of twelve pelota players, six per company, will try to win the txapela in the final, which will be played on June 2 in Bilbao.

Aspe has made the decision to leave out Peio EtxeberriaForward Couples champion and runner-up of Cuatro y Medio. His place will be taken by his txapela partner Jose Javier Zabaleta. In addition, Jon Mariezkurrena He will not be in the competition either, since he has not been able to overcome his discomfort in his right hand. He will be Mikel Urrutikoetxea who replaces him.

The first to play will be Urrutikoetxea and Zabala, this Friday in San Sebastián. The round of 16 will continue to be played over the next two days: for Saturday, the event is in Pamplona, ​​where Laso will play against Bakaikoa; On Sunday, in Zumaia, it will be the turn for Zabaleta and Erik Jaka; the same day, but in Tolosa, the tie between Grief and Artola will complete the qualifying table for the quarterfinals.

This quarterfinal phase, as in 2023, will be carried out in a league format. The pelotaris are going to be distributed into two groups; in one of them, they will be Peña, Artola, Urrutikoetxea and Zabala; in the other group, Laso, Bakaikoa, Zabaleta and Jaka. Each day there will be breaks, so that each weekend will have two or three games scheduled, not four, so the participating pelotaris will have the possibility of enjoying more rest. The four semi-finalists of the last edition, Elordi, Altuna III, Dario and Ezkurdia They will be waiting in the quarterfinals.

Once the quarterfinal group is over, now in the semifinals, the crosses will put the first of each group face to face with the second of the other. Those who achieve victory in the run-up to the final will obtain the ticket for the final match, which will take place in Bilbao on June 2; There we will know who wins the txapela that Aitor Elordi brilliantly won in the last edition in 2024.

Manomanista Series B Championship

Both Baiko and Aspe have also presented this morning at Ekoetxea Urdaibai their candidates to win the txapela of the Manomanista Series B Championship. Agirre, Alberdi II, Aldabe, Egiguren V, Eskiroz, Eskuza, Exposito, Larrazabal, Mata, Salaberria, Senar and Zubizarreta III will try to take over from Bakaikoa, champion last year, and who this year will compete in the Manomanista Championship.

Source: Eitb

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