The 2025 Pairs Championship starts this Friday in Besen.

Couples Championship

Presentation

EITB AVERAGE

Published:
11/26/2024
11:34 (UTC+1)


Latest update:
11/26/2024
14:52 (UTC+1)

Eight couples will compete for the chapels of the current champions: Peyo Etxeberria and Jose Javier Zabaleta. The final will take place on March 30, 2025 at the Navarra Arena in Pamplona.

The release starts this Friday, November 29th. 2025 belonging Couples Championshipwith the match they will play Ezkurdia-Rezusta and Elordi-Zabaleta in Besaina, as explained in a presentation held on Tuesday in Pamplona. The championship final is scheduled for March 30and will take place in the capital of Navarre, at the Navarra Arena stadium.

Eight couples will compete for the chapel: Altuna III-Aranguren, Ezkurdia-Rezusta, Etxeberria-Martia, Elordi-Zabaleta, Laso Iztueta, Artola-Marieskurrena II, Yaka-Imaz And Pena II-Albizu.

On opening day Iñaki Artola will be absent

because he is injured. He will be replaced by Iker Larrazabal.will be formed couple with Mariezkurren II YesThey will face Laso and Iztueta as opponents.

The remaining three matches of the first day will take place from Saturday to Sunday, with fights taking place on November 30th. Altuna III-Aranguren vs. Etxeberria-Martia and Larrazabal-Mariescurrena II vs. Lazo Iztueta in Eibar and Lizarra respectively.

The main newcomer is Marcel Iztueta, who will make his debut in the championship.. Except, Aitor Aranguren, a Bayko Pilot player, will play on loan from Aspe and partner Jokin Altuna..

Start with a 14-day league

The eight pairs selected by Bayko and Aspe will face each other starting this coming weekend in a quarter-final group that will last fourteen days; That is, each pair will play twice against each of the others. The first two places will receive direct access to the semi-final group, and the pairs finishing third, fourth, fifth and sixth in the quarter-finals will play a playoff to determine the other two places. to the semi-final group. At this stage, four pelotaris finalists of the new championship will appear.

Peyo Etxeberria and Jose Javier Zabaleta are the defending champions..

Play-offs and semi-finals

Playoffs will be held on February 20 (3rd and 4th place), February 21 (5th and 6th place) and February 23rd (loser of the 20th vs. winner of the 21st); The semi-finals, on the other hand, are scheduled for the following dates: March 1, 2, 9 and 16 in Bilbao, Vitoria, Eibar and San Sebastian, and March 8 and 15 at the Labrit.de Pamplona fronton.