It is do or die in the Pairs Championship. The top three are all but safe; all eyes will be on the match between Olaizola II-Mendizabal II (2008 winners and 2009 runners up) and Gonzalez-Laskurain. The winners in Eibar will probably take the final slot, the only caveat being if Berasaluze and Begino pull off a big win tonight, while Olaizola and Mendizabal also win. The odds are however against this, as the latter hold a decent advantage in points difference.
Table courtesy of Manista
Friday 26th February, Soria
22:20 (CET) CABRERIZO II – GONI III v IBAI PEREZ – EULATE
23:35 (CET) TITIN III – PASCUAL v BERASALUZE VIII – BEGINO Pairs Quarter Finals
Saturday 27th February, Pamplona
18:05 (CET) MARTINEZ DE IRUJO – BEROIZ v BENGOETXEA VI – OTXANDORENA* Pairs Quarter Finals
*Otxandorena replaces Beloki
Sunday 28th February, Eibar
17:05 (CET) OLAZABAL – ARRUTI v URRUTIKOETXEA – PENAGARIKANO
18:15 (CET) OLAIZOLA II – MENDIZABAL II v GONZALEZ – LASKURAIN Pairs Quarter Finals
The other Pairs Quarter Final is on Monday 1st March (17:30, Tolosa) and is between XALA – ZUBIETA and SARALEGI – APRAIZ. There will be no live broadcast of this game.
To watch, visit https://www.eitb.eus/television/etb-sat