Gorgeous performance by the totanero Gabriel Sánchez in his first call for an international open.
The totanero was being followed for a year already by the technicians of the RFETM and in its first test it has not defrauded what can reinforce him for next calls.
CHAMPIONS BY TEAMS.
In the category Mini-mini Cadets Gabriel formed the Spanish team next to the Burgos player Daniel Berzosa.
On Friday 10 the Open began with the team competition after the concentration of all components of the Spanish expedition that took them to the Slovak city of Malacky last Monday 6.
In the group phase the Spanish had as rivals two Slovak teams to which they gained 3-0 to pass like first ones to the final picture.
In the first cross of the picture they surpassed to the equipment B of Belarus 3-0 to face later to a equipment formed by a Slovak and a Czech, this time in a more tight 3-1 which earned them the pass for the semifinals.
In the semifinal the rival was the team of Hungary with which they arrived at the 2-2 leaving the resolution of the encounter in the doubles.
Daniel and Gabriel (left-handed and right-handed) were perfectly matched and outclassed the Hungarian pair which earned them the pass to the final.
In the final the rival was the Slovak national team to which they surpassed the Spaniards with clarity and good game proclaiming brilliant champions of this prestigious tournament.
IN INDIVIDUAL ELIMINATED IN ROOMS.
In the individual competition Gabriel overcame the first group phase with clarity.
Already in the picture won the Slovakian Hatala 3-0, then a Belarusian player Shutov 3-0 to be eliminated in the quarter-finals by Hungarian Georgioisz Nikolaosz Kizakisz in a tight 3-2.
The individual test was won by teammate Berzosa who, although he was not the favorite, made a great championship just like Gabriel.
IN DOBLES GABRIEL-DANI CHAMPIONS.
In the competition of doubles the pair Gabirel-Dani have been coupled perfectly from the first moment.
They cleared the first phase clearly.
In the eliminatory table were surpassing 3-0 to all rivals (Belarus, Slovakia, Belgium) to the final with the Hungarian pair Kizakisz-Szantosi in which in an exciting match and even in which they had to reach the 5th game They managed to prevail 11-7 in the final proclaiming themselves champions.
Important because the results obtained not only by Daniel and Gabriel but also by other players of the Spanish expedition that in these categories had never achieved such good results.
As for Gabriel this should serve as a stimulus to continue training and to be able to continue improving in all aspects.
Source: Club Totana TM