ValNet is an association of
Valencian pilota
Valencian pilota ( ca-valencia, pilota valenciana "Valencian ball") is a traditional handball sport played in the Valencian Community. Its origins are not known.
Rules variations within the generic ''Pilota Valenciana'' category are frequent fr ...
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.
List of ValNet ''pilotaris''
Professional players
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Adrián I
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Adrián II
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Aucejo
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Canari
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Cervera
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Colau
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Dani de Benavites
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Espínola
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Fèlix
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Genovés II
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Grau
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Héctor
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Herrera
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Javi
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Jesús
Jesus ( AD 30 or 33) was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who most Christians believe to be the incarnation of God and Muslims believe was a prophet.
Jesus may also refer to:
People
Religious figures
* Elymas Bar-Jesus, a Jew in the ''Act ...
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León
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Melchor
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Mezquita
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Miguel
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Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to:
Places
* Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands
* São Miguel (disa ...
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Nacho
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Núñez
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Oñate
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Pedro
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The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...
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Pere
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Primi
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Ethnically related to the Tibetans of the Mili Tibetan Autono ...
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Raül II
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Salva
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People
* Francisco Salva Campillo (1751-1828), Spanish scientist
*Ramon d'Salva (born 1921), Filipino actor
* Héctor Salva (1939-2015), Uruguayan football midfielder
*Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951), South ...
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Santi
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Sarasol II
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Solaz
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Soro III
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Tato
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According to Procopius, the Lombards were subject and paid tribute to the Heruli during his reign. In 508, he fought with ...
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Tino
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Tino may refer to:
People Given name
* Tino Ausenda ( ...
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Víctor Víctor is a Spanish masculine given name, equivalent to Victor in English and Vítor in Portuguese. Notable people with the given name include:
* Víctor Cabrera (Argentine footballer)
*Víctor Cabrera (Chilean footballer)
*Víctor Hugo Cabrera ...
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Voro
''Feridors'' players
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Miguelín
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Oltra
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Pedrito Pedrito, meaning "little Pedro" or "little Peter" in many Romance languages, may refer to:
People
* Pedrito (footballer, born 1989), Spanish forward
* Pedrito (footballer, born 1996), Spanish midfielder
* Pedrito Reyes (fl. 1930s), Filipino writer ...
Relevant competitions
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Escala i corda Escala i corda (, "stairs and rope") is the most prestigious variant of Valencian pilota, and the only one apart from raspall to have professional players.
History
The "Escala i corda" variant began around 1910, when the player Nel de Murla se ...
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Circuit Bancaixa
The Circuit Bancaixa (; "Bancaixa League"), officially Liga Profesional Escala i Corda, is the professional league of Valencian pilota.
Circuit Bancaixa name is taken from its main sponsor, the Valencian Savings bank CaixaBank. During the peri ...
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Trofeu Individual Bancaixa The 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
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Relevant facts about the ''Trofeu Individua ...
References
External links
* Webpage
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Players of the ValNet firm
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