Second edition of the Biscayne Cup, six couples and 2,000 League points at stake
The second edition of the Biscayne Cup will be held in the next few days at the Dania Jai Alai (Florida, USA) and this year will be the Grand Slam Grand Slam Championship , within the professional Jai Alai League. In this way, the winning couple will get 2,000 points for the league qualifying.
Erkiaga-Lopez, Goitia-Lekerika, Laduche-Basque, Urreisti-Ibarluzea, Johan-Gorka and Zulaika-Ubilla will compete in the Biscayne Cup.
The Sorozabal brothers have won the Biscayne classification in Dania itself. They won the Dania Inner Championship, which serves as a preview. The Zulaika and Ubilla pelotaris have played in Dania. The Donostiarra striker and the Markinese zaguero have won the Magic City World Super Court and will represent the Biscayne Cup.
The Jai Alai League made its first jump to the United States in the 2024-25 season and in its second edition, it will be the Grand Slam or the highest category tournament. More couples and games, on the historic Danish court. The Biscayne Cup will be played by the best pelotaris of the day.
In this second edition, the Biscayne Cup will go from Master (4 couples) to Grand Slam (6 couples). American fans will have the opportunity to say goodbye to the great Imanol Lopez , who began his career in the United States in Dania, where he will play his last balls.
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