Basque pelota sport is played essentially in France by 2 teams of 3 players on an outside court referred to as "place libre" meaning free space in French or "Cancha" meaning court in Spanish. The court is 16 m wide and 100 m long with the limit for play being at 80 m from the wall or Fronton and has no side walls. The sport is played with the same glove as the zesta punta. A variant of the above. The basket-glove is shorter and less deep and it is allowed to retain the ball only momentarily. The Basque name "joko garbi"
Bare-handed Pelota First League Doubles Bare-handed Pelota First League Doubles 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. 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. On 1973 the two hand-pelota