Dani Sánchez
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Competitor for  Spain |
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| Men's Three-cushion billiards | ||
| World Games | ||
| Gold | 2001 Akita | Individual |
| Gold | 2005 Duisburg | Individual |
Daniel Sánchez Gálvez (born 3 March 1974 in Santa Coloma de Gramenet), and best known as Dani Sánchez)[1] is a Catalan Spanish professional carom billiards player. He first reached the finals of the UMB World Three-cushion Championship in 1996, but finished 2nd to Christian Rudolph. He successfully took the title in 1998, defeating 14-time World Champion Torbjörn Blomdahl. He won it again in 2005 against Jean Paul de Bruijn.
Sánchez is a winner of the CEB European Three-cushion Championship twice (1997 and 2000) and is a 31-time Spanish national Champion. He also won the gold medal twice at the three-cushion event of the 2001 and 2005 World Games, defeating Dick Jaspers on both occasions.
His highest run in competition is 15, and his best game average is 5 (50 points in 10 innings).
He is often seen in matches wearing a red vest.
In 2007, he nearly won the world title for the third time but he was outclassed by Ryuuji Umeda of Japan.
References [edit]
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This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2010) |
- ^ *Sánchez, Dani (5 June 2008). "Página Oficial de Dani Sánchez [Official Page of Dani Sánchez]". Spain: self-published. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2010. (Spanish)
External links [edit]
- Sánchez's official homepage as of June 2008 (Spanish)
| Preceded by Torbjörn Blomdahl |
UMB World Three-cushion Champion 1998 |
Succeeded by Frédéric Caudron |
| Preceded by Dick Jaspers |
UMB World Three-cushion Champion 2005 |
Succeeded by Eddy Merckx |
| Preceded by Filipos Kasidokostas |
UMB World Three-cushion Champion 2010 |
Succeeded by Dick Jaspers |
| Preceded by none |
World Games - Three-cushion Champion 2001, 2005 |
Succeeded by Dick Jaspers |
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