Dani Sánchez
 Sánchez in 2012 | ||
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2001 Akita | Individual |
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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 who plays for F.C. Porto, a club he has represented for the last 21 years. 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).
15 times 3 cushions Billiard champion of Spain.
He is often seen in matches wearing a red or black vest.
In 2007, he nearly won the world title for the third time but he was outclassed by Ryuuji Umeda of Japan.
References
- ↑
- Sánchez, Dani (5 June 2008). "Página Oficial de Dani Sánchez [Official Page of Dani Sánchez]" (in Spanish). Spain: self-published. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
External links
- Sánchez's official homepage as of June 2008 (Spanish)
| Preceded by none |
World Games – Three-cushion Champion 2001, 2005 |
Succeeded by Dick Jaspers |
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