"Oh, my." I have 100 million won in front of me... Suddenly, Sanchez declared his conscience, "I didn't want to take advantage of the foul" That's why I'm a legend

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Seven sets of the final stage with 100 million won in prize money. Daniel Sanchez (52, Spain, Welcome Savings Bank) returned to his seat after scoring five consecutive points. a situation in which everyone is puzzled. It wasn't until a long time later that I could grasp the situation. He admitted himself to a foul that no one recognized.

The final of the "Welcome Savings Bank PBA-LPBA Championship" PBA, the ninth tour of the 2025-2026 season of Prodanggu, held at the "Koyang KINTEX PBA Stadium" in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, on the 2nd.

Sanchez scored four consecutive runs from the first inning in the final seven sets he faced in a set score 3-3. He then succeeded in a tricky turn and applauded.

The moment when the flow of victory seemed to be completely passed on to Sanchez. Sanchez suddenly returned to the position where he did not continue his shot. The slow screen was played, but the broadcaster also could not easily find the problem.

The referee checked the screen and confirmed that Sanchez touched the water polo in preparation for the stroke, so the order was passed on to Nguyen Quoc Nguyen (Vietnam, Hana Card), and Sanchez later failed to score additional points.Nguyen increased his momentum and eventually won and lost.

It was a very important moment for Sanchez. Sanchez, who was called the fourth king of the three cushions, jumped into the PBA tour in the 2023-2024 season, but suffered such severe ups and downs that his first season record was only the round of 32.

However, after winning one championship last season, he was ranked first in the prize money ranking this season (281.5 million won) with two runner-up wins this season and two consecutive championships. With the feat of winning three consecutive championships, he was able to solidify his position as the best player in the world. Above all, it was the final set of the final match of the competition, which has a prize money of 100 million won.

It was a foul that was difficult to grasp even on a slow screen, but Sanchez could not deceive his conscience. According to the PBA, Sanchez said after the game, "I'm happy to have a very good season, but the loss of the final is also heartbreaking," but added, "When I played the reserve stroke, I cueed close to the water polo, and the ball moved finely. It was a difficult situation to see unless you were a player who hit the ball. However, I felt Q touch the ball," he said, revealing the situation at the time.

"I thought I would think of it before I went to sleep if I didn't let this know," he said. "I didn't want to benefit from the foul, so I informed the referee about it."

As a result, he missed 100 million won in prize money in front of him. The prize money for the runner-up is 34 million won. He blew the prize money too much, but Sanchez left more messages with a confession of conscience. It was an opportunity to further promote professional baseball, which is very popular but still has a strong tendency of mania sports. The related videos boasted much more playback than the winning video.

Winner Q. Nguyen also said, "I felt again why Sanchez, who played today, is the best three-cushion player," adding, "I looked up to Sanchez once again after seeing him tell the referee about his foul during the game."

The season is not over yet. The World Championship, which has the nature of the King of Kings, will be held on Jeju Island in March. The winner will receive a whopping 200 million won in prize money.

Sanchez said, "I'm trying to prepare as usual. It's a competition with more prize money and points at stake, and you'd think it was the same tournament format. "As it is a competition where only 32 players who had the best season participate, any player can win," he said. "I'm already having the best season, but I'm very eager to do well at the World Championship and make it the best season."

"I'm not very greedy in terms of the record," he continued. I'm just a billiard lover, and I just do my best in every game I play. And a lot of people say 'Sanchez is back' and I've never left (laughs), which is what a lot of people keep saying. Like me, Cho Jae-ho (NH Nonghyup Card), Kang Dong-gung (SK Rent-a-Car), and David Zapata (Spain, Woori Financial Capital) have never left. All the players are playing their billiards silently. There is only one winner in a tournament-style tournament, and many people only remember the winner," he said, vowing to do well at the World Championship.

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