Erkiaga and Zabala qualify for the semifinals

On Monday a new day of the Jai Alai Winter Series.

Jean Olharan and Nicolas Etcheto They arrived in Gernika to try to score their first points in the championship. The striker from Pau (with roots in Baxe-Nafarroa) and the defender from Ahetze (Lapurdi) form one of the strongest couples in the championship.

Is about one of the favorite couples in the opinion of analysts and were facing Aritz Erkiaga, the “Artist” of Ispaster, and Jon Zabala, aka “bullets”who had already won on the first day and did not give the rookies a chance.

The first game was entertaining, but not the second. Olharan couldn’t find his place, he wasn’t right with the moves and with the score against him, especially from the middle of the set, the couple from “Iparralde” wanted to, but couldn’t. There were too many errors on both sides and the second set ended with a clear 8-15.

Erkiaga and Zabala, with seven points, are already in the semifinals. On the other hand, on January 21, Barandika-Lekerika and Olharan-Etcheto will play the classification to the semifinals.

Before that, next Monday, the pelotaris from Group B Goikoetxea and Aimar will come into action against Beaskoetxea and Aldazabal. Dueling of veteran strikers in the happy squares, and the Aldazabal brothers facing each other in the back ones.

RESULT

1st set: 2-0, 2-1, 5-1, 5-4, 6-4, 6-5, 7-5, 7-6, 8-6, 8-8, 9-8, 9-9, 10- 9, 10-10, 10-11, 11-11, 12-11, 12-12 and 12-15.

2nd set: 0-1, 1-1, 2-3, 2-5, 4-5, 4-9, 6-9, 6-13, 7-13, 7-14 and 8-15.

Zabala

CLASSIFICATION

GROUP A

1. ERKIAGA-ZABALA: 7 points

2. BARANDIKA-LEKERIKA: 1 point

3. OLHARAN-ETCHETO: 0 points

B GROUP

1. BEASKOETXEA-ALDAZABAL: 4 points

2. ARBE-LOPEZ: 0 points

3. GOIKOETXEA-AIMAR: 0 points (still not played)

Scoring: Win 2-0 (4 points), Win 2-1 (3 points), Lose 2-1 (1 point), Lose 2-0 (0 points)

JAI ALAI WINTER SERIES CALENDAR

ERKIAGA-ZABALA vs BARANDIKA-LEKERIKA: 12-15, 15-14 and 5-3.

ARBE-LOPEZ vs. BEASKOETXEA-ALDAZABAL: 11-15 and 9-15.

OLHARAN-ETCHETO vs. ERKIAGA-ZABALA: 12-15 and 8-15.

February 14, Monday: GOIKOETXEA-AIMAR vs BEASKOETXEA-ALDAZABAL (10:30 p.m.)

February 21, Monday: BARANDIKA-LEKERIKA vs OLHARAN-ETCHETO (10:30 p.m.)

February 28, Monday: GOIKOTEXEA-AIMAR vs ARBE-LOPEZ (10:30 p.m.)

March 7, Monday: SEMIFINAL. 2nd Group A vs 1st Group B (10:30 p.m.)

March 4, Monday: SEMIFINAL. 1st Group A vs 2nd Group B (10:30 p.m.)

March 20, Sunday: GRAND FINAL (ETB1)