Basque pelota blog in english – Dos paredes

Aimar Olaizola Apezetxea
Date of birth: 13/11/79 in Goizueta, Navarre
Empresa: Asegarce
Position: forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 86kg
Debut: 12/04/1998, Lekunberri
Championship pedigree: Manomanista Champion in 2005 and 2007; Cuatro y Medio Champion in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2008; Pairs Champion in 2008; Manomanista runner up in 2003 and 2006; Pairs runner up in 2003 and 2006.

Oier Mendizabal Huitzi
Date of birth: 21/05/83 in Donostia-San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa
Empresa: Asegarce
Position: defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 85kg
Debut: 18/06/05, Zarautz
Championship pedigree: Pairs Champion in 2008

Juan Martinez de Irujo Goñi
Date of birth: 04/11/81 in Ibero, Navarre
Empresa: ASPE
Position: forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 84kg
Debut: 06/06/03, Pamplona
Championship pedigree: Manomanista Champion in 2004 and 2006; Cuatro y Medio Champion in 2006; Pairs Champion in 2005 and 2006; Manomanista runner up in 2005; Cuatro y Medio runner up in 2008; Pairs runner up in 2004.

Fernando Goñi Erice
Date of birth: 05/02/73 in Zubiri, Navarre
Empresa: ASPE
Position: defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 84kg
Debut: 27/02/98, Pamplona
Championship pedigree: Pairs Champion in 2001, 2004 and 2005

Paths to the final 

Olaizola II/Mendizabal II

Beat Titin III/Pascual 22-21
Lost to Xala/Laskurain 10-22
Beat Martinez de Irujo/Goñi III 22-16
Beat Olazabal/Barriola 22-10
Beat Titin III/Pascual 22-7
Lost to Xala/Zubieta 17-22
Lost to Martinez de Irujo/Goñi III 8-22 (Mendizabal II substituted for Zearra due to injury)
Beat Gonzalez/Eulate 22-19

Lost to Martinez de Irujo/Goñi III 17-22
Beat Berasaluze VIII/Begino 22-20
Beat Bengoetxea VI/Beloki 22-16

Martinez de Irujo/Goñi III

Beat Olaizola I/Patxi Ruiz 22-13
Lost to Berasaluze VIII/Begino 10-22
Lost to Olaizola II/Mendizabal II 16-22
Beat Bengoetxea VI/Beloki 22-18
Beat Olaizola I/Patxi Ruiz 22-8
Lost to Berasaluze VIII/Begino 20-22
Beat Olaizola II/Zearra 22-8
Beat Bengoetxea VI/Beloki 22-19

Beat Olaizola II/Mendizabal II 22-16
Beat Bengoetxea VI/Beloki 22-18
Beat Berasaluze VIII/Begino 22-15

Olaizola II v Martinez de Irujo: head to head record in finals

Manomanista
2005 Olaizola II beat Martinez de Irujo 22-18
2006 Martinez de Irujo beat Olaizola II 22-17
Cuatro y Medio
2008 Olaizola II beat Martinez de Irujo 22-17
Pairs
2006 Martinez de Irujo/Martinez de Eulate beat Olaizola II/Zearra 22-11