The categories Infantil and Cadete were delegated in individual as well as by teams of autonomous communities and, the totanero Gabriel Sánchez, was part of the masculine infantile selection of the Region of Murcia.
In the team competition different luck in this category for their team because they were dismounted from the final phase of the best eight losing with the selections of Castilla León (1-3), winning the Canaries (3-1) and conceding in the match decisive with Castilla La Mancha (3-2) despite the great performance of totanero.
Later in the consolation the team reached the 9th place to raise the spirits.
In the individual test Gabriel had to start from the first phase because he was not seeded.
He won Ludovico Crespo (AND), Gabriel Alexandru (AST) and Sammer Khiani (CNR) to enter the box of 32.
First round against Jorge Borra (ARA) resolved in 3-1 with adjusted sets.
In the round of 16 Jorge García Moreno (CLM) took advantage 0-2 but Gabriel reacted well, improved a lot and finally came back 3-2.
In the quarterfinals, he had a more comfortable game and he beat Basque Basque Haitz Minguez 3-0, doing a lot of damage with the serve and thus reaching the semifinal.
Again in the semifinal could see the good game of Gabriel overcoming in three games Hector Puerto.
They had been planted in the final Gabriel and Héctor Saavedra.
Good match between the two and finally the totanero had to settle for the silver medal.
The Valencian player won 3-1 (5, 11, -11, 8).
Also highlight the good role of Murcia teams of male and female teams in the cadet category in which both teams reached the semifinal.
