Euskaraz irakurri: Jokin Altuna eta Aitor Elordi, Buruz Buruko txapelaren bila
Jokin Altuna and Aitor Elordi they will play the final of the Manomanista Championship 2023 on Sunday June 4 at the Bizkaia pediment in Bilbao. The match can be followed live by eitb.eus and ETB1starting at 5:00 p.m.
Next Sunday will be the great first individual final for Elordi. The one from Mallabia (Bzkaia) wants to achieve his second txapela of the season after the one he got in the Couples with José Javier Zabaleta. Elordi and Zabaleta beat Unai Laso and Ander Imaz in the final (22-13).
Instead, for Altuna III it will be his fourth Manomanista final. it was proclaimed champion in 2018 and 2021. In the 2018 final Jokin Altuna beat Aimar Olaizola (22-14) and in 2021 to Beñat Rezusta (22-5). In that final, Rezusta replaced Iñaki Artola. However, In 2020, the man from Amezketa (Gipuzkoa) was defeated by Erik Jaka (202-20) and last year (2022) he lost against Unai Laso (22-7).
On the other hand, it should be noted that Elordi and Altuna III have already faced each other in the present Manomanista. They did it in the league of the quarterfinals and the victory corresponded to Jokin Atuna with a result of 22-18. Thus, the one from Amezketa qualified for the semifinals as leader of group A and the one from Mallabia as second in the group.
Elordi’s career to the final
Initially Aitor Elordi was not going to play the Manomanista, but the loss of José Javier Zabaleta due to injury opened the doors of the championship. He started without filming, but has reached the grand finale.
In the round of 16 Aitor Elordi eliminated Mikel Urrutikoetxea (11-22) and obtained the ticket for the group of the quarterfinals. On the first day of the quarterfinals Elordi beat Danel Elezkano (22-19)but in the second he lost against Jokin Altuna (22-18). Already in the third and last day the one from Mallabia certified his pass to the semifinals after win against Unai Laso (16-22).
In the semifinals Aitor Elordi beat Darío Gomez (15-22) and certified their classification for the final.
Altuna III trajectory until the final
Jokin Altuna began his career at the Manomanista in the quarterfinal group and on the first day he opened with a victory against Unai Laso (9-22). on the second day He came out the winner of the duel against Aitor Elordi (22-18), thus achieving the ticket for the final. Besides, closed the quarterfinals with a win against Danel Elezkano (12-22).
Already in the semifinals, the man from Amezketa beat Joseba Ezkurdia in a solvent way (12-22) and sealed the pass for the final.
Source: Eitb
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