Dario Gómez wins Manomanista 2026
In the final played on Sunday at the Navarra Arena, Ezcaray's beat Alegia's 6-22, and Dario won the Manomanist for the first time and won for the first time in a major professional competition.
Dario, wearing a cap. Photo: EFE.
Dario Gómez wonthe 2026 Manomanist Championship onSunday at the Navarra Arena in Pamplona/Iruña. Hebeat theAspe pelotaris 6-22 in the final Iñaki Artola, which led him to put on the txapela. The 30-year-old Riojano pelotari won for thefirst time in the Manomanista and won for the first time in professionals in a great tournament.
Dario made the first run, and he also got the first one (0-1). Aspe's forward also made the next four, and he got 0-3, 0-4, and 0-5 with a good double. He got better than Dario Artola in the final, and the fable made his first so much in the 1-5 in a ball that went out to Darius.
The Riojano pelotari soon recovered his lead. The 9th in the final was hard and Artola did it; the Guipuzcoano was losing 2-7 by then. Dario seemed more comfortable on the court, Aspe's seemed to have more confidence than Baiko's, and the 2-10 on the Nafarroa Arena scoreboard showed that he was on the right track.
Darius' mistake number three gave Artola the outlet again; the Alegians had to score several times in a row to put Darius in trouble. The Riojano pelotari continued to dominate to take the 12th; he scored the 4-12 with an unexpectedly wide ball.
Artola has not been able to score a few times in a row to tighten the score, and Dario has become stronger and stronger: Ezcaray's has achieved 5-14 with a perfect double wall.
In the 6-16, with Artola in the lead, the two protagonists met with the botilleros. Dario took the next 6-17. With a very good ball, the Riojano got the 18th and the txapela was very close at the last break.
Riojana fans were thrilled to see that Dario was about to put on his beret at theNavarre Arena, and Aspe's striker took the opportunity and finally won 6-22.
The final, so much:
0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 0-4, 0-5, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 3-10, 4-10, 4-11, 4-12, 5-12, 5-13, 5-14, 5-15, 5-16, 6-16, 6-17, 6-18, 6-19, 6-20, 6-21 and 6-22.
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