Basque pelota: the best punters in the world compete at the Durango fronton for the “Final Four”

They played more than a hundred games during the year, on around ten frontons, from Biarritz to Gernika. At the end, there are only eight left, four forwards and four backs, who will compete in the “final four” to win the title of best punter of the year. The Cesta Punta pro circuit was set up in 2022, following an agreement between all the frontons, who preferred to get along, rather than compete for players. This year again, each punter earned points for each game played with the aim of establishing a rankinga ranking.

The eight best punters

1. Aritz Erkiaga (Lekeitio) – Thibaut Basque (Bidart)
2. Johan Sorozabal (Biarritz) – Gorka Sorozabal (Biarritz)
3. Ludovic Laduche (Guéthary) – Julen del Rio (Gasteiz)
4. Xabier Barandika (Gernika) – Imanol Lopez (Zumaia)

The cross semi-finals pit the 2nd against the 3rd, this Monday, October 7 at 7 p.m., and the first against the 4th, on October 14, still in Durango. The final is scheduled for October 21. For Thibaut Basque, ranked best back this year, the Final Four “It represents the apotheosis of cesta players. We all want to win this tournament” enthuses the Puntist. He recognizes that the creation of a ranking makes “much more readable“the ranking of each player,”this gives the real level“.

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