Leitzarra won the Kale Pilota championship in Zarautz on Monday night, and with the victory, Zabaleta highlighted the high level of play on the court and the great atmosphere created among the fans.
Leitzarra beat Olatz Arrizabalaga in semi-finals, in two games, 10-2 and 10-1, and in the grand final beat Laia Salsamendi in three games, 10-5, 9-10 and 5-3.
Enara Gamind will play the final of the four-and-a-half "Plazandreak" after defeating Aizane Ibarrola 18-17. Laukiz's pelotari has not been satisfied with the match, but has left the game.
Amaia Aldai and Miriam Arrillaga beat Goiuri Zabaleta and Nora Mendizabal 22-18 in a very tough, long and struggling match. Similarly, in the four-and-a-half, Enara Gaminde won 18-17 over Aizane Ibarrola.
Aldai and Arrillaga have defeated Zabaleta and Mendizabal, and after a very tight match the Reds have won 22-18. This victory has also given Aldai and Arrillaga the pass to the final.
The tournament began on July 5 and will end on September 27 with the grand final broadcast live by EITB.
In the San Fermín Women's Master Cup Circuit Couples Championship played at the Labrit, Goiuri Zabaleta and Itxaso Erasun have defeated 22-8 Olatz Arrizabalaga and Nahia Bertiz. Although the Blues have advanced 1-2, from there the Reds have dominated and won with authority.
The tournament, which will begin on July 6 and end on August 10, will feature a four-and-a-half championship and will be played in Bilbao at the Fronton Esperanza.
In group A, Zabaleta-Erasun, Aldai-Bergara, Arrizabalaga-Bertiz and Ruiz de Infante-Zabala; and in group B, Etxegarai-Gaminde, Salsamendi-Mendizabal, Sagardui-Arrillaga and Ibarrola-Capella will play the final on July 11 at the Labrit.
Alize Sagardui and Enara Gaminde, champions of the Couples Championship, are the favorites for this Sunday's match. Goizuetarra and quartet have won all the matches of the competition, including the semi-final, which can be followed live this Sunday from 12:00 on ETB1 and EITBKirolak.eus.
Sagardui and Gaminde have won the ticket after winning Salsamendi and Mendiburu 22-13, and Ruiz de Infante and Erasun, Zabaleta and Arrillaga have qualified after winning 22-19.
The Navarre Open starts this Saturday in Zugarramurdi and the grand final will be played at the Labrit in Pamplona on May 3. A total of eight couples will compete, including eight Navarre pelotaris.
Alize Sagardui and Enara Gaminde are the champions of the Women's Master Cup Couples Championship, after defeating Olatz Arrizabalaga and Arrate Bergara in the final.
Alize Sagardui and Enara Gaminde, after winning the Couples Championship, beat Olatz Arrizabalaga and Arrate Bergara 22-17.
In the 2026 Couples Championship final played at the Astelena de Eibar, Alize Sagardui and Enara Gaminde won 22-17 against Olatz Arrizabalaga and Arrate Bergara.
The couples Arrizabalaga-Bergara and Sagardui-Gaminde will play the final of the Women's Couples Master Cup on Sunday at the Astelena de Eibar fronton.
Its name is "The Woman," and, as a major novelty, it contains the exact patterns of the trousers that the pelotaris will wear; they will be premiered at the final of the Couples Championship on March 22 at Astelena.
In the first match, Arrizabalaga and Bergara defeated 22-14 Ruiz de Infante and Mendizabal; in the second, Sagardui and Gaminde beat 22-12 Aldai and Arrillaga.
