The couple of Aldai-Arrillaga and Gaminde get their first tickets for the final of the show
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.
Enara Gaminde's face of suffering after beating Aizane Ibarrola by a single margin.
Amaia Aldai and Miriam Arrillaga have today qualified for the final of the Plazandreak program after winning 22-18 on the fronton Esperanza de Bilbao to Goiuri Zabaleta and Nora Mendizabal. The Navarro striker and the Guipuzcoano zaguero have run out of options. The match has been very hard, long and fought.
The start of the match has been very equal, with many ties . The two couples have tied one, two, three, six and nine. Then Zabaleta has started playing music and the blue couple has opened a gap in the score (10-15).
When it seemed that the leitzarra was going to make a difference, the Reds reacted and brought the match back (15-15) . Then came the time of Dima's striker, who has begun to command the whole court , very inspired. The Blues, powerless, have continued to work, trying to contain the attacks of the Biscayan striker.
In the end, it was Aldai who was decisive in that final stretch, and the Diebakar and the Usurbildarra bagged the victory in a tight match in which the work of the four pelotaris was truly commendable.
Gaminde gets the pass to the final after suffering a lot.
After a month and a half off the court, Aizane Ibarrola has presented Enara Gaminde, champion of the day, with the most difficult match in a long time. The island has been injured, with hand problems, but nothing has been noticed today.
In the first half of the match, Gaminde was ahead 8-5 and 11-5, and the Biscayan seemed to impose his law with ease. But the Navarro pelotari did not give up and gave the favourite a hard time.
In the end, the quadrangle won by a small difference (18-17), suffering a lot, so the Biscayan won the pass to the final.
You might like
Gaminde: "It wasn't my best game, I didn't like it."
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.
Aldai: "We've done our homework, got our pass to the final and we're happy"
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.
Aldai-Arrillaga beat Salsamendi and Capellan, and Zabaleta beat Erasun
In the match of doubles, Amaia Aldai and Miriam Arrillaga won 22-13 for Laia Salsamendi and Andrea Capellan, followed by a tight four-and-a-half match in which Goiuri Zabaleta defeated Itxaso Erasun (18-14).
Goiuri Zabaleta: "I played mostly bad or bad; it was about winning anyway."
Goiuri Zabaleta has replaced Madalen Etxegarai and won 18-14 over Itxaso Erasun in 4 and a half. The match has been tight and fatigue has conditioned both pelotaris.
Arrillaga: "We won the golden spot today"
Amaia Aldai and Miriam Arrillaga beat Laia Salsamendi and Andrea Capellan 22-13. Aldai said he had a hard time adjusting to the court measures, but finally made the final score of the match and the couple got a golden spot.
Arrizabalaga-Bergara and Gaminde won on the first day
Olatz Arrizabalaga and Arrate Bergara beat Goiuri Zabaleta and Nora Mendizabal (20-22) in a match that was tightened in the second half. In the four-and-a-half, Enara Gamind beat Madalen Etxegarai (18-4).
Enara Gaminde: "I was happy, I played my game well"
Enara Gamind has easily beaten Madalen Etxegarai in 4 and a half. The quadrangle says that finding the 4 and a half line to the maximum, taking the half court and hurting from there is her strength and will continue as long as the strategy works.
Olatz Arrizabalaga: "It was a game of punctures; we continued serious and very satisfied with the work done"
Zabaleta-Mendizabal has won the Arrizabalaga-Bergara couple, a very versatile match, but in the end the Blue Grains have won 20-22 . Despite some frustrating moments, the winners have been satisfied with not getting out of the game and with the result.
Ratings, results and calendar of the Plazandreak Session 2026
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.