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| Full name | Frontón Beotibar |
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| Location | San Francisco Ibiltokia, Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. |
| Capacity | 950 |
| Field size | 32m |
| Opened | 14 February 1890 |
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.
| Year | Champion | Subchampion | Score | |
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| 1958 | Ogueta | Arriaran II | 22-07 | Beotibar |
| 1962 | Azkarate | García Ariño I | 22-21 | Vitoriano |
| Year | Champion | Subchampion | Score |
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| 1962 | García Ariño II | Elgea | 22-17 |
| 1965 | Vergara I | Andueza III | 22-17 |
| Oreja II | Del Val II | 22-16 | |
| 1971 | Erostarbe | Arruabarrena | 22-10 |
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