ValNet
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ValNet is the company gathering all Valencian pilota
professional players.
In 2005 the retired pilotaris Alfred Hernando (Fredi
), Daniel Ribera (Ribera II) and the trinquet
owner Emili Peris, joined to create a brand new company that professionalized this old sport's environment: Assured minimal fees for the players, physical preparation, a number of weekly matches for everyone, levelled competitions and challenging exhibitions for bettings. This all has cleaned up and revitalized Valencian pilota world but has also carried some criticism because of alleged favours to certain players and trinquets.
Valencian pilota
Valencian pilota is a traditional handball sport played in the Valencian Community. Its origins are not known, but seems to be related to the French Jeu de paume....
professional players.
In 2005 the retired pilotaris Alfred Hernando (Fredi
Alfred Hernando
Alfred Hernando Hueso , known as Fredi, is a retired Valencian pilota professional player working now as a pilota businessman. He was a member of the Valencian Pilota Squad....
), Daniel Ribera (Ribera II) and the trinquet
Valencian trinquet
Valencian trinquet, or simply trinquet , is the court used in the Valencian Community for two different modalities of Valencian pilota: the Escala i corda and the Raspall.- Court :...
owner Emili Peris, joined to create a brand new company that professionalized this old sport's environment: Assured minimal fees for the players, physical preparation, a number of weekly matches for everyone, levelled competitions and challenging exhibitions for bettings. This all has cleaned up and revitalized Valencian pilota world but has also carried some criticism because of alleged favours to certain players and trinquets.
Professional players
- Adrián I
- Adrián II
- ÁlvaroÁlvaro Navarro SerraÁlvaro Navarro Serra , simply known as Álvaro, is one of the main Valencian pilota professional players. He is one of the most reputed dauers due to his strong left hand and his professionality, and has got to be a member of the Valencian Pilota Squad...
- Aucejo
- Canari
- Cervera
- Colau
- Dani de Benavites
- Espínola
- Fèlix
- Genovés IIJosé CabanesJosé Cabanes is a professional Valencian pilota player, known as Genovés II because his father is Genovés I. He plays for the ValNet company as a dauer on Escala i corda matches, but he can be also seen in exhibition matches of Llargues, Galotxa, or Frontó...
- GrauVicente Grau JuanVicente Grau Juan is a professional Valencian pilota player known as Grau. He plays mainly Escala i corda matches and is one the best mitgers playing for the ValNet company, due to his fast and strong ball-strikes , he has been the first mitger who won the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa, a...
- Héctor
- Herrera
- Javi
- Jesús
- León
- Melchor
- MezquitaJosé Jorge Mezquita GarcíaJosé Jorge Mezquita García , simply known as Mezquita, is a Valencian pilota professional player, one of the best reboters of the Escala i corda variant in the ValNet company...
- Miguel
- Nacho
- Núñez
- Oñate
- Pedro
- Pere
- Primi
- Raül II
- Salva
- Santi
- Sarasol IIJosé María SarasolJosé María Sarasol Soler , Sarasol II, is a Valencian pilota professional player. His brother Enric was Sarasol I. He has been member of the Valencian Pilota Squad for 11 years and has deserved to be awarded as the Best Player at the Argentina'02 Handball International Championships.For many years,...
- Solaz
- Soro III
- TatoJaume Morales MoltóJaume Morales Moltó , sporting nickname Tato, is a Valencian pilota professional player in the ValNet company team. He plays as mitger of the Escala i corda variant with a unique and unorthodox style due to his early experiences as a player, playing the Llargues variant in the streets...
- Tino
- Víctor
- Voro
Feridors players
- Miguelín
- Oltra
- Pedrito
Relevant competitions
- Escala i cordaEscala i cordaEscala i corda is the most prestigious variant of Valencian pilota, and the only one, with Raspall, that have professional players.- History :...
- Circuit BancaixaCircuit BancaixaThe Circuit Bancaixa , officially Lliga Professional d'Escala i Corda, is the Escala i corda league for this Valencian pilota modality professional players...
- Trofeu Individual BancaixaTrofeu Individual BancaixaThe Trofeu Individual Bancaixa "Bancaixa one-on-one trophy") is the Escala i corda singles league played by Valencian pilota professionals and promoted by the Bancaixa bank.- Statistics :- Relevant facts about the Trofeu Individual Bancaixa :...
- Circuit Bancaixa