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Frederick Cudlong (58, Belgium), who seemed to be out of reach, is now forgotten in his memory. Daniel Sanchez (52, Welcome Savings Bank), one of the four other three-cushion kings who commanded the world along with Kudlong, is ready to take over.
Sanchez beat Kim Jae-geun (15-7, 15-9, 15-14) with a set score of 3-0 (15-7, 15-9, 15-14) in the PBA quarterfinals of the "Welcome Savings Bank PBA Championship" in the 2025-2026 Pro-Danggu season at "Koyang KINTEX PBA Stadium" in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on the 1st.
I challenge a new record. Sanchez, who has never lost in this tournament, will challenge the PBA Tour's first record of winning three consecutive championships at the same time as a no-decision set.
Sanchez, who entered the PBA Tour in the 2023-2024 season, suffered severe ups and downs, with his first season record reaching only the round of 32, but after winning once last season, he is ranking first in the prize money rankings this season (281.5 million won) with two runner-up wins this season and two consecutive wins.
If you look into the content, it's even more surprising. It started with the round of 128 at the High1 Resort Championship, a national happiness shelter, on November 6 last year, and won all 19 games until this day.
There were more players than Sanchez. In the men's division, Kudlong won 23 consecutive games with four consecutive wins in the 2021-2022 season, and in the men's and women's divisions, Kim Ga-young (Hana Card) won 38 consecutive games from last season to this season.
However, the win of the no-sil set has not yet been announced for five years since Javier Palason (Spain, Huons) achieved the fourth game of the 2020-2021 season. He has only two steps left in the record of winning three consecutive championships along with Musil Set.
Sanchez, who won a light shutdown against Lim Ji-hoon in the round of 128, defeated Koo Ja-bok in the round of 64, Lee Sang-yong in the round of 32, and Lee Jae-hong in the round of 16.
The quarterfinals were never easy. Sanchez, who overpowered Kim Jae-geun in five innings, including eight high runs in four innings, gave up nine runs in the second inning of the second set, starting 0-9 unfavorable, but succeeded in turning the tables with tremendous concentration. Immediately after two innings, he hit 11 runs to counterattack and completed the set in five innings to gain momentum.
Even with 6-14 in the third set, he scored 2 points - 3 points - 2 points - 2 points from 10 innings, eventually securing a dramatic victory.
At 3 p.m. on the 2nd, the semifinals (best-of-seven) will face Nguyen Deuk Aincien (Vietnam), who defeated Kim Min-gun 3-0 in the quarterfinals.
Kim Jong-won, who defeated another "Spanish powerhouse" Javier Palason (Huons) 3-2 will clash with Vietnamese star Nguyen Quoc Nguyen (Hana Card), who beat Noh Byung-chan 3-1 for the final at 12 p.m. on the 2nd.
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