The 2nd Hand-Pelota singles championship is the second most important hand-pelota tournament.
The championship is played since 1957 and has been the previous scenario for future 1st category pelotaris such as Retegi I, Retegi II, Arretxe, Beloki I and Olaizola II.
The winner of the tourment earns the right to participate in the next edition of the 1st Hand-Pelota singles championship

1st Hand-Pelota singles championship

The 1st Hand-Pelota singles championship is the most important tournament competition of Hand-pelota category of Basque pelota. It was created in 1940, when the new Basque Pelota Spanish Federation, to have a champion of the category. In its beginnings, the championship was disputed every two...

Championships

Year	Champion	Subchampion	Score	Fronton
1957	Del Val	Otxoa	22-08	Vitoriano
1958	García Ariño II	Azkarate	22-20	Deportivo Deportivo fronton The Deportivo fronton is a 52 meter-long Basque pelota fronton, used mainly in the modalities of hand-pelota, short bat, long bat, pala and paleta...
1959	Arkaia	Elgea	22-11	Deportivo Deportivo fronton The Deportivo fronton is a 52 meter-long Basque pelota fronton, used mainly in the modalities of hand-pelota, short bat, long bat, pala and paleta...
1960	Lejarazu	Atano X	22-09	Deportivo Deportivo fronton The Deportivo fronton is a 52 meter-long Basque pelota fronton, used mainly in the modalities of hand-pelota, short bat, long bat, pala and paleta...
1961	Atano X	Elgea	22-20	Astelena Astelena fronton The Astelena fronton, nicknamed Cathedral of Basque Hand-pelota is a fronton, located in Eibar, Guipúzcoa province, Basque Country, Spain.Astelena is a short 41 meter-long fronton were hand-pelota and pala modalities are played...
1962	García Ariño II	Elgea	22-17	Beotibar Beotibar fronton The Beotibar fronton is a short fronton located in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa. The fronton is mainly dedicated to hand-pelota and it was home of the 1958 and the 1962 1st Hand-Pelota singles championships as of 1962, 1965, 1970, 1971 and 2009 editions of 2nd Hand-Pelota singles championship.- 1st Hand-Pelota...
1963	Elgea	Vergara I	22-14	Astelena Astelena fronton The Astelena fronton, nicknamed Cathedral of Basque Hand-pelota is a fronton, located in Eibar, Guipúzcoa province, Basque Country, Spain.Astelena is a short 41 meter-long fronton were hand-pelota and pala modalities are played...
1964	Tapia I	Pascual	22-16	Bergara
1965	Vergara I	Andueza III	22-17	Beotibar Beotibar fronton The Beotibar fronton is a short fronton located in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa. The fronton is mainly dedicated to hand-pelota and it was home of the 1958 and the 1962 1st Hand-Pelota singles championships as of 1962, 1965, 1970, 1971 and 2009 editions of 2nd Hand-Pelota singles championship.- 1st Hand-Pelota...
1966	Andueza III	Retegi I	22-05	Anoeta
1967	Retegi I	Lajos	22-14	Bergara
1968	Elorza	Del Val II	22-12	Astelena Astelena fronton The Astelena fronton, nicknamed Cathedral of Basque Hand-pelota is a fronton, located in Eibar, Guipúzcoa province, Basque Country, Spain.Astelena is a short 41 meter-long fronton were hand-pelota and pala modalities are played...
1969	Nalda II	Madrid	22-18	Adarraga
1970	Oreja II	Del Val II	22-16	Beotibar Beotibar fronton The Beotibar fronton is a short fronton located in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa. The fronton is mainly dedicated to hand-pelota and it was home of the 1958 and the 1962 1st Hand-Pelota singles championships as of 1962, 1965, 1970, 1971 and 2009 editions of 2nd Hand-Pelota singles championship.- 1st Hand-Pelota...
1971	Erostarbe	Arruabarrena	22-10	Beotibar Beotibar fronton The Beotibar fronton is a short fronton located in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa. The fronton is mainly dedicated to hand-pelota and it was home of the 1958 and the 1962 1st Hand-Pelota singles championships as of 1962, 1965, 1970, 1971 and 2009 editions of 2nd Hand-Pelota singles championship.- 1st Hand-Pelota...
1972	Arruabarrena	Arozena	22-19	Bergara
1973	Gorostiza	Guereñu	22-03	Vitoriano
1974	Beristain	Chichan	22-21	Labrit
1975	Retegi II	García Ariño IV	22-10	Anoeta
1976	Maiz II	Salbidea	22-14	Anoeta
1977	Unsain	Alberdi	22-18	Anoeta
1978	Txoperena	Urkiza	22-18	Anoeta
1979	Andueza VI	Arcelus	22-12	Anoeta
1980	Herran	Txoperena	22-02	Anoeta
1981	Luke	Urkiri	22-16	Anoeta
1982	Retegi IV	Urkiri	22-17	Anoeta
1983	Esnaola	Alustiza	22-07	Anoeta
1984	Alustiza	Urra	22-08	Anoeta
1985	Etxenagusia	Soroa III	22-03	Anoeta
1986	Arretxe	Urzainki	22-12	Anoeta
1987	Urra	Errasti	22-16	Anoeta
1988	Ansotegi	Murga	22-16	Anoeta
1989	Urzainki	Soroa III	22-20	Anoeta
1990	Soroa III	Errasti	22-17	Anoeta
1991	Errasti	Muntion	22-08	Anoeta
1992	Irazola	Urra	22-21	Anoeta
1993	Beloki I	Irazola	22-10	Anoeta
1994	Santi	Armendariz	22-10	Deportivo Deportivo fronton The Deportivo fronton is a 52 meter-long Basque pelota fronton, used mainly in the modalities of hand-pelota, short bat, long bat, pala and paleta...
1995	Lasa III	Ariznabarreta	22-20	Ogueta Ogueta fronton Ogueta is a short Basque pelota fronton located in Vitoria, in Álava Province, Basque Country, Spain-History:Ogueta was built in 1979 for the need of a high capacity fronton for the important events of professional pelota...
1996	Lasa III	Ariznabarreta	22-04	Ogueta Ogueta fronton Ogueta is a short Basque pelota fronton located in Vitoria, in Álava Province, Basque Country, Spain-History:Ogueta was built in 1979 for the need of a high capacity fronton for the important events of professional pelota...
1997	Koka	Goñi II	22-20	Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after...
1998	Esain and Zearra	Badiola III and Minguez	22-10 and 22-06	Labrit and Donibane
1999	Rai and Olaizola II	Barriola and Hirigoyen	22-08 and 22-16	Bergara and Astelena Astelena fronton The Astelena fronton, nicknamed Cathedral of Basque Hand-pelota is a fronton, located in Eibar, Guipúzcoa province, Basque Country, Spain.Astelena is a short 41 meter-long fronton were hand-pelota and pala modalities are played...
2000	González	Imaz	22-15	Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after...
2001	Berraondo	Xala	22-16	Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after...
2002	Pascual	Apeztegia	22-18	Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after...
2003	Peñagarikano	Berraondo	22-09	Atano III Atano III fronton Atano III is a Basque pelota short fronton, located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain.-History:The fronton was built in 1963 by the municipality, due to the high demand by the professional and aficionate players of the Guipúzcoa province, originally named Anoeta fronton.In 1995, after...
2004	Galarza V	Berraondo	22-12	Labrit
2005	Leiza	Galarza VI	22-08	Amorebieta IV
2006	Berasaluze IX	Arretxe II	22-21	Labrit
2007	Urberuaga	Galarza VI	22-14	Amorebieta IV
2008	Retegi Bi	Larralde	22-09	Amorebieta IV
2009	Beroiz	Argote	22-13	Beotibar Beotibar fronton The Beotibar fronton is a short fronton located in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa. The fronton is mainly dedicated to hand-pelota and it was home of the 1958 and the 1962 1st Hand-Pelota singles championships as of 1962, 1965, 1970, 1971 and 2009 editions of 2nd Hand-Pelota singles championship.- 1st Hand-Pelota...