Golden Cesta Award

The Golden Cesta Award is an honorary award for the Jai-alai player with the most singles game wins for a week. The award was conceived by Pauly, a well known Jai-alai announcer and promoter at Magic City Jai-alai who also had a big following when working at Dania Jai-alai. Pauly is the originator of the reference to Machu Picchu when a player’s shot hits high out-of-bounds, such as the overhead netting. Golden Cesta Award winners are shown beginning with week 11 of the inaugural 2018 season at Magic City.

Douglas won the Golden Cesta Award for 14 of the 18 weeks he played during the 2019 meet and even won 10-consecutive weeks from Week #7 through #16. Douglas also holds the record with 19-singles game wins in a week during Week #8 in 2019. These are amazing accomplishments for any professional Jai-Alai player! Congratulations Douglas!

Note: Tie-breaker rules change starting 2021: when there is a tie for most wins, the Golden Cesta Award goes to the tied player with the highest singles win % for that week. Prior to 2021, when there was a tie for most wins, the Golden Cesta Award went to the tied player with the highest % ITM for the week.

Last Modified: March 12, 2024 4:30 pm

Number of Golden Cesta Award Wins

The number of Golden Cesta Award Wins at Magic City Jai-Alai since week 11 of 2018. This is an honorary weekly award for the most singles game wins for the week. Not Active after player name indicates no longer on the current roster.
Player# of GC Award Wins
Douglas39
RonRon (not active)18
Goixerri15
Anderluck12
Carballo10
Jeden8
Bueno7
Ben7
Aratz7
El Barba6
Ikeda6
CRB5
Manu4
Benny4
Juice3
Bradley3
Julen3
Jairo3
Manny3
Kubala3
Diaz (not active)2
Spinner (not active)2
Cool Fitness2
Tennessee2
Iriondo (not active)2
Robin2
Vuelo (not active)1
Asier (not active)1
Inaki1
Nicolas1
Flores0

Last Modified: March 12, 2024 4:29 pm

Golden Cesta Award Winners

Golden Cesta Award winners at Magic City Jai-Alai since September 12 of 2018. The Golden Cesta Award goes to the winner of the most singles games each week. SayHiLi did not include the early part of 2018 in the database as it was the first season of this development Jai-Alai program and players were still on the low end of learning curve on their Jai-Alai training and abilities (2018 Week 1 began July 1).
YearWeekPlayer# of Wins% ITM% WinsTiebreaker Info, etc
201811Anderluck1270.727.9
201812Bradley1255.331.6
201813Carballo1150.034.4
201814Ben856.821.6Ben - wins tied with Asier and went to % ITM tiebreaker
201815Juice1150.030.6
201816Juice1061.127.8
201817Asier1048.823.3
201818Ben948.820.0
201819Carballo1047.821.7
201820Bradley945.924.3
201821Juice755.224.1
201822Diaz550.025.0
20191Jeden1070.437.0Jeden - wins tied with Kubala and went to % ITM tiebreaker
20192Kubala1171.035.5
20193Carballo1885.266.7
20194Douglas1175.030.6Douglas wins 1st week of his professional career
20195Douglas1372.236.1
20196Carballo1355.636.1
20197Douglas1877.850.0
20198Douglas1975.052.8
20199Douglas957.132.1
201910Douglas1048.334.5
201911Douglas1067.935.7
201912Douglas1350.046.4
201913Douglas1369.044.8
201914Douglas1362.144.8
201915Douglas983.350.0
201916Douglas1066.755.6
201917RonRon766.738.9
201918Douglas661.133.3Douglas - wins tied with Ikeda and went to % ITM tiebreaker
201919RonRon761.138.9
201920Douglas750.038.9Douglas - wins tied with Anderluck and went to % ITM tiebreaker
201921Anderluck759.131.8
20201Ikeda1068.247.6
20202Diaz543.521.7
20203Bueno645.527.3
20204Ikeda561.127.8
20205Anderluck541.720.8
20206El Barba438.922.2
20207Tennessee750.031.8
20208RonRon566.727.8
20209Carballo591.741.7
202010Bueno647.826.1
202011RonRon1375.046.5
202012RonRon1575.053.6
202013Douglas1464.350.0
202014Douglas1882.164.3
202015Douglas1360.746.4
202016RonRon1058.341.7
202017Douglas1265.446.2
202018Ben1344.926.5
202019Douglas1178.639.3
202020RonRon1272.266.7
202021Douglas1184.257.9
202022Douglas1066.741.7Douglas - wins tied with El Barba and went to % ITM tiebreaker
202023RonRon979.237.5
202024El Barba658.325.0
202025El Barba958.337.5
202026El Barba758.329.2
202027Douglas977.850.0
202028Bueno834.527.6
202029Jeden959.140.9
202030Douglas675.050.0
20211Vuelo366.733.3Vuelo - wins as tied on % Wins but had higher % ITM
20212Douglas455.644.4
20213Ikeda375.075.0
20214CRB350.037.5CRB - wins as had highest Win %
20215RonRon466.744.4
20216RonRon444.444.4
20217RonRon466.744.4
20218RonRon566.755.6
20219RonRon366.733.3RonRon won on 2nd tiebreaker of % ITM over Ikeda
202110RonRon788.977.8
202111Anderluck553.617.9Week 1 Regular Season
202112RonRon766.758.3
202113Ben833.322.2
202114Douglas470.040.0won on tiebreaker against 3-others, missed 1-perf
202115Ikeda750.038.9
202116Anderluck646.223.1
202117Kubala550.022.7
202118El Barba766.738.9
202119Douglas275.050.0short week - only 2-performances
202120Douglas462.550.0
202121RonRon350.037.5
202122El Barba658.350.0
202123Douglas488.944.4
202124Benny683.350.0
202125Ben450.033.3
202126Bueno457.128.6
202127Carballo371.442.9short week - only 3-performances
202128Douglas257.128.6won tie-breaker
202129Julen470.040.0Julen's 1st GC
202130Douglas366.750.0Douglas nosed out Cool Fitness on ITM tiebreaker by winning final game of week
202131Jeden483.366.7
202132Douglas3100.050.0
202133Anderluck366.750.0only played 2 of 3 perf
202134Ben485.757.1
202135Jeden366.750.0
202136Douglas383.350.0won on ITM tiebreaker
202137Benny477.844.4
202138Douglas366.750.0
20221-2Douglas570.050.0wks 1-2 combined as wk 1 a short week
20223Bueno466.744.4
20224Bueno337.537.5
20225Jeden
Robin
250.033.33-way tie (%wins & highest %ITM) had Goixerri in the running but he's out as Jeden & Robin had higher place %
20226CRB266.733.3
20227Ikeda350.050.0
20228Carballo337.537.5
20229Goixerri350.050.0
202210Carballo462.550.0
202211Manu350.050.0
202212Carballo471.457.1
202213Douglas483.366.7
202214RonRon583.383.3
202215Goixerri283.333.3
202216Aratz366.750.0
202217Carballo350.050.0
202218Jeden350.050.0won tie-breaker against Kubala
202219Goixerri383.350.0
202220Aratz355.633.3
202221Goixerri266.766.7did not play in last 3-singles games
202222Inaki350.050.0
202223Manu483.366.7
202224Aratz483.366.7
202225Bueno266.733.3Bueno won on tie-breaker, best quiniela %, was tied with 4-others with 2-wins
202226Jeden
Douglas
2100.0100.02-tied on this short 1-day week
202227Cool Fitness350.050.0CONGRATS Cool!
202228Nicolas250.033.3Nicolas beat Flores on in-the-quin tiebreaker
202229Anderluck460.040.0
202230RonRon366.750.0
202231Aratz450.050.0
202232Goixerri466.766.7
202233Douglas275.050.0Douglas beat RonRon on in-the-Quin tie-breaker
202234Ben342.942.9
202235Spinner275.050.0won tie-breaker
wins his 1st GCA
202236Douglas366.750.0won %ITM tie-breaker
(2-others had 3-wins)
202237Spinner2100.033.3won %ITM tie-breaker against several others
202238Ikeda355.633.3
202239Cool Fitness
Goixerri
3
3
66.7
66.7
50.0
50.0
identidal records for these two
20231Anderluck360.060.0opening wk, 2-perf
20232Douglas
Goixerri
2
2
50.0%
50.0%
33.3%
33.3%
both had 50% ITQ
20233Anderluck383.350.0
20234Iriondo483.366.7
20235CRB383.350.0
20236CRB483.366.7
20237Goixerri283.333.3won on ITQ (quin) tie-breaker
20238Anderluck350.050.0won on %W tie-breaker
20239Anderluck466.766.7
202310Benny280.040.0won on %W tie-breaker
202311Goixerri366.750.0
202312Manu350.050.0
202313Jairo266.733.3
202314Jairo350.050.0
202315CRB350.050.0
202316Bradley
Julen
383.350.0tied on the stats
202317Goixerri366.750.0
202318Goixerri362.537.5
202319Anderluck366.750.0
202320Julen375.075.0
202321Goixerri
Tennessee
266.733.3tied on the stats
202322Goixerri383.350.0
202323Goixerri350.050.0
202324Aratz385.742.9
202325Iriondo483.366.7
202326Manu350.050.0
202327Aratz250.033.3won tie-breaker by having a place
202328Goixerri383.350.0
202329Manny333.333.3
202330Manny355.633.3
202331Aratz350.030.0
202332Jairo450.040.0
202333Robin250.050.0short 2-perf week
20241Jeden583.383.3
20242Benny260.040.0short 14-ga singles wk
20243Manny375.075.0
20244Kubala250.033.3
20245Kubala383.350.0
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