Joseba Ezkurdia
Twelve pelotaris will take part in the 2026 Four and Half Championship from Friday
In the quarterfinals, from 9 to 12 October, the following qualifiers will be played: Elordi-Larrazabal, Jaka-Laso, Darío-Senar and Artola-Peña II. The current champion, Peio Etxeberria, the 2025 runner-up, Javi Zabala, Altuna III and Ezkurdia are qualified for the quarter-finals.
Classification, results and calendar of CaixaBank Masters 2026
The tournament will begin on July 17 and end on October 4; the final will be played in Pamplona at the Navarre Arena.
Elordi and Mariezkurrena II, champions of the CaixaBank Masters
Aitor Elordi and Jon Mariezkurrena beat Joseba Ezkurdia and Jon Ander Albisu 16-22 on Sunday in the grand final of the tournament in a very contested match. Elordi wears the CaixaBank Masters txapela for the first time and Mariezkurrena II already has four.
The couples Elordi-Mariezkurrena II and Ezkurdia-Albisu, to the final of the Masters CaixaBank
In the semi-finals played on Friday night in the Navarre Arena, Elordi and Mariezkurrena II defeated 13-22 Artola and Rezusta, while Ezkurdia and Albisu beat Zabala-Iztueta 22-13. The final will be on Sunday, also in the Navarre Arena.
Ezkurdia and Albisu win an important victory for the semifinals
Ezkurdia and Albisu have defeated Larrazabal and Zabaleta 22-20 in the seventh day match of the Masters CaixaBank, so for now they are in the semi-finals of the tournament, waiting for what Laso and Martija will do in the last match.
Imaz, indisposed, could not finish the match; Ezkurdia and Albisu won the victory (22-14)
The CaixanBank Masters match in Lekeitio has been suspended with Ezkurdia and Albisu winning 18-14 against Altuna and Imaz. The Oiartzun Zaguero has felt indisposed. Thus, Ezkurdia and Albisu have added their second point and still have options to qualify, while Altuna and Imaz have been left with no chance of winning.
Elordi and Mariezkurrena II clearly beat Ezkurdia and Albisu at Masters CaixaBank (8-22)
The blue couple have dominated the game since the beginning, in Elizondo on Friday night, so they have three points in the championship, while Ezkurdia and Albisu have one point in the ranking.
Laso and Iztueta win the San Sebastian City Tournament
Laso and Iztueta beat 19-22 to Ezkurdia and Zabaleta in the final of the San Sebastian City Tournament. Despite the fact that the first few were the most red, the match was tied and finally the Baiko couple won.
Ezkurdia and Zabaleta qualify for the final of the San Sebastian City Tournament in a tough, equal and exciting match (22-21)
The Navarro duo defeated Jokin Altuna and Beñat Rezusta in semi-finals on Wednesday, so Joseba Ezkurdia and Jose Javier Zabaleta will face Unai Laso and Martxel Iztueta this Friday in the grand final. The two finals, Serie A and B, will be offered live by EITB and the ball festival will begin at 21:00.
Starting on August 11, the San Sebastian City Tournament 2026 will be held at the San Sebastian Festivities
Laso and Iztueta will play the first semi-final on August 11 against Peña II-Mariezkurrena II, and the second semi-final on August 12 between Ezkurdia-Zabaleta and Altuna III-Rezusta.
Laso-Iztueta's favorites have struggled to beat Ezkurdia-Gabirondo (18-22)
The red couple advanced 13-8, but after 15, Laso and Iztueta dominated.
Javi Zabala defeated Joseba Ezkurdia 12-22 and won the semi-final pass
In the quarter-finals of the San Fermín Tournament played in Alsasua, Javi Zabala defeated Joseba Ezkurdia 12-22 and won the semi-final pass.
With this victory, he will play the semi-final on July 3 at Donostia's Atano III fronton. His rival will be decided on Monday in the match between Jokin Altuna and Peio Etxeberria.
What a Joseba Ezkurdia score!
Joseba Ezkurdia gave a great performance at the Urbeltz fronton in Legazpi, in a match with Arkaitz Gabirondo against Jon Ander Peña and Ander Imaz. The Arbizu pelotari took the ball from behind with his right hand and then put an end to it.
Manomanist in progress, with Altuna, top favorite, Laso, Artola and Larrazabal at the top of the list
The four will qualify directly for the quarter-finals, where four champions can join in the same group: Laso, Altuna, Elordi and Jaka, if the last two pass the octave round.
Twelve pelotaris will compete in the 2026 Manomanist Championship, which will begin on April 3
The final will be played in the Navarra Arena on May 31. Compared to the 2025 event, Bakaikoa will replace Senar in Baiko and in Aspe there are no changes. In the octaves of the final, the matches will be: Dario-Elordi, Bakaikoa-Zabala, Peña II-P.
Jon Ander Albisu, best player in the Couples Final
The Ataundarra zaguero, in addition to the txapela he won with Unai Laso, has also won the prize for the best pelotari in the final, on Sunday at the Nafarroa Arena.
PHOTO GALLERY: Spectacular images left by the final of the Couples Championship won by Unai Laso and Jon Ander Albisu
Unai Laso and Jon Ander Albisu have been imposed 16-22 onJokin Altuna and Joseba Ezkurdiain the final of the 2026 Couples Championship played in the Navarra Arena. In this loss you will find photos of several significant moments left by the match.
Unai Laso: "I'm so excited."
Unai Laso and Jon Ander Albisu are the championsof the 2025-2026 Couples Championship. Baikoa's pelotaris have prevailed for the first time in this tournament, defeating Altuna III and Ezkurdia 16-22.
Jon Ander Albisu: "After 16 years, cap on head"
Unai Laso and Jon Ander Albisu are the 2025-2026 Couples Championship champions, defeating Altuna IIIand Ezkurdia 16-22. In this video we collect the first words of Ataun's pelotari.
