Six couples will perform at the 2026 Euskotren Women Winter Series from 2 to 23 March
Maite-Oaia, Ihart-Maia, Erika-Frida, Lur-Maialen, Elaia-Eneritz and Helena-Arai will take part in the fourth edition of the tournament in Durango, as well as Ezkurdi Jai Alai in Master Series, Erkiaga-Atain, Laduche-Manci, Olharan-Zabala and Urreisti-Lekerika.
Euskotren Women's Winter Series will begin on March 2.
Thus, in the Euskotren Winter Series, two more couples will compete than in previous editions, and there will be quarter-finals and semi-finals before the final. The second championship of the Jai Alai League 2025-2026 will begin on March 2, and the quarter-finals will be played that day: Maite and Oaia will face Ihar and Maia, while Erika and Frida and Lur-Maialen will face each other.
Next Monday, day 9, the semi-finals will begin: Elaia-Eneritz will face Erika-Frida or Lur-Maialen. And on the 16th, the current champions of the Euskotren Winter Series, Helena-Arai, will face Maite-Oaia or Ihart-Maia.
The winners of these semifinals will also have their txapelas at stake in the grand finals on Monday, March 23. EITB, through ETB1 and kirolakeitbeitb.eus, will broadcast the semi-finals and grand finals on Monday nights, March 9, 16 and 23.
Ezkurdi Jai Alai Master Series
In addition, on the 9th, 16th and 23rd ofthis month, the Ezkurdi Jai Alai Master Series will also be played; now the puntists will play in pairs, not individually. In the 6th Jai Alai League, the couples will play: Erkiaga-Atain, Laduche-Manci, Olharan-Zabala and Urreisti-Lekerika.
In the first semi-final, on March 9, Erkiaga and Atain will face the couple Laduche-Manci, while in the second, Olharan and Zabala will face Urreisti and Lekerika.
2026 Euskotren Jai Alai Winter Series calendar
Quarter-finals
March 2
Maite-Oaia vs Ihart-Maia
Erika-Frida vs Lur-Maialen
Semifinals.
March 9
Elaia-Eneritz vs Erika-Frida or Lur-Maialen
16 March
Helena-Arai vs Maite-Oaia or Ihart-Maia
Final: 23 March
2026 Ezkurdi Jai Alai Master Series calendar
Semifinals.
March 9
Erkiaga-Atain vs Laduche-Manci
16 March
Olharan-Zabala vs Urreisti-Lekerika
Final: 23 March
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