Cuatro Y Medio
The Cuatro y Medio Euskadi Championship is an individual championship of Basque pelota, often known as ''The Cage'' due to the front-on setup. Cuatro y Medio means Four and a half. The rules state that every ball that rebounds too far from that particular mark is considered ''pasa'' (fail). This makes it a game of precision, more than one of power. Championships Pelotaris

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Basque Pelota
Basque pelota (Basque: '' pilota'', Spanish: '' pelota vasca'', French: '' pelote basque'') is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against a wall (''frontis or fronton'') or, more traditionally, with two teams face to face separated by a line on the ground or a net. The roots of this class of games can be traced to the Greek and other ancient cultures. The term ''pelota'' probably comes from the Vulgar Latin term ''pilotta'' (ball game). It is a diminutive form of the word ''pila'' which may relate to a hard linen or leather ball filled with ''pilus'' (fur or hair) or to the Latin words for strike or spade and is related to the English word '' pellet''. Today, Basque pelota is played in several countries. In Europe, this sport is concentrated in Spain and France, especially in the Basque Country. The sport is also played in Latin American countries such as Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Cuba. Operate ...
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Olaizola II
Aimar Olaizola Apezetxea, known as Olaizola II is a pelotari, brother of Olaizola I. Early life Olaizola started to play ''pelota'' on the local fronton of his hometown, Goizueta, Navarre Goizueta is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. History The Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre The Spanish conquest of the Iberian part of Navarre was initiated by Ferdinand II .... Professional career During his career, Olaizola II won in 2005, 2007, 2012 and 2013 the main hand-pelota championship — the singles championship — additionally reaching the finals of 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2015. 1st hand-pelota singles championship finals Cuatro y Medio championship finals 1st hand-pelota doubles championship finals 2nd Hand-Pelota singles championship (1) Two championships were played in 1999, due to disagreements between the two main professional Basque-pelota companies — Aspe and Asegarce. Sources & re ...
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Unai Laso
Unai of UNAI may refer to * Unai (name), a Basque given name *Unai Sahu, a Bania sub-caste people from Uttar Pradesh, India *Unai, Gujarat, a village in Gujarat, India *Unai, Lucknow, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India *Unai Pass a mountain pass in Afghanistan *Sites on the island of Saipan in the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands **Unai Achugao Archaeological Site **Unai Dangkulo Petroglyph Site **Unai Lagua Japanese Defense Pillbox, a Japanese fortification **Unai Obyan Latte Site *Unaí, a municipality in Brazil ** Sociedade Esportiva Unaí Itapuã, a Brazilian football club based in Unaí *United Nations Academic Impact The United Nations Academic Impact, also known by its acronym UNAI, is a United Nations initiative to align institutions of higher education, scholarship and research with the United Nations and with each other. In the words of former United Nat ...

Navarra Arena
Navarra Arena is an indoor sporting arena and fronton located in Pamplona, Spain. Its capacity is 9,808 people in the main court and 3,000 in the fronton. History Located in the place of the old swimming pools property of local football club CA Osasuna, Reyno de Navarra Arena started to be built in 2009. In May 2013, despite being the works being very close to completion, Reyno de Navarra Arena continues to be closed. In May 2016, the two main enterprises of Basque pelota ruled out an opening in 2016. The Navarra Arena was finally inaugurated on 29 September 2018 with a final of a Basque pelota championship. The first match played at the main court was a basketball friendly match between Spain and Lithuania, hosted on 2 August 2019. The arena registered a sold-out. See also * List of indoor arenas in Spain The following is a list of indoor arenas in Spain, ordered by capacity. The venues are by their final capacity after construction for seating-only events. There is more ...
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Joseba Ezkurdia
Joseba is a Basque name meaning ''Joseph''. It may refer to: Football players * Joseba Etxeberria * Joseba Llorente Etxarri * Joseba del Olmo * Joseba Garmendia * Joseba Arriaga Bicycle racers * Joseba Zubeldia * Joseba Albizu * Joseba Beloki Writers * Bernardo Atxaga (real name: Joseba Irazu Garmendia) * Joseba Sarrionandia, writer and member of ETA Eta (uppercase , lowercase ; grc, ἦτα ''ē̂ta'' or ell, ήτα ''ita'' ) is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the close front unrounded vowel . Originally denoting the voiceless glottal fricative in most dialects, ... Other * Joseba Elosegi {{given name Basque masculine given names ...
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Altuna III
Altuna may refer to: *Altuna Runestone, a Viking Age memorial runestone *Altuna Sejdiu, Albanian-Macedonian singer-songwriter, known professionally as Tuna * Fernando Bengoetxea Altuna, known as Pernando Amezketarra *Horacio Altuna (born 1941), Argentinian comics artist * Jon Altuna (born 1980), Spanish footballer *Tuna Altuna (born 1989), Turkish tennis player See also *Altona (other) * Altoona (other) *Antuna Antuna or Antuña is a Spanish surname. Notable people with this name include the following: *Abelardo Fernández Antuña (born 1970), also known simply as Abelardo, Spanish footballer * Bladimir Antuna or José Bladimir Antuna Vázquez García (1 ...

Mikel Urrutikoetxea
Mikel is the Basque adaptation of the given name Michael. Notable people with the name include: Footballers * Mikel Alonso (born 1980), Spanish Basque footballer and older brother of retired Spanish international Xabi Alonso * Mikel Álvaro (born 1982), Spanish footballer * Mikel Amantegui (born 1979), Spanish footballer * Mikel Aranburu (born 1979), Spanish Basque retired footballer, who played for Real Sociedad * Mikel Arce (born 1984), Spanish footballer * Mikel Arteta (born 1982), retired Spanish Basque footballer, currently head coach at Arsenal F.C. * Mikel Arruabarrena (born 1983), Spanish Basque footballer * Mikel Balenziaga (born 1988), Spanish Basque footballer * Mikel Dañobeitia Martín (born 1986), Spanish footballer * Mikel González (born 1985), Spanish Basque footballer * Mikel John Obi (born 1987), Nigerian footballer * Mikel Kortina (born 1974), Spanish retired footballer * Mikel Labaka (born 1980), Spanish Basque footballer * Mikel Lasa (born 1971), Spanish r ...
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Bengoetxea VI
Bengoetxea (Basque modern spelling), Bengoechea (or Vengoechea, Spanish spellings) or Bengoetchea (French spelling) is a Basque surname which is common all throughout the Basque Country, especially in cities such as: Murelaga, Lizarza, Alkitza, Aizarna, Aulestia, Igeldo (Donostia, San Sebastian), Oiartzun, Aia, Olaberria, Lazkano, Berrobi ( Tolosa) and Zizurkil in Gipuzkoa; Valley of Orozko, Mungia, Zeberio, Mundaka and Galdakao in Biscay; and in Arrieta and Baranbio (Amurrio) in Alava. Meaning Derivative of Bengoetxea or Bengoetxe, the name literally means ''down-more-of-house-the'' (''be-en-go-etxe-a''), translated into English as "the house of further down" and translated into Spanish as "la casa de más abajo". It comes from "been" superlative of "be" (inferior part) and "etxe" (house). The Bengoechea coat of arms is: in gold, a tree of sinople (green), and crossed to its trunk, two bulls of sable (black). Notable Bengoecheas *Arturo Bengochea, former President of the ...
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Sébastien Gonzalez
Sébastien is a common French given name. It is a French form of pasté Latin name ''Sebastianus'' meaning "from Sebaste". Sebaste was a common placename in classical Antiquity, derived from the Greek word ''σεβαστος'', or ''sebastos'', meaning "''venerable''." Sébastien or Sebastien may refer to: Military * Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age * Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu (died 1674), French engineer considered to be the first military topographer Arts and entertainment * Sébastien Agius (born 1983), French singer and winner of first ever French X Factor * Sébastien Aurillon (born 1973) French visual artist and gallerist * Sébastien Bourdon (1616–1671), French painter and engraver * Sébastien Japrisot (1931-2003), French author, screenwriter and film director * Sebastien Grainger (born 1979), Canadian singer and musician * Sébastien Izambard (born 1973), French singer and musician. M ...
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Martínez De Irujo
Martínez or Martinez may refer to: Places Argentina * Martínez, Buenos Aires * Coronel Martínez de Hoz, Buenos Aires Province France * Hôtel Martinez, in Cannes Mexico * Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz Spain * Martínez, Ávila, a municipality in the province of Ávila, Castile and León United States * Martinez, California * Martinez, Georgia * Martinez, Texas Other uses * Martinez (band), Swedish dansband * Martinez (cocktail), a cocktail related to the Martini * Martínez (surname) Martínez (often spelled without the acute accent on the "I") is a common surname in the Spanish language. Martínez is the most common surname in the Spanish regions of Navarre, La Rioja, Cuenca and Murcia. There are also variations such as S ... See also * Justice Martinez (other) {{disambig, geo ...
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