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Trofeu Individual Bancaixa
The Trofeu Individual Bancaixa () "Bancaixa one-on-one trophy") is the Escala i corda singles league played by Valencian pilota professionals and promoted by the Bancaixa bank. Statistics {{clear Relevant facts about the ''Trofeu Individual Bancaixa'' * Grau has been the only ''mitger'' who won a competition almost always played by ''dauers''. Specific rules * Matches begin with a draw: 10–10 ''jocs''. Seasons * Trofeu Individual Bancaixa 2007 See also * Valencian pilota * Escala i corda * Circuit Bancaixa The Circuit Bancaixa (; "Bancaixa League"), officially Liga Profesional Escala i Corda, is the professional league of Valencian pilota. Circuit Bancaixa name is taken from its main sponsor, the Valencian Savings bank CaixaBank. During the period ... External links Youtube: 7 videos featuring the 1993 final match, Genovés I vs. Sarasol IGoogle Video: Last games of the 1995 final match, Genovés I vs. ÁlvaroGoogle Video: 2004 Final match, Álvaro vs. Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escala I Corda
Escala i corda (, "stairs and rope") is the most prestigious variant of Valencian pilota, and the only one apart from raspall to have professional players. History The "Escala i corda" variant began around 1910, when the player Nel de Murla settled a 1.80 m high rope in the middle of a trinquet and thus divided the courtfield in two sides. Until then, the midfield was variable, using the "ratlles" of the Llargues variant. Ball In "Escala i corda" a kind of ball called pilota de vaqueta (Catalan for ''little cow ball'') is used; it is a small and extremely fast ball, very tough, and bounces well. The name comes from the fact that it is made of cow leather. The dimensions of the ball for adult games are 42 mm diameter, 138 mm circumference, and 42 gr weight. Rules The objective of an ''Escala i corda'' game is sending the ball over a net by hitting it with the hand. When the opponent does not return it, the sending team wins the ''quinze''. Matches are played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enric Sarasol
Enric Sarasol Soler (born 1964, in El Genovés), known as Sarasol I, was a professional Valencian pilota player. He retired in 2004 and for 3 years he was the Sports General Director of the Generalitat Valenciana, until 2007. He used to play Escala i corda matches with his brother Sarasol II, forming one of the stronger duos for 20 years. History He began playing Raspall as is usual in the Costera region. When he was 15 years old he replaced Fenollosa in an Escala i corda competition for youngsters and amazed everybody with his technique. Soon after that, he began playing against professional ''pilotaris'' in the Guadassuar trinquet, where he learnt to be a ''dauer''. On 1983 he first won a one-on-one match against Fredi, and later on he won Eusebio. On 1986 he was the runner-up of the first Trofeu Individual Bancaixa losing the final match against the almost invincible Genovés I. This was repeated on 1989, 1990 and 1991, but on 1992 he finally won ''Genovés I'', as in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Establishments In Spain
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Amin's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circuit Bancaixa
The Circuit Bancaixa (; "Bancaixa League"), officially Liga Profesional Escala i Corda, is the professional league of Valencian pilota. Circuit Bancaixa name is taken from its main sponsor, the Valencian Savings bank CaixaBank. During the period 1991–1992, it replaced the Campionat Nacional d'Escala i Corda, which had existed from 1952–1990. The league was initially created by the retired ''pilotari'' Alfred Hernando (aka ''Fredi''). The league, which originally just featured the best local players, has since expanded and gained prestige. Some famous former players include Sarasol I, Pigat II, and Álvaro. During the 2007-2008 sports season, eight teams participated for the first time, with three ''feridors'' and six replacing ''pilotaris''. Each team was composed of two or three members from the ValNet firm. Teams had to score as many points as possible to remain in the competition (3 points for victory, and 1 point in case of loss but scoring 50 ''tants''). The six high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandia
Gandia ( es, Gandía) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar (or ''Costa dels Tarongers''), south of Valencia and north of Alicante. Vehicles can access the city through road N-332. Gandia operated as an important cultural and commercial centre in the 15th and 16th centuries: in the 15th century it had a university. It was home to several important people, including the poet Ausiàs March (1400-1459) and the novelist Joanot Martorell (1410-1465). It is perhaps best known for the Borja or Borgia, through their family title, Duke of Gandia (originally created in 1399). Gandia is one of the largest coastal towns in Spain, with a population over 200,000 during summer, and a centre of commerce and tourism in its region. There are two main zones, Gandia City, which has all the historical monuments, commercial activity, and shopping, and Gandia beach, which has apartments and summer residen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquín Oltra Sanchis
Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981), Spanish football winger * Joaquín (footballer, born 1982), Spanish football forward * Joaquín Almunia, Spanish politician * Joaquín Andújar, professional baseball player in the Houston Astros organization * Joaquín Arias, professional baseball player in the San Francisco Giants organization * Joaquín Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic * Joaquín Belgrano, Argentine patriot * Joaquín Benoit, professional baseball player for the San Diego Padres * Joaquin Castro, American politician from San Antonio, Texas * Joaquín Cortés, Spanish flamenco dancer * Joaquín De Luz, Spanish New York City Ballet principal dancer * Joaquin Domagoso, Filipino actor and model * Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Mexican drug lord * Joaquín Hernández, Mexican footballer * Joaquín "Jack" García, Cuban-Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hernando
Alfred Hernando Hueso (Valencia 1957), known as Fredi, is a retired Valencian pilota professional player working now as a ''pilota'' businessman. He was a member of the Valencian Pilota Squad. ''Fredi'' had a successful career at the Valencian trinquets as an Escala i corda ''escalater''. His active years coincided with Genovés I, one of the best players of all times, so ''Fredi'' was lucky of playing with him but unlucky of not being able to win more competitions because of him. When he retired as a player he decided to renew the structures of the Valencian pilota with a new trophy, the ''Escala i corda'' Circuit Bancaixa league for professional players, with his own company, Frediesport, and the Valencian bank Bancaixa. In 2005 he joined the ex-pilotari Daniel Ribera, '' Ribera II'', and the Gandia trinquet owner, Emili Peris, to create a brand new company, ValNet, which contracts all professional players. Trophies * Winner of the Campionat Nacional d'Escala i Corda 1980, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paco Cabanes Pastor
Francisco "Paco" Cabanes Pastor (20 December 1954 – 31 July 2021) was a Spanish professional Valencian pilota player known by his town's name, Genovés I, and who has begun a ''pilotaris'' saga with his son, ''José Cabanes, Genovés II''. He's been regarded as one of the best players of all time, along with ''El Nel de Murla'', ''Xiquet de Quart'', Julio Palau Lozano, Juliet d'Alginet and ''Antonio Reig, Rovellet'', and he deserved to be in the ''Honor Gallery'' of the Pelayo trinquet. He's also been a member of the Valencian Pilota Squad. Biography He was born on 20 December 1954 in Genovés, Valencia. As is usual in his town, he began playing Raspall, but when he was 17 he turned to Escala i corda, the variant which he ruled for 20 years. His arrival meant the end of Antonio Reig, ''Rovellet'''s era, and his retirement meant the beginning of Álvaro Navarro Serra, Álvaro; things got complicated for great players such as ''Eusebio'' or ''Alfred Hernando, Fredi'', who had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Grau Juan
Vicente Grau Juan (born 6 April 1968 in València) is a professional Valencian pilota player known as Grau. He plays mainly Escala i corda matches and is one of the best ''mitgers'' (midfield) playing for the ValNet company, due to his fast and strong ball-strikes (''bot-de-braç'' and ''volea''), he has been the first ''mitger'' who won the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa, a competition for ''dauers''. He has been a recurrent member of the Valencian Pilota Squad, attaining many prizes, specially the "World's best player" twice. Trophies * Winner of the Campionat Professional de Galotxa 1990 and 1991 * Winner of the Campionat Nacional d'Escala i Corda 1993 * Runner-up of the Campionat Nacional d'Escala i Corda 1991 * Winner of the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa 2000 * Runner-up of the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa 1996 and 1997 Handball International Championships * Winner of the 5 Nations Llargues Championship, València 1993 * Winner of the European Llargues Championship, Imperia (Italy) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Núñez Celda
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galician the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Ribera
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
