Bare-handed Pelota First League Doubles explained

The Bare-handed Pelota First League Doubles known as Campeonato de España de mano parejas is the second most important tournament of Hand-pelota category in Basque pelota, after the 1st Hand-Pelota singles championship, known as manomanista. The teams are formed by a Forward and a Defender, and the games are played to 22 points.

History

The competition was created by the Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota on 1941 at the same time of manomanista, played every 2 years, but for a lack of interest and agreement the competition was suspended until 1978. In 1973 the two hand-pelota companies that operated at the time, Empresas Unidas and Eskulari, held professional championships of doubles apart. In 1978 the companies finally agreed to merge both tournaments into one, named Campeonato de España (Championship of Spain). Since 1978 the championship has been played annually. The first winning partners were Onaindia and Urcelay, and the ones with most wins were Retegi II and Errandonea with 3 wins.

Awards

The winners are awarded with a Txapela and a trophy (the winner are denomined Txapelduns).

Championships

YearChampionsSubchampionsScoreFronton
1941 Txikito de Iraeta - Gallastegui22-18 (1)Gros
1943 Ubilla I - Kortabitarte22-21
1945 Txikito de Iraeta (2) - LazcanoAtano VII - Atano IV22-21
1961 Arriarán I - Arriarán IIOgueta - Etxabe X22-15
1978Pierola II - Maiz IIRetegui I - Aldazabal II22-14Anoeta
1979Bengoetxea III - GorostizaPierola II - Maiz II22-15Anoeta
1980–81 García Ariño IV - Maiz IIVergara II - Martinikorena22-13Anoeta
1981–82 Beristain - TolosaGarcía Ariño IV - Maiz II22-21Anoeta
1982–83 Bengoetxea IV - Maiz IIGarcía Ariño IV - Gorostiza22-11Anoeta
1983–84 Bengoetxea IV - Maiz IIOreja III - Aldeazabal II22-18Anoeta
1984–85 Vergara II - MartinikorenaOreja III - Galarza III22-18Anoeta
1985–86 Vergara II - MartinikorenaAlustiza - Tolosa22-15Anoeta
1986–87 Ladutxe - TolosaAlustiza - Galarza III22-14Anoeta
1987–88 Retegi II - ErrandoneaLadutxe - Martinikorena22-16Anoeta
1988–89 Ladutxe - TolosaRetegi II - Arretxe22-18Anoeta
1989–90Retegi II - ErrandoneaVergara II - Etxenagusia (3)22-3Anoeta
1990–91 Retegi II - ArretxeSalaberria - Galarza III22-19Anoeta
1991–92 Vergara II - ArretxeUnanue - Zezeaga22-18Ogueta
1992–93 Alustiza - Maiz II y Etxaniz - ZezeagaTitín III - Arretxe y Urioraguena - Galarza III22-20 y 22-15Ogueta
1993–94 Titin III - ArretxeRetegi II - Beloki22-14Ogueta
1994–95 Retegi II - ErrandoneaUnanue - Zezeaga22-17Atano III
1995–96 Capellán - BelokiEtxaniz - Arretxe22-18Atano III
1996–97 Retegi II - Lasa IIIEugi - Zezeaga22-14Atano III
1997–98 Unanue - ErrastiEtxaniz - Elkoro22-21Atano III
1999 Nagore - Errandonea y Olaizola I - ElkoroBerasaluze VIII - Beloki y Goñi II - Zezeaga22-17 y 22-15Atano III and Adarraga
2000Titin III - Lasa IIIUnanue - Errasti22-19Ogueta
2001 Olaizola I - Goñi IIIAlustiza - Beloki22-13Atano III
2002Xala - Lasa IIIOlaizola I - Patxi Ruiz22-19Atano III
2003Koka - BelokiOlaizola II - Pascual22-15Atano III
2004 Titín III - Goñi IIIMartínez de Irujo - Lasa III22-8Atano III
2005Martínez de Irujo - Goñi IIIBengoetxea VI - Beloki22-12Atano III
2006 Martínez de Irujo - Martínez de EulateOlaizola II - Zearra22-11Ogueta
2007Xala - Martínez de EulateOlaizola I - Beloki22-18Ogueta
2008Olaizola II - Mendizabal IITitín III - Laskurain22-17Ogueta
2009Juan Martínez de Irujo - Goñi IIIOlaizola II - Mendizabal II22-21Atano III
2010Xala - ZubietaSébastian Gonzalez - Aritz Laskurain22-14Ogueta
2011Olaizola II - BeginoXala - Beroitz22-14Bizkaia
2012Titin III - Merino IIXala - Laskurain22-15Bizkaia
2013Juan Martinez de Irujo - ZabaletaBerasaluze II - Albisu6-4Atano III
2014Juan Martínez de Irujo - BarriolaOlaizola II - Aretxabaleta22-13Bizkaia
2015Bengoetxea VI - UntoriaBerasaluze II - Zubieta22-7Bizkaia
2016Olaizola II - Mikel UrrutikoetxeaJuan Martínez de Irujo - Rezusta16-10Bizkaia
2017Irribarria - RezustaBengoetxea VI - Larunbe22-14Bizkaia
2018Ezkurdia - ZabaletaElezkano II - Rezusta22-9Bizkaia
2019Elezkano II - RezustaIrribarria - Zabaleta22-19Bizkaia
2020Ezkurdia - MartijaOlaizola II - Urrutikoetxea22-13Bizkaia
2021Elezkano II - ZabaletaPeña II - Albisu22-7Bizkaia
2022Altuna III - MartijaLaso - Imaz22-20Bizkaia
2023Elordi - ZabaletaLaso - Imaz22-13Navarra Arena

Pelotaris

PelotariTxapelasFinals
5 7
Maiz II5 7
5 7
4 6
4 4
4 4
3 8
3 6
3 5
3 5
3 4
3 4
4 5
2 7
2 4
2 4
2 4
2 3
2 3
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 1
1 5
1 4
1 4
1 3
1 3
1 3
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
0 4
0 3
0 3
0 2
0 2
0 2
0 2
0 2
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1

At the same time, the 2nd Hand-Pelota doubles championship is played by minor importance or rookie pelotaris giving the right to the winning partners to play in the 1st category tournament next year.