BBK Masters: Irujo crowns a spectacular year with victory

Saturday 26th December, Atano III, San Sebastian MARTINEZ DE IRUJO beat OLAIZOLA II 22-16 The BBK Masters is the last hurrah of the pelota year, a jamboree in which the finest pelotaris of the past twelve months play for pride and a big cheque. As befits a tournament which aims to crown a ‘master’, the year’s final [...]

Fernando Goñi renews with Aspe

Fernando Goñi has signed a contract with Aspe to play for another year. The defender from Zubiri is, along with Juan Martinez de Irujo, the defending doubles champion. Aspe have also announced the contract renewals of Pedro Martínez de Eulate (for one year) and Íñigo Pascual (until 2014). Source: Diario de Noticias, image from: La Rioja [...]

BBK Masters: Irujo and Olaizola II reach the final

The year ending BBK Masters final, which takes place on Saturday should generate enough festive excitement to melt all the snow which had buried the Basque Country in recent weeks, for in the semi finals, played last weekend, the two great rivals Juan Martinez de Irujo and Aimar Olaizola triumphed to set up another meeting [...]

Cuatro y Medio Final: Gonzalez Txapeldun!

Tuesday 8th December, Atano III, Donostia-San Sebastian GONZALEZ beat MARTINEZ DE IRUJO 22-18 That Sebastien Gonzalez defeated Juan Martinez de Irujo in the Cuatro y Medio final last Tuesday is now rather old new; forgive me for the late telling of it, which has occurred due to foreign trips and singing work getting in the way! This was [...]

BBK Masters on ETB-Sat

Firstly, apologies for my absence for the past couple of weeks; I was in Germany, hence missing the Cuatro y Medio final (more about that coming later) and then was rushed off my feet when I got back! Secondly, we have some great pelota on ETB-Sat today in the form of a BBK Masters semi final between [...]