Bjorn Haneveer

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Bjorn Haneveer
birthday 4th September 1976 (age 43)
nationality BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Nickname (s) The iceman
professional 1993-2011
Prize money 142,270 £
3,000 €
Highest break 138
Century Breaks 36
Main tour successes
World championships -
Ranking tournament victories -
Minor tournament victories -
World rankings
Highest WRL place 53 ( 04/05 )

Björn Haneveer (born September 4, 1976 ) is a former Belgian professional snooker player .

Career

Haneveer was the first internationally successful Belgian snooker player and played for many years on the Snooker Main Tour . The best placement he achieved was 53rd in the 2004/05 season . His greatest successes in professional snooker were taking part in the round of 16 at the Regal Scottish Open 2002 and the European Open 2003 . After he could no longer qualify for the professional tour in 2006, he concentrated on training as a carpenter.

After three years of abstinence, he was able to qualify again for the 2009/10 season of the Main Tour via the Pontin's International Open Series .

Haneever is also a six-time Belgian champion and European champion in 2001. At the 2003 European championships and the 2007 Belgian championships, he even managed a maximum break . He also won gold at the 2001 World Games in Japan and another bronze at the 2005 World Games .

After the Antwerp Open 2011 he announced his retirement from professional sport.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Profile of at CueTracker (as of December 15, 2012)
  2. Haneveer quits Main Tour prosnookerblog.com