- In early April, 30 bertsolaris started the Bertsolaris Araba Championship, a road that has already entered the semi-finals. Twelve bertsolaris have managed to be classified as semi-finals: Manex Agirre, Asier Otamendi, Unai Anda, Iñaki Viñaspre, Andere Arriolabengoa, Xabi Igoa, Oihane Perea, Peru Abarrategi, Maddi Agirre, Paula Amilburu, Felipe Zelaieta and Rikardo Gonzalez de Durana.
Three quarter-finals sessions have been held on the first two weekends in May and the bertsolari left at these sessions has gained live entry to the semi-finals. The remaining nine have been ranked by ranking order in the classification table (here you can see the classification table of the quarter-finals).
Semi-finals on 28 and 29 May
The first session of the semi-finals will be held in Araia on 28 May. From 17:30 onwards, six bertsolaris will operate in the Andra Mari room in the village: Andere Arriolabengoa, Asier Otamendi, Felipe Zelaieta, Maddi Agirre, Oihane Perea and Unai Anda.
The second semi-final will be held in Izarra from the following day, on 29 May. From 17:30 hours will act in the House of Culture the sextet: Iñaki Viñaspre, Manex Agirre, Paula Amilburu, Peru Abarrategi, Rikardo Gonzalez de Durana and Xabi Igoa.
Final on June 11 in Vitoria-Gasteiz
In the end, six bertsolaris will act, on 11 June in the auditorium María de Maeztu in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The two bertsolaris remaining in the two semi-finals will go straight to the end and the remaining four will be classified according to the points obtained in the semi-finals.