2018 Basque Pelota World Championships

World championship
2018 Basque Pelota World Championships
Logo of competition.
Tournament information
LocationSpain Barcelona, Spain
Dates14–20 October
AdministratorFIPV
Teams14
Websitemundialpilota2018.org
Final positions
Champions France
1st runners-up Spain
2nd runners-up Mexico
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The 2018 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 18th edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.

Participating nations

  •  Argentina (10)
  •  Bolivia (4)
  •  Brasil (1)
  •  Chile (7)
  •  Cuba (11)
  •  El Salvador (2)
  •  France (14)
  •  Guatemala (1)
  •  Italy (1)
  •  Mexico (12)
  •  Peru (2)
  •  Spain (14)
  •  United States (5)
  •  Uruguay (8)

Events

A total of 14 events were disputed, in 4 playing areas.[1]

Trinquete, 5 events disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual) France Baptiste Ducassou Spain Eneko Maiz Mexico Mauricio López
Hand-pelota (pairs) France Peio Larralde
Bixintxo Bilbao		 Mexico Orlando Díaz
Martín Cabello		 Spain Javier Luquin
Luis Sánchez
Paleta goma (men's) Argentina Facundo Andreasen
Santiago Andreasen		 France Stephane Suzanne
Patxi Guillenteguy		 Spain Aritz Larrarte
Sebastián Martínez
Paleta goma (women's) France Stephanie Leiza
Maritxu Housset		 Argentina Sabrina Andrade
María García		 Mexico Laura Puentes
Dulce Figueroa
Paleta cuero Spain Iñigo Ansó
Miguel Fernández de Lascoiti		 France Denis Larretche
Valentin Cambos		 Uruguay Andrés Pintos
Gastón Dufau

Fronton (30 m), 4 events disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Paleta goma (men's) Mexico Arturo Rodríguez France Kevin Pucheux Argentina Federico Isaía
Paleta goma (women's) France Aizkoa Iturrino
Maritxu Housset		 Spain Amaia Irazustabarrena
Maider Mendizabal		 Mexico Laura Puentes
Dulce Figueroa
Frontenis (men's) Mexico Carlos Torres
Héctor Rodríguez		 Spain Gustavo Vidal
Pablo Peñate		 France Aritz Azpeitia
Theo Pucheux
Frontenis (women's) Mexico Guadalupe Hernández
Ariana Cepeda		 France Louise Coyos
Claire Dutaret-Bordagaray		 Cuba Lisandra Lima
Yasmary Medina

Fronton (36 m), 4 events disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual) Spain Javier Zabala Mexico David Álvarez France Patxi Etchegaray
Hand-pelota (pairs) Spain Xabier Sancho
Aitor Gorrotxategi		 France Yves Salaberry
Xabi Mendy		 Mexico Juan Medina
Rafael Morales
Paleta cuero Spain Erik Zubiri
Javier Labiano		 France Benoit Chatellier
Pierre Casteran		 Cuba Armando Chappi
Yoan Torreblanca
Pala corta France Dan Necol
Sylvain Brefel		 Spain Esteban Gaubeka
Emiliano Skufca		 Argentina Pablo Fusto
Juan Firpo

Fronton (54 m), 1 event disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Jai alai Spain Aritz Erkiaga
Jonatan Hernández		 France Jean Olharan
Nicolas Etcheto		 France Patxi Tamborindeguy
Eric Irastorza

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  France 5 7 3 15
2  Spain (host nation) 5 4 2 11
3  Mexico 3 2 4 9
4  Argentina 1 1 2 4
5  Cuba 0 0 2 2
6  Uruguay 0 0 1 1

References

  1. ^ "Campionats del món de pilota barcelona 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). October 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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