Chargers Win Jai-Alai Championship

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Not many people outside of Miami, Florida know much about the sport of Jai-Alai.  Jai-Alai (pronounced Hi-Lie) is a sport similar to racquetball.  

In the World Jai-Alai League, the Chargers defeated the Renegades for the Championship IV Fall title.  

The league - known as Battle Court is a professional jai alai league operated in Miami, Florida under the governance of the World Jai Alai League. The League offers “head-to-head” jai alai action with a team concept.  The League consists of six (6) teams, known as the Chargers, Cyclones, Devils, Fireballs, Renegades, and Warriors. Each of the teams consists of six (6) players.

Battle Court is played between two Singles players or two Doubles pairings. The Magic City Jai Alai Court, also known as the “cancha,” is a three-sided playing court, made of three walls – front, side (left) and back – and the floor between them. The court is 120 feet long, the length noted by parallel lines on the side wall every 10 feet, numbered from 1 through 13. Line one (1) is at the front wall side, and numbers continue to line thirteen (13) at the back wall. The service line, underserve and overserve lines are marked in red on the floor and the side wall. The out of bounds boundary line is also marked in red on the floor on the “open” side of the court, and out of bounds at the front and back walls are also designated in red. Players are required to wear a basket or “cesta” on their right hand.

Watch the championship match between the Chargers and Renegades here:  https://youtu.be/UukCErqx9JU?si=AHQI05sNyDtWbfXf

Fall 2024 Standings
  1. Renegades
  2. Chargers
  3. Warriors
  4. Fireballs
  5. Cyclones
  6. Devils



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