Pasqual Sanchis Moscardó (born 1963 in El Genovés) was a

Valencian pilota Valencian pilota ( "Valencian ball") is a traditional handball sport played in the Valencian Community. Its origins are not known. Rules variations within the generic ''Pilota Valenciana'' category are frequent from area to area but the common ...

professional player known as Pigat II. Son of the

Raspall Raspall (, "scraping") is a variant of the handball game Valencian pilota, played mainly in the Valencian regions south to the Xúquer river: the Vall d'Albaida, the Safor, the Costera, the Marina Alta and the Marina Baixa. It is also popular i ...

player Pigat I and brother of Pigat III, Pasqual has been a renowned "''dauer''" in the

Escala i corda Escala i corda (, "stairs and rope") is the most prestigious variant of Valencian pilota, and the only one apart from raspall to have professional players. History The "Escala i corda" variant began around 1910, when the player Nel de Murla s ...

variety. He retired in 2000, but he keeps working for the

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as the coach of the

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, where he was a relevant player in the International Championships. ''Pigat II'' is also a technical assistant of the ''pilota'' company

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, and a "''trinqueter''" of some trinquets.

Trophies

As a pilotari

* Winner of the Campionat Nacional d'Escala i Corda 1985 and 1987 * Runner-up of the Campionat Nacional d'Escala i Corda 1989 * Winner of the

Circuit Bancaixa The Circuit Bancaixa (; "Bancaixa League"), officially Liga Profesional Escala i Corda, is the professional league of Valencian pilota. Circuit Bancaixa name is taken from its main sponsor, the Valencian savings bank Bancaixa, (later Bankia and n ...

1993, 1995 and 1996 * Runner-up of the Circuit Bancaixa 1994 and 1999 * Runner-up of the

Trofeu Individual Bancaixa The Trofeu Individual Bancaixa () "Bancaixa one-on-one trophy") is the Escala i corda singles league played by Valencian pilota professionals and promoted by the Bancaixa bank. Statistics {{clear Relevant facts about the ''Trofeu Individua ...

1998 and 1999.

Handball International Championships The Handball International Championships are yearly held competitions where many countries and regions play the handball sports derived from the Jeu de paume. It is organized by the International Ball game Confederation, and there are three offici ...

* Runner-up of

Llargues Llargues (, "long ones") is the oldest Valencian pilota modality. It is played on the streets, where two teams formed by 3, 4 or 5 players throw each other the ball with the hand try to surpass an imaginary line which changes every game. There a ...

and

International game The International game (, ) is a ball game that is related to many sports derived from and similar to Jeu de paume. It is played in the Handball International Championships by teams from the Americas and Europe. History The ''International gam ...

at the European Championship,

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1994 * Winner of Llargues at the World Championship,

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1996 * Winner of Llargues at the World Championship, France 1998 * Winner of Llargues at the European Championship,

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1999 * Winner of Llargues at the World Championship, Spain 2000

As a coach

* Winner of the Frontó and

at the European Championship,

2003 * Runner-up of

, France 2003 * Winner of Llargues at the World Championship,

2004 * Winner of the International game at the

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2007 * Runner-up of Llargues, Belgium 2007 * Absolute champion, Belgium 2007

References

1963 births Living people People from Costera Sportspeople from the Province of Valencia Pilotaris from the Valencian Community {{Spain-sport-bio-stub