Beunza IV-Cambos and the Spaniard Arraztoa-Martín were crowned in the 52nd edition of the Ham Tournament after beating their opponents this Saturday to end ten intense days of competition in the Pamplona Tennis Club with the the shovel as protagonist.
He prestigious championship started on August 22nd with 36 pelotaris of four nationalities (Spain, France, Chile and Uruguay). 24 did so according to the modality men’s leather palette and 12 in female rubber paddle. As every year, the Pamplona club recorded a good atmosphere during each of the days played in its ratchetthe second oldest in Navarre.
It was also expected that there would be the presence of 5 Argentinian players. They were Facundo Andreasen and Alfredo Villegas, current champions, Cynthia Pinto, Lucía Lumini and Agustín Maldonado. However, the first two declined the invitation and the others were not allowed to come by the federation of their country, due to the imminent conflict of another competition.
The final meeting started at 7:30 p.m. Inside female paintingMarie Goyeneche and Aizkoa Iturrino qualified last Wednesday for Saturday’s final. A day later, Irene Arraztoa and Nagore Martín They did the same to sneak into the final for the second year in a row.
The first set seemed doomed to failure for the French, but The Spaniards took the courage to get closer on the scoreboard. Martín was unable to dominate the match as he usually does from behind and the score of 15-12 complicated things.
After the break, Arraztoa was more alive in the front zone to surprise Iturrino. At 6-9, the fear of failure gave rise to as many lengths that value physical condition. The second set went until the minute of rest with a tight 11-13 to end up forcing the third set.
Finally, Arraztoa, who won his first championship with Martínwere crowned after having matured the shock until the final 1-2 with 6-10.
Later, the men’s final was presented. Beunza-Cambos beats Larretche-Ramos at the climax of the day. The first beat Hourcourigaray-Trey (15-11/15-12), while the second beat Pérez-Anso (15-10/15-11).
He Carlos Beunza from Pamplona was looking for his second hamalongside Bayonne’s Valentín Cambos, who did the same, but for the fifth time, like his compatriot Larretche. The 6-15 surprised Denis Larretche and Dani Ramos, who had to work hard to avoid repeating the mistakes.
THE Cambos’ two-handed firmness ensured his partner’s safety take the shotgun to walk in front. Ramos failed to connect, which gave wings to his opponent. The inequality was also surprising in the second set (3-15).
Cambos gets closer to the 9 hams of his compatriot Arnaud Bergerot and at 8 years old by Christophe Cazemayor, also French. He Ham tournament It gains followers year after year to continue being one of the great references of the Argentine palette in the world.
