| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Spain | ||
| Men's Three-cushion billiards | ||
| World Games | ||
| Gold | 2001 Akita | Individual |
| Gold | 2005 Duisburg | Individual |
Daniel Sánchez Gálvez (born 3 March 1974, 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 <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">run</dfn> in competition is 15, and his best game average is 5 (50 <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">points</dfn> in 10 <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">innings</dfn>).
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.
| 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 none |
World Games - Three-cushion Champion 2001, 2005 |
Succeeded by Dick Jaspers |
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