title: Baiko Pilota
text: # Baiko Pilota
  
  Baiko Pilota —named Asegarce until January 2019— is a Basque event production and deportive license company, mainly devoted to Basque pelota. Through the Bainet company, it has also made audiovisual productions.
  
  ## History
  
  It was established in 1992 by Karlos Arguiñano and Iñaki Aseguinolaza, among others. Its creation was revolutionary for Basque pelota, giving it a professional structure, and starting the TV transmission of the sport, mainly in the Basque Country, La Rioja and Castilla y León.
  
  In 1993 it took the lead of Eusko – Basque, that had until then exclusive rights on professional jai alai. So, together with the rights it had achieved before, Asegarce had exclusive rights on the categories of hand-pelota, pala (bat) and jai alai.
  
  ## Sponsored Players
  
  | Agirre | Apraiz | Argote | Arretxe |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Begino | Belloso | Beloki I | Beloki II |
  | Bengoetxea VI | Beobide | Berasaluze VIII | Chafee |
  | Diaz | Eskudero | Ibai Zebala | Iza |
  | Koka | Leiza | Mendizabal | Mendizabal II |
  | Olaetxea | Olaizola I | Olaizola II | Oteiza |
  | Otxandorena | Patxi Ruiz | Peñagarikano | Saralegui |
  | Urrizelki | Urrutikoetxea | Zearra | |
  