Dani Sánchez (billiards player)
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Daniel Sánchez Gálvez (born 3 March 1974 in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, and best known as Dani Sánchez) is a Spanish professional carom billiards player who plays for FC Porto a club he has represented for the last 21 years.[1][2]
Sánchez in 2012 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's three-cushion billiards | ||
Representing  Spain | ||
| UMB World Championship | ||
 | 1998 | Individual |
| 2005 | Individual |
| 2010 | Individual |
| 2016 | Individual |
 | 1996 | Individual |
| 2007 | Individual |
| World Cup | ||
| 1995 | Individual |
| 2004 | Individual |
| 2006 | Individual |
| 2015 | Individual |
| CEB European Championship | ||
| 1997 | Individual |
| 2000 | Individual |
 | 2006 | Individual |
| 2007 | Individual |
| World Games | ||
| 2001 Akita | Individual |
| 2005 Duisburg | Individual |
| 2017 Wrocław | Individual |
Career
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 17-time World Champion Torbjörn Blomdahl. He won it again in 2005 against Jean Paul de Bruijn, in 2010 against Eddy Leppens and in 2016 against Kim Haeng-jik.[3]
Sánchez is a winner of the CEB European Three-cushion Championship 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 The World Games in three-cushion in 2001, 2005 and 2017, defeating Dick Jaspers on the first two occasions and Marco Zanetti at the latest edition.[3] By 2015 he won his fifth Overall-World Cup title.[4]
Records
His highest run (HR) in competition is 23 (2016 Spanish Championship) which is also the new Spanish record,[5] and his best game average is 5 (50 points in 10 innings). By 2016 he is the 18-time National Champion with two records, beside the high-run he also put up the general average (GA) record up to 2.247.[6]
