November 15, 2020

GAA Handball All-Ireland Inter Club Championship Open Finals 2012-2018

GAA Handball Logo [Reference: 1]

Open Finals 2012-2018

Year	Winners		Runners-Up
2012	Kells (Meath)	67	St. Coman’s (Roscommon)	22
2013
2014	Ballaghaderreen (Roscommon)
2015	Kells (Kilkenny)	104	Glenbeigh (Kerry)	84
2016	Kells (Kilkenny)	97	Breachach (Tyrone)	70
2017	Kells (Meath)	70	Breachach (Tyrone)	49
2018	Coolboy (Wicklow)	74	Glenbeigh (Kerry)	42

GAA Handball All-Ireland Inter Club Championship Open Finals 2012-2018 [Reference: 2-8]

Report

Kells of Meath twice won the GAA Handball All-Ireland Club Championships Open Finals between 2012 and 2018 inclusive. Their namesakes in Kilkenny also won the title twice, with Ballaghaderreen (Roscommon) and Coolboy (Wicklow) also taking the honours on one occasion.

Handball

Handball was first played in Ireland according to the World Handball Council website and the GAA Handball website describes it as the GAA’s only real World Sport. It is organised along the same lines as the rest of the Gaelic Games which come under the authority of the GAA – with County, Provincial and All-Ireland Championships, in both Men’s and Women’s, Team and Individual, Boys and Girls and also in Softball and Hardball versions. Some players compete in the European Pro Wallball Tour (Wallball is a unified version of Handball in Europe, bringing together the Handball of Ireland, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Catalonia, Basque Country, Belgium, Wallonia, Flanders and Netherlands. Others play on the US circuit or in Canada and Australia. It is also played in Japan and Latin America.

References

Logos

[1] GAA Handball (2017) GAA Handball Logo Square [Internet] Available from: https://cache.gaahandball.ie/images/made/images/remote/http_gaahandball-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1470913550-GAA-Handball-Logo-Square_394_394_85_c1.jpg [Accessed 11 December 2017]

Websites

[2-8] GAA Handball (2012-2018) GAA Results Summary 2012-2018 [Internet] Available from:
https://www.gaahandball.ie/competitions/results [Accessed 1 April 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jillian Glynn

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November 13, 2020

European Wallball Pro Tour Euro1Wall Men’s Rankings End-of-Season 2018-19

European Wallball Pro Tour Logo [Reference: 1]

Irish Ranked Players

Name	Country	Rank	Move	Points
Conor McElduff	IRL	1	0	466.6
Paudi Quish	IRL	6	+1	176.6
James Prentice	IRL	19	+6	73
Colm Grace	IRL	39	-3	40
Jamie Kelly	IRL	45	+1	26.6
Terry McElvaney	IRL	47	NE	25
Anthony O’Sullivan	IRL	52	0	23.3
Jack Coughlan	IRL	57	+1	20
Connell McCavitt	IRL	60	-2	16.6
Daniel Kavanagh	IRL	64	0	15
Dara Cloake	IRL	67	+2	14.3
John Bosco Hurley	IRL	68	+2	14
Eamon McCrory	IRL	69	+2	13.3
Dean Corrigan	IRL	77	+3	10
Ben Devlin	IRL	77	+3	10
Michael Hedigan	IRL	90	+4	9
James Doyle	IRL	93	+4	8.3
Seamus Connelly	IRL	103	0	6.6
Brian Kennedy	IRL	103	0	6.6
Barri McCoy	IRL	113	0	5
Colm Turley	IRL	113	0	5
Eimhin O’Diolluin	IRL	113	NE	5
Richie McNally	IRL	129	-5	3.6
Lawrence Murphy	IRL	134	NE	3
Dan Breen	IRL	144	-34	2
Pat Hopkins	IRL	154	NE	1.5
Colin Crehan	IRL	157	-4	1.3
Jason English	IRL	157	-4	1.3
Conor Noone	IRL	157	-4	1.3
Fiachhra O’Duill	IRL	165	-5	1
Adrian English	IRL	165	-5	1
Jack Turley	IRL	165	-5	1
Sean Stoll	IRL	165	-5	1
Andrew Murray	IRL	165	-5	1
Patrick Murphy	IRL	165	NE	1
Liam Bradshaw	IRL	185	-5	0.6
Colm Corbett	IRL	185	-5	0.6
Daniel Relihan	IRL	185	-5	0.6
Daragh Daily	IRL	207	-1	0.3
Niall Flynn	IRL	228	-125	0
Sean Nolan	IRL	228	-10	0
Darren Prentice	IRL	228	-10	0

European Wallball Pro Tour Euro1Wall Men’s Rankings End-of-Season 2018-19 [Reference: 1]

Report

Ireland’s Conor Mcelduff regained top spot in the end-of-season Rankings for 2017-18 from Spain’s Sacha Kruithoff. Paudi Quish also finished in the top 10, while James Prentice, Colm Grace, Jamie Kelly and Anthony O’Sullivan also finished in the top 50.

The Tour featured players from Ireland, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Basque Country, France, Italy, USA, Argentina, Canada, Australia, Germany and Morocco

About Wallball

Handball was included as one of the four original Gaelic Games in the GAA charter of 1884. It is the only one to have become a genuine sport, with the game being played at a high level in USA, Canada, Australia, Mexico, France, Italy, Spain, Basque Country, Belgium, Netherlands and the UK.

Wallball is a version of the sport which attempts to unite the various versions of the sport played worldwide and the European Wallball Tour is a Pro Tour with events in Belgium, Spain, Netherlands and UK.

References

Websites

[1] European Pro Wallball (2017) Men’s Rankings – After 2018 Belgian Open [Internet] Available from: http://www.prowallball.eu/rankings/mens-rankings/ [Accessed 16 January 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Luke Kelly.

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November 13, 2020

FFPB Pilote Basque Trinquet Paleta Pilote de Cuir Championnat de France National A Groupe A 2015-2019

Nationale A Groupe A 2015-16

	P	W	L	D	PM	PE	Pts
Poule 1
Biarritz AC	5	4	1	0	157	97	13
PC Oloronaise	5	4	1	0	145	114	13
Esquiule AC	5	3	2	0	137	146	11
Goizeko-Izarra	5	2	3	0	136	132	9
Urrunarrak 1	5	2	3	0	140	145	9
Urrunarrak 2	5	0	5	0	73	154	5
Poule 2
Foyer Rural de Mont	4	4	0	0	129	76	12
Section Paloise Pays Basque	4	3	1	0	107	94	10
PC Lourdais	4	2	2	0	99	117	8
Pilotari Paris	4	1	3	0	98	129	6
PC Oloronaise 2	4	0	4	0	114	131	4

FFPB Pilote Basque Trinquet Paleta Pilote de Cuir Championnat de France National A Groupe A 2015-16 [Reference: 1]

Nationale A Groupe A 2016-17

	P	W	L	D	PM	PE	Pts
Poule 1
Biarritz AC	5	4	1	0	156	136	13
Urrunarrak	5	4	1	0	167	156	13
PC Oloronais	5	3	2	0	155	122	11
Urrunarrak 2	5	2	3	0	139	137	9
Luzean	5	2	3	0	128	154	9
Esquile AC	5	0	5	0	124	164	5
Poule 2
PC Oloronais 2	5	4	1	0	144	122	13
Foyer Rural de Mont	5	3	2	0	160	117	11
PC Lourdais	5	3	2	0	138	143	11
Section Paloise Pays Basque	5	2	3	0	129	143	9
Pilotari Paris	5	2	3	0	147	166	9
PC Oloronais 3	5	1	4	0	154	181	7

FFPB Pilote Basque Trinquet Paleta Pilote de Cuir Championnat de France National A Groupe A 2016-17 [Reference: 2]

Nationale A Groupe A 2017-18

	P	W	L	D	PM	PE	Pts
Poule A
PC Oloronais	4	4	0	0	124	84	12
Esquiule AC	4	3	1	0	114	90	10
Urrunarrak	4	2	2	0	97	102	8
Irisartarrak	4	1	3	0	113	114	6
Biarritz AC	4	0	4	0	62	120	4
Luzean	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poule 2
Foyer Rural de Mont	5	4	1	0	163	101	13
Section Paloise Pays Basque 2	5	4	1	0	143	127	13
PC Oloronais 2	5	4	1	0	158	133	13
PC Lourdais	5	2	3	0	137	149	9
Esquiule AC 2	5	1	4	0	100	149	7
Biarritz AC 2	5	0	5	0	115	157	5

FFPB Pilote Basque Trinquet Paleta Pilote de Cuir Championnat de France National A Groupe A 2017-18 [Reference: 3]

Report

Biarritz AC won the Federation Francaise de Pilote Basque Trinquet Championship in 2015-16 and 2016-17, with PC Oloronais winning the following year.

About the Federation Francaise de Pilote Basque

The Federation Francaise de Pilote Basque governs Basque Pelota in the French Basque Country (Biarritz-Bayonne) and throughout France.

About Basque Pelota

Pelota is the Traditional Game of the Basque People of Sourthwest France and North Central Iberia (Spain). Their language is the oldest in Europe, and the only non-Indo-European language left in Western Europe according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and therefore with some justification the Basques refere to themselves as the only Native Europeans. The sport is similar to the GAA and European game of Handball, played with a curved glove which is used to propel the ball off one of two perpendicluar walls on a four-sided court, with the other two sides open.

References

Websites

[1] Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque (2016) Classements | Competition Championnat de France 2015/2016 | Trinquet / Pelote Pilota de Cuir | Categorie: Nationale A | Groupe A | Poule Toutes | Classement Par poule [Internet] Available from: http://ffpb.euskalpilota.fr/classements.php [Accessed 1 January 2017]

[2] Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque (2017) Classements | Competition Championnat de France 2016/2017 | Trinquet / Pelote Pilota de Cuir | Categorie: Nationale A | Groupe A | Poule Toutes | Classement Par poule [Internet] Available from: http://ffpb.euskalpilota.fr/classements.php [Accessed 13 January 2019]

[3] Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque (2018) Classements | Competition Championnat de France 2017/2018 | Trinquet / Pelote Pilota de Cuir | Categorie: Nationale A | Groupe A | Poule Toutes | Classement Par poule [Internet] Available from: http://ffpb.euskalpilota.fr/classements.php [Accessed 13 January 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kevin Smyth & Enda Fahy.

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November 13, 2020

GAA Handball She’s Ace 2018

GAA Handball Logo [Reference: 1]

40×20 Finals

Grade	Winner		Runner-Up	Score
Ladies Open	Catriona Casey (Cork)	Dft	Martina McMahon (limerick)	15-11 15-6
Ladies B	Cliodhna O’Connell (Wexford)	dft	Cuillean Bourke (Mayo)	15-2 15-3
Ladies Challenger	Eilish Owens (Tyrone)	dft	Mary Burke (Mayo)	31-15
15&U	Noelle Dowling (Kilkenny)	dft	Roisin O’Keeffe (Kilkenny)	25-23
13&U	Amy Brennan (Kilkenny)	dft	Clodagh Munroe (Tyrone)	25-18
11&U	Fun Event

GAA Handball She’s Ace 40×20 Finals 2018 [Reference: 2]

One-Wall Finals

Grade	Winner		Runner-Up	Score
Beginners Challenge	Mary Burke (Mayo)	dft	Nuala Dunning (Cork)	15-13
Mother & Daughter	Carmel & Claire Reynolds (Mayo)	dft	Eithne & Clodagh Munroe (Tyrone)	15-12
Team Event	Team Guildea	dft	Team Bourke	40-36
11&U	Fun Event

GAA Handball She’s Ace One-Wall Fnals 2018 [Reference: 2]

Report

GAA Handball ran a Ladies and Girls Only Tournament in 2018, called She’s Ace. Both 40×20 and One Wall Competitions were held, with Catriona Casey of Cork winning the 40×20 Ladies Open and Mary Burke of Mayo winning the One Wall Beginners Challenge. Included in the events were a fun event for 11 and Under, and a Mother & Daughter One Wall Tournament, won by Carmel & Claire Reynolds of Mayo.

About

Handball is one of the Gaelic Athletic Association’s Charter sports of 1884. It is played on a court with three walls, and is very similar to the Handball played in America, Australia, Canada, and the variations on Handball, Pelota and Wallball played throughout Western Europe, and are all probably of the same origin. Handball is described on the GAA Handball website as the only real GAA World Sport. The World Handball Council says Handball was first played in Ireland.

References

Websites

[2] GAA Handball (2018) Results – She’s Ace [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaahandball.ie/competitions/results [Accessed 20 February 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jillian Glynn.

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November 12, 2020

GAA Handball 40×20 Men’s Senior Singles 2018

GAA Handball Logo [Reference: 1]

Results

Winner		Runner-Up
Last 16
Armagh (Charly Shanks)	w/o	Mayo (Vinnie Moran)	scr
Cork (Tadgh Carroll)	w/o	Tyrone (Darragh Daly)	scr
Clare (Colin Creehan)	dft.	Roscommon (Rikki O’Gara)	21-13 21-15
Clare (Diamuid Nash)	dft.	Kerry (Dominic Lynch)	21-15 21-8
Galway (Martin Mulkerrins)	dft.	Tyrone (Johnny woods)	21-9 21-0
Wexford (Gavin Buggy)	dft.	Antrim (Owen McKenna)	21-18 18-21 21-19
Cork (Brendan Fleming)	dft.	Dublin (Eoin Kennedy)	18-21 21-10 21-19
Westmeath (Robbie McCarthy)	w/o.	Dublin (Carl Browne)	scr
Quarter-Finals
Armagh (Charly Shanks)	dft.	Cork (Tadgh Carroll)	21-12 21-10
Clare (Diarmuid Nash)	dft.	Clare (Colin Creehan)	21-16 21-8
Galway (Martin Mulkerrins)	w/o	Wexford (Gavin Buggy)	inj.
Cork (Brendan Flemming)	dft.	Westmeath (Robbie McCarthy)	21-19 21-15
Semi-Finals
Armagh (Charly Shanks)	dft.	Clare (Diarmuid Nash)	11-21 21-16 21-16
Galway (Martin Mulkerrins)	dft.	Cork (Brendan Flemming)	21-11 21-2
Final
Galway (Martin Mulkerrins)	dft.	Armagh (Charly Shanks)	21-9 21-11

GAA Handball 40×20 Men’s Senior Singles 2018 [Reference: 2]

Report

Galway’s Martin Mulkerrins won the GAA Handball 40×20 Men’s Senior Singles in 2018, defeating Armagh’s Charly Shanks in the Final by two sets (21-9 and 21-11). Mulkerrins was a convincing Champion, having won all his matches in two sets, dropping no more shots in any set than the 11 he dropped in the Final Set against Shanks in the Final.

References

Logos

Websites

[2] GAA Handball (2018) Results | 2018 | 40×20 Mens Senior Singles[Internet] Available from: https://www.gaahandball.ie/competitions/results [Accessed 22 April 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Luke Kelly

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November 11, 2020

FFPB Pilote Basque Fronton Place Libre Pala Championnat de France Nationale A Group A 2015-2018

Nationale A Groupe A 2015-16

	P	W	L	D	PM	PE	Pts
Poule 1
AS Soustonnaise	4	4	0	0	160	67	12
Esquiule AC	4	3	1	0	136	130	10
Esquiule AC 2	4	2	2	0	126	133	8
US Coarraze-Nay	4	1	3	0	114	158	6
US Dax	4	0	4	0	112	160	4
Filotari Paris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poule 2
Stade Salisien	5	5	0	0	200	115	15
CP Basco-Bearnais Moumour	5	4	1	0	171	135	13
PC Tarrais-Chene Vert	5	3	2	0	167	137	11
PC Pardisien	5	1	4	0	154	177	7
AS Sostonnaise 2	5	1	4	0	168	195	7
Lous Esquiros	5	1	4	0	112	193	7

Reference: [1]

Nationale A Groupe A 2016-17

	P	W	L	D	PM	PE	Pts
Poule 1
US Dax	6	6	0	0	240	177	18
AS Hossegor	6	5	1	0	232	182	16
Stade Salisien	6	3	3	0	219	203	12
US Coarraze-Nay	6	3	3	0	212	214	12
Esquiule AC	6	2	4	0	222	205	10
CP Basco-Bearnais Moumour	6	2	4	0	189	220	10
Lous Esquiros	6	0	6	0	127	240	6

Reference: [2]

Nationale A Groupe A 2017-18

	P	W	L	D	PM	PE	Pts
Poule 1
AS Soustonnaise	6	5	1	0	235	177	16
AS Orthevielloise	6	5	1	0	232	176	16
CP Basco-Bearnais	6	4	2	0	225	186	14
Stade Salisien	6	4	2	0	203	204	14
St Martin Seignanx Pelote ASC	6	2	4	0	193	220	10
Esquiule AC	6	1	5	0	191	219	8
Stade Salisien 2	6	0	6	0	149	240	6
AS Soustonnaise 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Reference: [3]

References

Websites

[1] Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque (2016) Classements | Competition Championnat de France 2015/2016 | Fronton Place Libre / Pala | Categorie: Nationale A | Groupe A | Poule Toutes | Classement Par poule [Internet] Available from: http://ffpb.euskalpilota.fr/classements.php [Accessed 1 January 2017]

[2] Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque (2017) Classements | Competition Championnat de France 2016/2017 | Fronton Place Libre / Pala | Categorie: Nationale A | Groupe A | Poule Toutes | Classement Par poule [Internet] Available from: http://ffpb.euskalpilota.fr/classements.php [Accessed 13 January 2019]

[3] Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque (2018) Classements | Competition Championnat de France 2017/2018 | Fronton Place Libre / Pala | Categorie: Nationale A | Groupe A | Poule Toutes | Classement Par poule [Internet] Available from: http://ffpb.euskalpilota.fr/classements.php [Accessed 13 January 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kevin Smyth and Enda Fahy.

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November 11, 2020

GAA Handball Women’s National Singles Roll of Honour 1995-Present

GAA Handball Logo [Reference: 1]

Roll of Honour 1961-2017

*Year*	*Winner*	*County*
1995	B. Hennessey	Limerick
1996	B. Hennessey	Limerick
1997	B. Hennessey	Limerick
1998	F. McKenna	Antrim
1999	F. McKenna	Antrim
2000	F. McKenna	Antrim
2001	L.F. Gilmore	Canada
2002	F. McKenna	Antrim
2003	F. Shannon	Antrim
2004	M. Daly	Kerry
2005	F. Shannon	Antrim
2006	F. Shannon	Antrim
2007	F. Shannon	Antrim
2008	A. Reilly	Antrim
2009	F. Shannon	Antrim
2010	A. Reilly	Antrim
2011	F. Shannon	Antrim
2012	A. Reilly	Antrim
2013	A. Reilly	Antrim
2014	A. Reilly	Antrim
2015	C. Casey	Cork
2016	C. Casey	Cork
2017	Tadhg Haran	Galway

GAA Handball Women’s National Singles Roll of Honour 1995-Present [References: 2]

Composite Table of Wins

Wins	Player	County
6	Fiona Shannon	Antrim
5	Aisling Reilly	Antrim
4	F. McKenna	Antrim
3	B. Hennessey	Limerick
2	Caitriona Casey	Cork
1	M. Daly	Kerry
1	L.F. Gilmore	Canada

References: [Compiled from: 1]

Report

The Irish Nationals for Women were started in 1995, with Antrim providing the lions share of winners – the top three spots on the Roll of Honour belong to Fiona Shannon (6 wins), Aisling Reilly (5 wins) and F. McKenna (4 Wins) – all Antrim.

The most recent champion has been Caitriona Casey of Cork who has won the last two, while B. Hennessey of Limerick (3 wins) and Kerry’s M. Daly and Canada’s L.F. Gilmore (1 apiece) complete the list of winners.

About

References

Images

Bibliography

[2] GAA (2017) – “The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games – Full GAA Records from 1887 to 2017 Inclusive : Various- Women’s pg. 365. DBA Publications Limted, Dublin.

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November 10, 2020

CIJB Confederacion Internacional de Pelota a Mano Mundial Llargues 1996-Present

CIJB Confedercion Internacional Mundial de Pelota a Mano Logo [Reference: 1]

Year	Competition	Champion	Sub-Champion	Bronze
1996	I Mundial	Spain	Netherlands
1998	II Mundial	Spain	France
2000	III Mundial	Spain	Netherlands
2002	IV Mundial	Spain	Netherlands
2004	V Mundial	Spain	Italy
2008	VI Mundial	Netherlands	Spain	Belgium
2012	VII Mundial	Netherlands	Colombia	Spain
2014	VIII Mundial	Belgium	Spain
2018	IX Mundial	Valenciana*	Belgium	Netherlands

Confederacion Internacional de Pelota a Mano (CIJB) Mundial Llargues 1996-Present [Reference: 2]

Note: *Comunidad Valenciana is a region of Spain considered a country in CIJB similar to Wales and Scotland being regions of Britain considered countries by FIFA in Soccer

Report

Spain won the first five World Championships (Mundial) in the Llargues mode of Pelota a Mano (Hand-Pelota) from its inception in 1996 to 2004, Netherlands has won two since, with Belgium and Comunidad Valenciana winning the other two.

Pelota a Mano is a team Handball sport similar to both GAA Handball and Basque Pelota. The CIJB (Confederacion Internacional de Pelota a Mano) has been organising European Championships since 1993 and World Championships since 1996.

Llargues is one of the three main Modes of Pelota a Mano along with One Wall and International.

References

Images

[1] CIJB (2015) logo_cijb [Internet] Available from: https://cijb.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/logo_cijb.png [Accessed 15 May 2018]

Websites

[2] CIJB (2017) Historial de Los Campeonatos Internacionales de la CIJB [Internet] Available from: https://cijb.info/historia/ [Accessed 14 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Enda Fahy

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November 10, 2020

ASPE Pelota Campeonato Cuatro y Medio de Lep.M 2000-Present

ASPE Pelota Logo [Reference: 1]

Liguilla Final 2000-2017

Date	Winner		Runner-Up
17.12.2000	Eugui	22	Nagore	5
23.12.2001	Barriola	22	Eugi	10
29.12.2002	Olaizola II	22	Barriola	13
28.12.2003	Nagore	22	Titin III	15
26.12.2004	Olaizola II	22	Barriola	8
11.12.2005	Olaizola II	22	Xala	5
17.12.2006	Mtz. de Irujo	22	Barriola	21
02.12.2007	Titin III	22	Barriola	15
08.12.2008	Olaizola II	22	Mtz. de Irujo	17
08.12.2009	Gonzalez	22	Mtz. de Irujo	18
12.12.2010	Mtz. de Irujo	22	Barriola	17
11.12.2011	Olaizola II	22	Mtz. de Irujo	12
16.12.2012	Olaizola II	22	Bengoetxea VI	9
14.12.2013	Olaizola II	22	Mtz. de Irujo	16
14.12.2014	Mtz. de Irujo	22	Olaizola II	17
29.11.2015	Urrutikoetxea	22	Mtz. de Irujo	20
27.11.2016	Bengoetxea VI	22	Altuna III	21

[Reference: 1-17]

Report

Basque Pelota is one of those forgotten Gaelic, Celtic or Atlantic Games like Scottish Shinty or Welsh Baseball. It is the Basque people’s version of Handball and would undoubtedly have a similar origin.

ASPE is one governing body for the Professional Game in the Basque Country. The Campeonato Cuatro y Medio (4 1/2 Championship) is a version of the game played on a four-sided court with walls on half the sides (hence 4 1/2). Unlike Handball, a curved glove is used to propel the ball at a very high speed against the walls.

Olaizola II has been the most successful player since the Millennium, winning the title on seven occasions.

References

Images

Websites

[1] ASPE Pelota (2000) CAMPEONATO 4 y 1/2 DE PRIMERA 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2000cuatroymedioprimera.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[2] ASPE Pelota (2001) CAMPEONATO 4 y 1/2 DE PRIMERA 2001 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2001cuatroymedioprimera.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[3] ASPE Pelota (2002) CAMPEONATO 4 y 1/2 DE LA LEP.M 2002 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2002cuatroymedioprimera.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[4] ASPE Pelota (2003) CAMPEONATO DEL 4 y 1/2 LEP.M 2003 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2003cuatroymedioprimera.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[5] ASPE Pelota (2004) CAMPEONATO DEL 4 y 1/2 LEP.M 2004 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2004cuatroymedioprimera.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[6] ASPE Pelota (2005) CAMPEONATO DEL CUATRO Y MEDIO LEP.M 2005 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2005cuatroymedioprimera.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[7] ASPE Pelota (2006) CAMPEONATO DEL CUATRO Y MEDIO LEP.M 2006 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2006cuatroymedioprimera.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[8] ASPE Pelota (2007) CAMPEONATO DEL CUATRO Y MEDIO LEP.M 2007 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2007cuatroymedioprimera.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[9] ASPE Pelota (2008) CAMPEONATO DEL CUATRO Y MEDIO LEP.M 2008 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2008cuatroymedioprimera.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[10] ASPE Pelota (2009) CAMPEONATO DEL CUATRO Y MEDIO LEP.M 2009 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2009cuatroymedioprimera.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[11] ASPE Pelota (2010) CAMPEONATO DEL CUATRO Y MEDIO LEP.M 2010 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2010cuatroymedioprimera.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[12] ASPE Pelota (2011) CAMPEONATO 4 y 1/2 DE LA LEP.M 2011 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2011cuatroymedio.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[13] ASPE Pelota (2012) CAMPEONATO 4 y 1/2 DE LA LEP.M 2012 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2012cuatroymedio.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[14] ASPE Pelota (2013) CAMPEONATO 4 y 1/2 DE LA LEP.M 2013 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2013cuatroymedio.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[15] ASPE Pelota (2014) CAMPEONATO 4 y 1/2 DE LA LEP.M 2014 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2014cuatroymedio.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[16] ASPE Pelota (2015) CAMPEONATO 4 y 1/2 DE LA LEP.M 2015 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2015cuatroymedio.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

[17] ASPE Pelota (2016) CAMPEONATO 4 y 1/2 DE LA LEP.M 2016 [Internet] Available from: http://aspepelota.eus/old/campeonatos/2016cuatroymedio.php [Accessed 18 September 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kevin Smyth and Enda Fahy.

About this document

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Eirball | GAA World Archive

Last Updated: 13 July 2020

November 10, 2020

European Wallball Pro Tour Men’s Rankings End of Season 2017-18

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Top 10 & Irish Ranked Players

Name	Country	Rank	Move	Points
Top 10
Mcelduff, Conor	IRL	1	+1	411.6
Kruithoff, Sacha	ESP	2	-1	325
Grant, Daniel	GBR	3	0	286.6
Potiez, Sebastien	BEL	4	0	270
Thomson, Luke	GBR	5	+3	258.3
Metayer, Tanguay	BEL	6	-1	185
Van Der Schoot, Kees	NED	7	0	176.6
Quish, Paudi	IRL	8	-2	176.6
Nantel, Nicholas	BEL	9	+23	115
Wassenaar, Hans	NED	10	0	113.3
Irish Ranked Outside Top 10
Prentice, James	IRL	30	+1	48
Grace, Colm	IRL	43	+77	29
Kelly, Jamie	IRL	46	+5	26.6
O’Sullivan, Anthony	IRL	48	-15	26
McCavitt, Connall	IRL	54	-9	20
Coughlan, Jack	IRL	54	+13	20
Hedigan, Michael	IRL	59	+12	20
McCrory. Eamonn	IRL	59	+12	20
Kavanagh, Daniel	IRL	64	-16	18.3
Hurley, John Bosco	IRL	70	+7	14.6
Cloake, Dara	IRL	75	+6	11.3
Connelly, Seamus	IRL	80	+8	10
Corrigan, Dean	IRL	80	+8	10
Doyle, James	IRL	93	-17	8.3
McNally, Richie	IRL	99	-19	6.6
Kennedy, Brian	IRL	99	-16	6.6
Flynn, Niall	IRL	99	+6	6.6
Breen, Dan	IRL	104	+5	5.3
McCoy, Barri	IRL	107	+7	5
Turley, Colm	IRL	107	+7	5
Nolan, Sean	IRL	117	+6	3.3
Crehan, Colin	IRL	134	+11	2
English, Jason	IRL	134	+11	2
Noone, Conor	IRL	134	+11	2
O’Duill, Fiachra	IRL	152	-7	1
Bradshaw, Liam	IRL	152	+5	1
Corbett, Colin	IRL	152	+5	1
Relihan, Daniel	IRL	152	+5	1
English, Adrian	IRL	152	+5	1
Turley, Jack	IRL	152	+5	1
Stoll, Sean	IRL	152	+5	1
Murray, Andrew	IRL	152	+5	1
Daily, Daragh	IRL	206	+9	0
Prentice, Darren	IRL	206	+9	0

European Wallball Pro Tour Men’s Rankings End of Season 2017-18 [Reference: 2]

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Report

The Tour featured players from Ireland, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Basque Country, France, Italy, USA, Argentina, Canada, Australia, Germany and Morocco

References

Websites

[1] European Pro Wallball (2017) Men’s Rankings – rankings End 2017-18 season [Internet] Available from: http://www.prowallball.eu/rankings/mens-rankings/ [Accessed 19 May 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Luke Kelly (Dunboyne).

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Eirball | GAA World Archive

Last Updated: 10 November 2020

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