Daniel Sánchez Gálvez (born 3 March 1974 in

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, and best known as Dani Sánchez) is a

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professional

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player who plays for

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a club he has represented for the last 21 years.

Career

He first reached the finals of the

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in 1996, but finished 2nd to

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. He successfully took the title in 1998, defeating 17-time World Champion

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. He won it again in 2005 against

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, in 2010 against Eddy Leppens and in 2016 against Kim Haeng-jik. Sánchez is a winner of the

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twice (1997 and 2000) and is a ''31-time'' Spanish national Champion. He is 15-time Three-cushion Billiard champion of Spain. He also won three gold medals at

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in three-cushion in

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and

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, defeating

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on the first two occasions and

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at the latest edition. By 2015 he won his fifth Overall-World Cup title.

Records

His highest (HR) in competition is 23 (2016 Spanish Championship) which is also the new Spanish record, and his best game average is 5 (50 in 10 ). By 2016 he is the 18-time National Champion with two records, beside the high-run he also put up the (GA) record up to 2.247.

References

External links

* Sánchez'
official homepage
* Track record

Dani Sanchez runs 23
YouTube-Video

* Spanish carom billiards players World champions in three-cushion billiards World Cup champions in three-cushion billiards 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Santa Coloma de Gramenet World Games gold medalists for Spain World Games medalists in cue sports Competitors at the 2009 World Games Medalists at the 2001 World Games Medalists at the 2005 World Games Medalists at the 2017 World Games {{billiards-bio-stub