The legend is back Spanish legend Daniel Sanchez overpowered Marmin Gum. PBA Tour wins for the second time in its career

Nov 12, 2025

The legend is back Spanish legend Daniel Sanchez overpowered Marmin Gum. PBA Tour wins for the second time in its career
Sanchez, who won his second career championship PBA final, clenched his fist and cheered. PBA Offer



Daniel Sanchez (51, Welcome Savings Bank), dubbed the `living legend' of the Spanish billiard world, showed off his presence for the first time in a long time. He lifted his second championship trophy after entering the professional baseball (PBA) stage.

Sanchez won the set score 4-2 (15-6, 15-4, 7-15, 15-14, 14-15, 15-4) against Mamin Gum (Vietnam, NH Nonghyup Card) in the seventh tour of the 2025-2026 season of Prodang-gu District at the Grand Hotel Convention Hall in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do on the night of the 11th.

As a result, Sanchez returned to the PBA throne for the first time in a year and two months (442 days) since the third tour (SY Bazar Hanoi Open) last season. Sanchez, who added 100 million won in prize money, jumped from the 7th place in the previous season's prize money ranking to the 1st place (181.5 million won, 237,500 points in the ranking) and surpassed 300 million won (32 million won) in cumulative prize money to rise to 10th place in the cumulative prize money ranking.




The legend is back Spanish legend Daniel Sanchez overpowered Marmin Gum. PBA Tour wins for the second time in its career
Mamin Gum (left) and Sanchez shake hands and pledge good fight ahead of the High1 Resort Championship PBA Finals. PBA Offer
Sanchez was the ace and legend of Spain's three-cushion billiards, which peaked on the international stage hosted by the World Carom Federation (UMB). Then, he turned to a professional stage in the 2023-2024 season.

However, he failed to adapt quickly to PBA rules different from amateur rules and unfamiliar overseas stages. He did not win the title in his first season. In his debut season, he was humiliated for not reaching the round of 16, let alone 'winning'. However, Sanchez, desperate, achieved an emotional first win in the third tour of the 2024-2025 season, his second season after his debut.

After that, Sanchez was again away from the championship. It was the best performance to reach the quarterfinals in the sixth tour (NH Nonghyup Card Championship) of the 2024-2025 season. Except for this, he did not make it to the round of 16. He had not yet fully adapted to the professional stage.




But this season has been completely different. It is evident in the grades that he has recovered the prestige of the "Spanish Legend". Sanchez won the semifinals in the season-opening tour (Woori Financial Capital PBA Championship), and then added one more semifinal and two more finals. Among the seven tours, he recorded four times (three times to the finals) of the semifinals or higher, and finally tasted the excitement of winning after two runner-ups.

The legend is back Spanish legend Daniel Sanchez overpowered Marmin Gum. PBA Tour wins for the second time in its career
Sanchez, who is in the final of the High1 Resort Championship PBA, is preparing a shot with sharp eyes. PBA Offer
Sanchez showed off his stable operational ability in the final. Sanchez, who took the back post in the first set, scored seven high runs, including two bank shots, from the first inning. In the end, he easily won the first set by scoring six consecutive points in four innings with a 9-6 lead. The second set also ended the set with 11 high runs in the fifth inning when the score was 4-4. Sanchez won two sets in just nine innings and went on a 2-0 run.

'Vietnam Champion'Mamin Gum began his chase with a 15-7 comeback in the third set. Mamin Gum first reached 14 match points in the fourth set, but failed to score the last point. In the meantime, Sanchez won the set 15-14. The fifth set was the opposite. Mamin Gum, who arrived first at 14 points, failed to score a finishing goal. Sanchez's closing chance, just like the previous set. However, Sanchez also made a mistake this time, and Mamin Gum, who was given the right to attack again, scored the last point and followed with a set score of 2-3.




The legend is back Spanish legend Daniel Sanchez overpowered Marmin Gum. PBA Tour wins for the second time in its career
Sentches, who beat Mamin Gum (Vietnam) to win the High1 Resort Championship PBA Finals, is delighted to have lifted the trophy. PBA Offer
Sanchez finished the game in a hurry as Mamin Gum picked up the pace. Sanchez led 12-2 by scoring six runs in a row in the first and second innings. It completely dominated the lead of Marmin Gum. Sanchez, who added two runs in the third inning, then failed to score in the fourth or fifth innings, but scored a shot in the sixth inning to end the game 15-4.

After winning, Sanchez finally won after finishing second twice this season. Compared to my first season in the PBA and now, I feel like I've come a long way"I haven't fully adapted to Korea (PBA) yet, but I'm getting closer to it. I believe that I can develop on my own."

Meanwhile, Lee Choong-bok (High1 Resort), who recorded an average of 3,000 against Kim Hyun-seok 1 in the round of 64, won the 'Welcome Top Ranking' (prize of 4 million won) given to the player with the highest average in one game of the tournament.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.