Bjorn Haneveer

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Bjorn Haneveer

Born	September 4, 1976 (1976-09-04) (age 31)
Nationality	Belgian
Nickname(s)	The Iceman
Professional	1993–
Highest break	147 ( x 3 )
Best ranking finish	Last 16: Regal Scottish 2002, European Open 2003

Bjorn Haneveer (born 4 September 1976) is a Belgian professional snooker player.

Six times Belgian Snooker Champion, (Last title won in May 2007 vs Patrick Delsemme), he lost in the final of the European Championship in Scotland in June, 2000. He was European Champion at Riga, 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).

Bjorn is undoubtedly the most successful Belgian player ever. He was a Main Tour professional for many years, and reached a top ranking of 46 during the 2003 - 2004 season.

Although competing on the PIOS tour now, one can still say that Bjorn Haneveer is one of the best European players.

Bjorn Haneveer is also commenting Snooker matches for the Dutch Eurosport.