Altuna III-Martija and Etxeberria-Zabaleta, for the txapela of the Couples Championship

Basque language irakurri: Altuna III-Martija eta Etxeberria-Zabaleta bikoteak, Binakako txapelaren bila

The couples Jokin Altuna-Julen Martija and Peio Etxeberria-Jose Javier Zabaleta will compete in the final of the Couples Championshipthis Sunday, March 31, at the Navarra Arena.

ETB1 and eitb.eus will offer the grand final live starting at 5:00 p.m.. Additionally, you can listen to the meeting on both Radio Euskadi and Euskadi Irratia.

Etxeberria and Zabaleta were second in the initial league with 9 victories in 14 gameshence They directly made it to the semi-finals. Altuna III and Martija were third in the initial league after win 8 games in 14 daysand they had to play the play-off. So that, In the play-off they qualified for the semi-final group after defeat Urrutikoetxea (replaced Artola) and Imaz (11-22).

Etxeberria and Zabaleta were the best in the semifinal group after win three out of three meetings. Altuna III and Martija were second, winning two of three matches. Consequently, Both couples qualified for the final.

During the championship they faced each other twice.and Etxeberria and Zabaleta won both: in the 9th day of the initial league Etxeberria and Zabaleta took the victory by 19-22while In the semi-final group match, Peio and José Javier once again dominated, 14 and 22. On the second matchday of Couples, Jokin Altuna did not play due to injury; Amezketa’s player was replaced by Danel Elezkano, and together with Martija they lost to Etxeberria and Zabaleta (9-22).

Altuna III and Etxeberria face each other again in a final

J.okin Altuna and Peio Etxeberria will meet for the second time in the final of a major championship. In fact, on November 19, 2023, Altuna put on the Cuatro y Medio txapelaafter defeat Etxeberria in the final (22-9).

The four pelotaris, to expand their honors

Jokin Altuna wants to wear his eighth txapela; she would win the Couples Championship for the second time if she prevailed in the final. The one from Gipuzkoa won the Couples in 2022, forming a couple with Julen Martija.

José Javier Zabaleta wants to win Couples for the fifth timesince the txapela was worn in the years 2013, 2018, 2021 and 2023.

Julen Martija has won the Couples Championship twicespecifically in the years 2020 and 2022. The one from Etxeberri (Navarra) aspires to win it for the third time, and for the second time partnering with Jokin Altuna, just as he did in 2022.

Peio Etxeberria wants to debut his record in the top category with the title achieved. The one from Zenotz (Navarra) He was runner-up in the Cuatro y Medio in 2023 after losing the final against Altuna III. As for Couples, he was runner-up in Promotionin 2018.