11/01/2017

Jokin Altuna wins cuatro y medio style pelota final

Finals are always special. The favourite Mikel Urrutikoetxea lost by the odd point to the challenger Altuna III. This year Amezketa-born Altuna tasted the glory that was denied him last year by Bengoetxea VI. Bizkaia has witnessed the arrival of a new champion – and that makes a good number. In a match characterised more by excitement than quality, the Gipuzkoa-born player played his shots right up to the last minute. He showed all the character that was lacking in his Bizkaia-born rival, who was a mere shadow of himself in this most decisive of