Bjorn Haneveer (born 4 September 1976 in) is a Belgian

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player and commentator. Haneveer, formerly a professional competitor, now plays at

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level and also commentates on snooker matches for Dutch

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Career

A six-time Belgian snooker champion (last title won in May 2007 vs

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), Haneveer lost in the final of the European Championship in Scotland in June, 2000. He was European Champion at

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, Netherlands and at

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, Latvia in June, 2001. Haneveer won the snooker gold medal at the sixth World Games held in Akita, Japan, in August, 2001. He made a 147 break during the 2003 European Championship at Bad Wildungen in Germany and another during the Belgian Championships, 2007. He won the bronze medal at the seventh World Games held in Germany (21 July 2005). He was a Main Tour professional for many years, and reached a top ranking of No 53 during the 2004–05 season. Until the arrival on tour of

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, Haneveer was by far the most successful Belgian snooker player of all time. After falling off the main tour, he regained his place by finishing within the top 8 on the PIOS tour 2008/2009. Haneveer announced on 9 November 2011, that he would retire from professional snooker after the PTC 9 tournament, due to excessive expenses.

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

Pro-am finals: 12 (7 titles)

Amateur finals: 15 (10 titles)

References

External links

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Profile on World Snooker

Profile on Global Snooker
1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Turnhout Belgian snooker players World Games gold medalists World Games bronze medalists Competitors at the 2001 World Games Competitors at the 2005 World Games 20th-century Belgian people 21st-century Belgian people {{Belgium-sport-bio-stub