Astelena fronton.
Zabala beat Dario in a very tough match and qualified for the quarterfinals (22-21)
Astelena has taken over the match after five months without a match by the Eibar fronton. The match was 341 balls, 63 minutes of intense competition. The Manomanist champion was winning 21-18, but in the end it was Zabala who took the victory. Both pelotaris were exhausted. Javi Zabala will measure Joseba Ezkurdia in the quarterfinals.
Laso and Albisu consolidate their first place in the Couples Championship by defeating Zabala and Martija (22-19)
The Baiko couple have six wins in the seven contested days and, after the first round of the league, remain in the first place. In the match played at Astelena, they have been ahead on the scoreboard, but in the end they have had to suffer until they get the point.
So much for the Laso-Albisu vs Zabala-Martija match
Laso and Albisu were winning 5-4, when the tenth both of the match was in play, when Javi Zabala made a good run, but Jon Ander Albisu picked it up brilliantly and the four pelotaris played a spectacular amount, and in the end the blues took it.
First outlet... red, or blue? The badge's up!
On the 1st of January, Astelena, there was a rarity: before the match between Laso-Albisu and Zabala-Martija began, the badge that was to determine which couple was going to make the first outlet stood and had to be thrown out again.
Elordi and Zabaleta beat Artola and Imaz (6-22)
Elordi and Zabaleta have shown superiority from the beginning in the match against Artola and Imaz (6-22) at the Astelena de Eibar.