Bare-handed Pelota First League

The Bare-handed Pelota First League (Campeonato Manomanista) is the most important tournament competition of Hand-pelota category of Basque pelota. It was created in 1940, when the new Basque Pelota Spanish Federation, to have a champion of the category. In its beginnings, the championship was disputed every two years, turning into an annual tournament since 1950. The first champion was Atano III. Retegi II, holds the title of most wins with 11, 9 consecutives.

Until 1995 the competition system was stair, the winner of the past year was directly qualified to final and following him the other players in its last year respective positions, always maintaining the position earned in the last tournament. From 1995 to present, the system had several modifications that make it similar to a tennis tournament. In the current competitions four semifinalists of last year are directly qualified to quarter finals. The winner is awarded with a txapela as a symboland a trophy.

Since 1957 its disputed also the Bare-handed Pelota Second League, for debutant and minor level pelotaris, that doesn't reach the level of professional pelota players, that consists of 2 or 3 games, played on weekends and holidays in frontons. the 2nd Hand-Pelota champion is allowed to participate in the next edition of 1st Hand-Pelota.

Championships

Year Champion Subchampion Score Fronton1940Atano IIITxikito de Iraeta22–08Gros1942Atano IIIAtano VII22–05Gros1944Atano IIIFelipe (1)22–08Deportivo1946Atano IIIAkarregi22–16Astelena1948GallasteguiAtano III22–06Bergara1950GallasteguiAkarregi22–15Astelena1951GallasteguiAkarregi22–14Bergara1953Barberito IGallastegui (2)1954Soroa IIBarberito I22–04Astelena1955Arriaran IISoroa II22–13Astelena1956Arriaran IIGarcia Ariño I22–13Astelena 1957García Ariño IArriaran II22–11Deportivo1958OguetaArriaran II22–07Beotibar1959OguetaGarcía Ariño I22–13Bergara1960AzkarateOgueta22–19Astelena1961AzkarateEtxabe X22–07Bergara1962AzkarateGarcía Ariño I22–21Vitoriano1963García Ariño IAzkarate22–02Beotibar1964AzkarateGarcía Ariño I22–14Anoeta1965AzkarateAtano X22–17Anoeta1966Atano XAzkarate22–13Astelena1967AzkarateAtano X22–18Anoeta1968Atano XAzkarate22–17Anoeta1969Retegi IAtano X22–08Municipal Bergara fronton1970Retegi ILajos22–12Anoeta1971LajosRetegi I22–17Anoeta1972Retegi ILajos (3)1973Retegi ITapia I22–20 Astelena1974Retegi IGorostiza22–21Anoeta1975Retegi ILajos22–14Anoeta1976LajosRetegi I (4)1977GorostizaGarcía Ariño IV22–12Anoeta1978Bengoetxea IIIGarcía Ariño IV22–13Anoeta1979Bengoetxea IIIGarcía Ariño IV22–10Ogueta1980Retegi IIMaiz II22–14Anoeta1981Retegi IIGarcía Ariño IV22–11Anoeta1982Retegi IIGarcía Ariño IV22–09Anoeta1983Retegi IIGalarza III22–16Anoeta1984Retegi IIGalarza III22–21 Anoeta1985Retegi IIGalarza III22–13Anoeta1986Retegi IITolosa22–12Anoeta1987Retegi IITolosa22–16Anoeta1988Retegi IIGalarza III22–09Anoeta1989TolosaRetegi II22–19Anoeta1990Retegi IITolosa22–08Anoeta1991Galarza IIIRetegi II22–15Anoeta1992Galarza IIIRetegi II22–12Anoeta1993Retegi IIGalarza III22–19Anoeta1994ArretxeErrandonea22–12Ogueta1995BelokiErrandonea22–15Atano III1996EugiArretxe22–19Atano III1997ArretxeElkoro22–18Atano III1998BelokiEugi22–13Atano III1999 Beloki and EugiArretxe and Elkoro22–09 and 22–11Atano III and Astelena2000EugiBeloki22–13Atano III2001BelokiEugi22–08Atano III2002 BarriolaBeloki22–03Atano III2003Patxi RuizOlaizola II22–07Atano III2004Martínez de IrujoXala22–12Atano III2005Olaizola IIMartínez de Irujo22–18Atano III2006Martínez de IrujoOlaizola II22–17Atano III2007Olaizola IIBarriola22–10Atano III2008Bengoetxea VIBarriola22–11Atano III2009 Martínez de Irujo Olaizola II22–12Atano III2010 Martínez de Irujo Xala 22–13Ogueta2011 Xala Olaizola II 22–19Bizkaia2012 Olaizola II Martínez de Irujo 22–07Bizkaia2013Olaizola IIMartínez de Irujo22–07Bizkaia2014Martínez de IrujoRetegi Bi22–09Atano III2015UrrutikoetxeaOlaizola II22–19Bizkaia2016IrribarriaUrrutikoetxea22–13Bizkaia2017Bengoetxea VIIrribarria22–18Bizkaia2018Altuna IIIOlaizola II22–14Bizkaia2019IrribarriaUrrutikoetxea22–20Bizkaia2020JakaAltuna III22–20Bizkaia2021Altuna IIIRezusta22–05Bizkaia2022LasoEzkurdia22–07Navarra Arena

Winner pelotaris

PelotariTxapelaFinals Retegi II 11 14 Azkarate 6 9 Retegi I 6 8 Martínez de Irujo 5 8 Olaizola II 4 10 Beloki 4 6 Atano III 4 5 Eugi 3 5 Gallastegui 3 4 Bengoetxea VI 2 2 Galarza III 2 7 Garcia Ariño I 2 6 Atano X 2 5 Lajos 2 5 Arretxe 2 4 Arriarran II 2 4 Ogueta 2 3 Irribarria 2 3 Altuna III 2 3 Bengoetxea III 2 2 Tolosa 1 4 Barriola 1 3 Xala 1 3 Urrutikoetxea 1 3 Gorostiza 1 2 Soroa II 1 2 Barberito I 1 2 Patxi Ruiz 1 1 Erik Jaka 1 1 Unai Laso 1 1 Garcia Ariño IV 0 5 Akarregui 0 3 Errandonea 0 2 Elkoro 0 2 Maiz II 0 1 Tapia I 0 1 Etxabe X 0 1 Felipe 0 1 Atano VII 0 1 Txikito de Iraeta 0 1 Retegi Bi 0 1 Beñat Rezusta 0 1 Joseba Ezkurdia 0 1

See also Bare-handed Pelota Second League