The Bare-handed Pelota First League Doubles known as Campeonato de España de mano parejas is the second most important tournament of Hand-pelota category in Basque pelota, after the 1st Hand-Pelota singles championship, known as manomanista. The teams are formed by a Forward and a Defender, and the games are played to 22 points.
History The competition was created by the Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota on 1941 at the same time of manomanista, played every 2 years, but for a lack of interest and agreement the competition was suspended until 1978. In 1973 the two hand-pelota companies that operated at the time, Empresas Unidas and Eskulari, held professional championships of doubles apart. In 1978 the companies finally agreed to merge both tournaments into one, named Campeonato de España (Championship of Spain). Since 1978 the championship has been played annually. The first winning partners were Onaindia and Urcelay, and the ones with most wins were Retegi II and Errandonea with 3 wins.
Awards The winners are awarded with a Txapela and a trophy (the winner are denomined Txapelduns).
Championships Year Champions Subchampions Score Fronton1941 Onaindia - Urcelay Txikito de Iraeta - Gallastegui22-18 (1)Gros1943 Onaindia - Urcelay Ubilla I - Kortabitarte22-211945 Txikito de Iraeta (2) - LazcanoAtano VII - Atano IV22-211961 Arriarán I - Arriarán IIOgueta - Etxabe X22-151978Pierola II - Maiz IIRetegui I - Aldazabal II22-14Anoeta1979Bengoetxea III - GorostizaPierola II - Maiz II22-15Anoeta1980–81 García Ariño IV - Maiz IIVergara II - Martinikorena22-13Anoeta1981–82 Beristain - TolosaGarcía Ariño IV - Maiz II22-21Anoeta1982–83 Bengoetxea IV - Maiz IIGarcía Ariño IV - Gorostiza22-11Anoeta1983–84 Bengoetxea IV - Maiz IIOreja III - Aldeazabal II22-18Anoeta1984–85 Vergara II - MartinikorenaOreja III - Galarza III22-18Anoeta1985–86 Vergara II - MartinikorenaAlustiza - Tolosa22-15Anoeta1986–87 Ladutxe - TolosaAlustiza - Galarza III22-14Anoeta1987–88 Retegi II - ErrandoneaLadutxe - Martinikorena22-16Anoeta1988–89 Ladutxe - TolosaRetegi II - Arretxe22-18Anoeta1989–90Retegi II - ErrandoneaVergara II - Etxenagusia (3)22-3Anoeta1990–91 Retegi II - ArretxeSalaberria - Galarza III22-19Anoeta1991–92 Vergara II - ArretxeUnanue - Zezeaga22-18Ogueta1992–93 Alustiza - Maiz II y Etxaniz - ZezeagaTitín III - Arretxe y Urioraguena - Galarza III22-20 y 22-15Ogueta1993–94 Titin III - ArretxeRetegi II - Beloki22-14Ogueta1994–95 Retegi II - ErrandoneaUnanue - Zezeaga22-17Atano III1995–96 Capellán - BelokiEtxaniz - Arretxe22-18Atano III1996–97 Retegi II - Lasa IIIEugi - Zezeaga22-14Atano III1997–98 Unanue - ErrastiEtxaniz - Elkoro22-21Atano III1999 Nagore - Errandonea y Olaizola I - ElkoroBerasaluze VIII - Beloki y Goñi II - Zezeaga22-17 y 22-15Atano III and Adarraga2000Titin III - Lasa IIIUnanue - Errasti22-19Ogueta2001 Olaizola I - Goñi IIIAlustiza - Beloki22-13Atano III2002Xala - Lasa IIIOlaizola I - Patxi Ruiz22-19Atano III2003Koka - BelokiOlaizola II - Pascual22-15Atano III2004 Titín III - Goñi IIIMartínez de Irujo - Lasa III22-8Atano III2005Martínez de Irujo - Goñi IIIBengoetxea VI - Beloki22-12Atano III2006 Martínez de Irujo - Martínez de EulateOlaizola II - Zearra22-11Ogueta2007Xala - Martínez de EulateOlaizola I - Beloki22-18Ogueta2008Olaizola II - Mendizabal IITitín III - Laskurain22-17Ogueta2009Martínez de Irujo - Goñi IIIOlaizola II - Mendizabal II22-21Atano III2010Xala - ZubietaSébastian Gonzalez - Aritz Laskurain22-14Ogueta2011Olaizola II - BeginoXala - Beroitz22-14Bizkaia2012Titin III - Merino IIXala - Laskurain22-15Bizkaia2013Martínez de Irujo - ZabaletaBerasaluze II - Albisu6-4Atano III2014Martínez de Irujo - BarriolaOlaizola II - Aretxabaleta22-13Bizkaia2015Bengoetxea VI - UntoriaBerasaluze II - Zubieta22-7Bizkaia2016Olaizola II - Mikel UrrutikoetxeaJuan Martínez de Irujo - Rezusta16-10Bizkaia2017Irribarria - RezustaBengoetxea VI - Larunbe22-14Bizkaia2018Ezkurdia - ZabaletaElezkano II - Rezusta22-9Bizkaia2019Elezkano II - RezustaIrribarria - Zabaleta22-19Bizkaia2020Ezkurdia - MartijaOlaizola II - Urrutikoetxea22-13Bizkaia2021Elezkano II - ZabaletaPeña II - Albisu22-7Bizkaia2022Altuna III - MartijaLaso - Imaz22-20Bizkaia2023Elordi - ZabaletaLaso - Imaz22-13Navarra Arena
Pelotaris
Pelotari Txapelas Finals Retegi II 5 7 Maiz II 5 7 Martínez de Irujo 5 7 Titín III 4 6 Errandonea 4 4 Goñi III 4 4 Olaizola II 3 8 Arretxe 3 6 Bergara II 3 5 Xala 3 5 Tolosa 3 4 Lasa III 3 4 Zabaleta 4 5 Beloki 2 7 Martinikorena 2 4 Olaizola I 2 4 Rezusta 2 4 Ladutxe 2 3 Elezkano II 2 3 Onaindia 2 2 Urcelay 2 2 Bengoetxea IV 2 2 Martínez de Eulate 2 2 Martija 2 2 Ezkurdia 2 1 Zezeaga 1 5 Alustiza 1 4 Unanue 1 4 Garcia Ariño IV 1 3 Etxaniz 1 3 Bengoetxea VI 1 3 Txikito de Iraeta 1 2 Pierola II 1 2 Elkoro 1 2 Errasti 1 2 Gorostiza 1 2 Mendizabal II 1 2 Barriola 1 2 Zubieta 1 2 Irribarria 1 2 Urrutikoetxea 1 2 Lazcano 1 1 Arriarán I 1 1 Arriarán II 1 1 Begino 1 1 Bengoetxea III 1 1 Beristain 1 1 Capellán 1 1 Nagore 1 1 Koka 1 1 Untoria 1 1 Martija 1 1 Galarza III 0 4 Laskurain 0 3 Berasaluze VIII 0 3 Aldazabal II 0 2 Oreja III 0 2 Albisu 0 2 Laso 0 2 Imaz 0 2 Gallastegui 0 1 Ubilla I 0 1 Kortabitarte 0 1 Atano VII 0 1 Atano IV 0 1 Ogueta 0 1 Etxabe X 0 1 Retegi I 0 1 Etxenagusia 0 1 Salaberria 0 1 Eugi 0 1 Goñi II 0 1 Zearra 0 1 Patxi Ruiz 0 1 Pascual 0 1 Gonzalez 0 1 Beroitz 0 1 Aretxabaleta 0 1 Larunbe 0 1 Peña II 0 1
At the same time, the 2nd Hand-Pelota doubles championship is played by minor importance or rookie pelotaris giving the right to the winning partners to play in the 1st category tournament next year.