Bilbao will join the venues of the basket tip competition Jai Alai Leaguewith the celebration of Jai Alai Iron Cup 2024which will take place from May 3 to June 7 in the Sports fronton. It will be the 8th round of the Jai Alai League and will bring together the best pelota players of the moment in a top-class tournament.

As it is a “Slam” category tournament, the winners will have a total of 2,000 points in the official ranking, the runners-up 1,200 and the semi-finalists 750. Double the amount received in the “Master” tournaments. Tickets and tournament bonuses are on sale on the website. Eraman Jai Alai. The voucher has a price of €60 and is valid to secure a seat for the six days.

At the moment the undisputed leader is Aritz Erkiaga. The Biscayan pelota player has already won the Winter Series and the Pau, Lekeitio and Zumaia tournaments. He arrives in an excellent moment of form, with 15 games won in his 15 appearances. In Bilbao he will play with Ion Ibarluzeadefender with whom he climbed to the top of the podium in “La Catedral” in Gernika.

Your competitors in Deportivo will be Barandika-Lekerika, Goitia-Basquethe Sorozabal brothers from Biarritz (Johan-Gorka), Laduche-Manci and a last couple that will come from the winner of the previous Pro-Am tournament that will be played on the 27th and 28th.

Female Master

Likewise, it will also host a female master’s degree with four pairs of proven quality. The tournaments and challenges played in Durango, Lekeitio, Zumaia and Vitoria-Gasteiz are joined by the Bilbao Iron Cup, which will feature four pairs: Erika Mugartegi and Frida Watkins, Elaia Gogenola and Ihart Arakistain, Helena Barrenetxea and Maialen Aldazabal and Maite Ortiz de Mendibil with Arai Lejardi. The women’s tournament will begin on May 24, coinciding with the men’s semifinals.

This is how the groups and participants of the Jai Alai Iron Cup:

GROUP A”

Erkiaga-Ibarluzea

Barandika-Lekerika

Laduche-Manci

B GROUP”

Goitia-Basque

Johan-Gorka

Pro-Am winners

CALENDAR

May 3, 7:00 p.m.: 1st day of the league

Goitia-Basque vs. Pro Am-eko irabazleak

Erkiaga-Ibarluzea vs. Barandika-Lekerika

May 10, 7:00 p.m.: 2nd day of the league

Johan-Gorka vs. Goitia-Basque

Barandika-Lekerika vs. Laduche-Manci

May 17, 7:00 p.m.: 3rd day of the league

Johan-Gorka vs. Pro Am-eko irabazleak

Laduche-Manci vs. Erkiaga-Ibarluzea

May 24, 7:00 p.m.: Semifinals

Elaia-Ihart vs. Helena-Maialen

1st Men’s Semifinal

May 31, 7:00 p.m.: Semifinals

Erika-Frida vs. Maite-Arai

2nd Men’s Semifinal

June 7, 7:00 p.m.: Finals

Source: Eitb

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