Steve Lemmens (September 8, 1972 – October 11, 2016) was a Belgian former professional snooker player who played on the main tour between 1991 and 1995.
Lemmens first burst onto the snooker scene in his home country when at the age of 16 he reached the finals of the Belgian Amateur Championship, a record that would not be beaten until 2010 by Luca Brecel. Three years later in 1990 he won the Belgian Championship after defeating five-time champion Mario Lannoye 7–2 in the final, as a result Lemmens went on to represent Belgium in the 1990 World Amateur Championship where he reached the final eventually losing 11–8 to Irishman Stephen O'Connor.
Following on from this success Lemmens turned professional in 1991, in a time where the tour was a largely open affair with over 700 players allowed to compete professionally. He had several years on the tour but ultimately only managed to achieve limited success with an appearance in the last 32 of the 1993 Welsh Open being his most successful result and never having climbed higher than 167th in the world rankings. By 1995, Lemmens had fallen further in the world rankings, and dropped off of the main tour at the end of the 1994–95 snooker season.
steve, lemmens, september, 1972, october, 2016, belgian, former, professional, snooker, player, played, main, tour, between, 1991, 1995, born, 1972, september, 1972leuven, flemish, brabantdied11, october, 2016, 2016, aged, wezemaal, flemish, brabantsport, coun. Steve Lemmens September 8 1972 October 11 2016 was a Belgian former professional snooker player who played on the main tour between 1991 and 1995 Steve LemmensBorn 1972 09 08 8 September 1972Leuven Flemish BrabantDied11 October 2016 2016 10 11 aged 44 Wezemaal Flemish BrabantSport country BelgiumProfessional1991 1995Highest ranking167 May 1994 Best ranking finishLast 32 x1 Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Career finals 3 1 Amateur finals 6 1 title 4 References 5 External linksCareer editLemmens first burst onto the snooker scene in his home country when at the age of 16 he reached the finals of the Belgian Amateur Championship a record that would not be beaten until 2010 by Luca Brecel Three years later in 1990 he won the Belgian Championship after defeating five time champion Mario Lannoye 7 2 in the final as a result Lemmens went on to represent Belgium in the 1990 World Amateur Championship where he reached the final eventually losing 11 8 to Irishman Stephen O Connor Following on from this success Lemmens turned professional in 1991 in a time where the tour was a largely open affair with over 700 players allowed to compete professionally He had several years on the tour but ultimately only managed to achieve limited success with an appearance in the last 32 of the 1993 Welsh Open being his most successful result and never having climbed higher than 167th in the world rankings By 1995 Lemmens had fallen further in the world rankings and dropped off of the main tour at the end of the 1994 95 snooker season In 1996 he once again competed in the world amateur championship reaching the semi finals before losing to eventual winner and future world champion Stuart Bingham Death editOn 10 October 2016 at the age of 44 Lemmens died by suicide when he stood in front of a train at Wezemaal 1 Career finals editAmateur finals 6 1 title edit Outcome No Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Runner up 1 1987 Belgian Championship nbsp Mario Lannoye 0 7 Winner 1 1990 Belgian Championship nbsp Mario Lannoye 7 2 Runner up 2 1990 World Championship nbsp Stephen O Connor 8 11 Runner up 3 1995 Belgian Championship nbsp Patrick Delsemme 3 7 Runner up 4 1996 Belgian Championship nbsp Bjorn Haneveer 6 7 Runner up 5 1997 Belgian Championship nbsp Patrick Delsemme 5 7References edit Steve Lemmens Dies Age 44 World Snooker Retrieved 5 November 2016 External links edit nbsp Cue sports portal Steve Lemmens at snooker org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Lemmens amp oldid 1221260947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
