Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán

Augusto Ibáñez Sacristán is a Basque pelota forward player. Champion of the Doubles Hand-pelota tournaments of 1994, 2000, 2004 and 2012.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ibáñez and the second or maternal family name is Sacristán.
Titín III
Titín III falling to the floor after hitting the ball on a professional game.
Full nameAugusto Ibáñez Sacristán
Born (1969-01-13) 13 January 1969
Tricio, La Rioja
CountrySpain
ProvinceLa Rioja
Height1,80 m
Weight86 kg
Debut dateSeptember 13, 1992
Debut frontonBarberito I fronton (Baños de Río Tobía, La Rioja)
CategoriesHand-pelota
PositionForward
ManagementASPE
Doubles
1st Hand-Pelota doubles championship1994, 2000, 2004, 2012
Cuatro y Medio
Cuatro y Medio2007

Professional career

Titín III made his professional debut on September 13, 1992 on the Barberito I fronton, from Baños de Río Tobía, losing the game along with Maiz II to Bengoetxea IV and Berna for a final score of 22-21.[1] In 1994 along with Arretxe won his first Doubles Hand-pelota Championship, and repeated the title again in 2000 and 2004 with different partners on the defense. On December 2, 2007 won the Cuatro y Medio championship after defeating Abel Barriola in the final for 22-15 on the Ogueta fronton in Vitoria.[2] On February 10, 2008 a sculpture of his hand along with a gigantography of him on the hitting wall were inaugurated on Adarraga fronton in Logroño.[3] On March 30, 2008 loss the final of the doubles championship along with Laskurain, to Olaizola II and Mendizábal II for 22-17.

Personal life

Titín III's nephew Víctor López is a footballer.[4]

Cuatro y Medio Championship finals
Year Champion Subchampion Score Fronton
1997 Retegi II Titín III 22-21 Ogueta
2003 Nagore Titín III 22-15 Ogueta
2007 Titín III Barriola 22-15 Ogueta

Hand-pelota doubles championship finals
Year Champions Subchampions Score Fronton
1992-93 (1) Alustiza - Maiz II Titín III - Arretxe 22-20 Ogueta
1993-94 Titín III - Arretxe Retegi II - Beloki 22-14 Ogueta
2000 Titín III - Lasa III Unanue - Errasti 22-19 Ogueta
2004 Titín III - Goñi III Martínez de Irujo - Lasa III 22-8 Atano III
2008 Olaizola II - Mendizábal II Titín III - Laskurain 22-17 Ogueta

Sources
  1. Titín III at spanish wikipedia.
  2. l El día más grande de Titín III (El País newspaper)
  3. Dia redondo (La Rioja newspaper)
  4. "Augusto Ibañez "Titín" habla del debut de su sobrino Víctor con el Alavés" [Augusto Ibañez "Titín" talks about the debut of his nephew Víctor with Alavés] (in Spanish). EITB. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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