| Born | 4 September 1976 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport country |  Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional | 1993–1997, 1998–2006, 2009–2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 53 (2004/05) | |||||||||||||||||
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (x2) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bjorn Haneveer (born 4 September 1976) [1] is a Belgian former professional snooker player.
Haneveer is a six-time Belgian snooker champion (last title won in May 2007 vs Patrick Delsemme) [2] He reached the final of the EBSA European Snooker Championship in three consecutive years, defeating David Bell in the 1999 final and Kurt Maflin in 2001, while in 2000 he lost to Craig Butler. [3]
Haneveer won the snooker gold medal at the sixth World Games held in Akita, Japan, in 2001, [4] and took the bronze medal at the seventh World Games held in Germany in 2005. [5] He made maximum breaks of 147 at the Belgian Championships in 1996 and 2001, and at the European Championships in 2003. [1]
He was a Main Tour professional for many years. [6] Haneveer announced on in November 2011 that he would retire from professional snooker after the PTC 9 tournament, due to excessive expenses. [6]
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2001 | World Games |  Marlon Manalo | 4–3 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2003 | Swiss Open |  Ian McCulloch | 5–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 2004 | Dutch Open |  Lennon Starkey | 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 2005 | Dutch Open (2) | Michael Holt | 6–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 2009 | 3 Kings Open |  Richard McHugh | 5–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 2009 | Dutch Open (3) | Matthew Couch | 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2010 | Vienna Snooker Open | Stephen Lee | 4–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2010 | Dutch Open | Barry Pinches | 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2012 | 3 Kings Open |  Tony Drago | 3–5 |
| Winner | 6. | 2012 | Dutch Open (4) | Gerrit bij de Leij | 7–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2013 | Dutch Open (2) | Luca Brecel | 3–5 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2017 | 3 Kings Open (2) |  Alexander Ursenbacher | 1–5 |
| Winner | 7. | 2017 | Belgium Snooker Open | Ben Mertens | 6–5 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 1996 | Belgian Amateur Championship | Steve Lemmens | 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1997 | IBSF World Under-21 Championship |  Marco Fu | 7–11 |
| Winner | 2. | 1998 | Belgian Amateur Championship (2) | Mario Geudens | 7–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1999 | Belgian Amateur Championship | Mario Geudens | 5–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 1999 | EBSA European Snooker Championship |  David Bell | 7–0 |
| Winner | 4. | 2000 | Belgian Amateur Championship (3) | Alain De Cock | 7–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2000 | EBSA European Snooker Championship | Craig Butler | 3–7 |
| Winner | 5. | 2001 | Belgian Amateur Championship (4) | Mario Geudens | 7–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 2001 | EBSA European Snooker Championship (2) | Kurt Maflin | 7–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 2005 | Belgian Amateur Championship (5) | Nico Devlies | 7–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 2007 | Belgian Amateur Championship (6) | Patrick Delsemme | 7–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 2007 | PIOS – Event 7 | Craig Steadman | 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 2008 | PIOS – Event 1 | Andrew Atkinson | 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2010 | Belgian Amateur Championship (2) | Luca Brecel | 4–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2011 | Belgian Amateur Championship (3) | Peter Bullen | 3–7 |
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