The Belgian Amateur Championship is an annual snooker competition played in the Belgium and is the highest ranking amateur event in the Belgium.

The competition was established in 1984, and was won by Mario Lannoye who would go on to win six of the first eight championships. Lannoye's six championships still stands as a record which he shares with Bjorn Haneveer who won his sixth championship in 2007. Luca Brecel became the youngest winner in the history of championship in 2010 at the age of 14 years.

The championship is currently held by Kevin Hanssens who defeated Sybren Sokolowski 7–0 in the final of the 2023 championship.[1]

Winners

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Year Winner Runner-up Final score City
Amateur event
1984 Belgium Mario Lannoye Belgium George Dennef 5–0 Ostend
1985 Belgium Mario Lannoye Belgium Peter De Waele 7–1 Middelkerke
1986 Belgium Yvan Van Velthoven Belgium Mario Lannoye 7–6 Leuven
1987 Belgium Mario Lannoye Belgium Steve Lemmens 7–0 Zele
1988 Belgium Mario Lannoye Belgium Yvan Van Velthoven 7–6 Antwerp
1989 Belgium Mario Lannoye Belgium Yvan Van Velthoven 7–2 Antwerp
1990 Belgium Steve Lemmens Belgium Mario Lannoye 7–2 Antwerp
1991 Belgium Mario Lannoye Belgium Peter Blomme 6–1 Antwerp
1992 Belgium Yvan Van Velthoven Belgium Mario Geudens 7–5 Antwerp
1993 Belgium Danny Lathouwers Belgium Stefan Van Der Borght 7–2 Antwerp
1994 Belgium Yvan Van Velthoven Belgium Danny Lathouwers 7–3 Antwerp
1995 Belgium Patrick Delsemme Belgium Steve Lemmens 7–3 Antwerp
1996 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer Belgium Steve Lemmens 7–6 Antwerp
1997 Belgium Patrick Delsemme Belgium Steve Lemmens 7–5 Antwerp
1998 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer Belgium Mario Geudens 7–3 Antwerp
1999 Belgium Mario Geudens Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 7–5 Antwerp
2000 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer Belgium Alain De Cock 7–1 Antwerp
2001 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer Belgium Mario Geudens 7–3 Geraardsbergen
2002 Belgium Jim Spapen Belgium Mario Geudens 7–4 Geraardsbergen
2003 Belgium Nico Devlies Belgium Peter Bullen 7–1 Duffel
2004 Belgium Kevin Van Hove Belgium Jim Spapen 7–1 Duffel
2005 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer Belgium Nico Devlies 7–4 Duffel
2006 Belgium Jim Spapen Belgium Yvan Van Velthoven 7–6 Alken
2007 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer Belgium Patrick Delsemme 7–6 Alken
2008 Belgium Danny Lathouwers Belgium Kevin Van Hove 7–2 Alken
2009 Belgium Mario Geudens Belgium Kevin Van Hove 7–3 Duffel
2010 Belgium Luca Brecel Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 7–4 Mol
2011 Belgium Peter Bullen Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 7–3 Duffel
2012 Belgium Yvan Van Velthoven Belgium Kevin Van Hove 7–6 Gander
2013 Belgium Luca Brecel Belgium Yvan Van Velthoven 7–1 Lanklaar
2014 Belgium Luca Brecel Belgium Yvan Van Velthoven 7–5 Dilsen-Stokkem
2015 Belgium Peter Bullen Belgium Tomasz Skalski 7–5 Sint-Truiden
2016 Belgium Kevin Hanssens Belgium Peter Bullen 7–3 Sint-Truiden
2017 Belgium Jeff Jacobs Belgium Kevin Van Hove 7–4 Sint-Truiden
2018 Belgium Kevin Van Hove Belgium Julien Leclercq 7–5 Sint-Truiden
2019 Belgium Kevin Hanssens Belgium Kristof Vermeiren 7–2 Hasselt
2020 Tournament Not Held
2021
2022 Belgium Kevin Hanssens Belgium Wesley Pelgrims 7–5 Lochristi
2023[1] Belgium Kevin Hanssens Belgium Sybren Sokolowski 7–0 Lochristi

Stats

Finalists

Rank Name Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Bjorn Haneveer 6 3 9
2 Mario Lannoye 6 2 8
3 Yvan Van Velthoven 4 5 9
4 Kevin Hanssens 4 0 4
5 Luca Brecel 3 0 3
6 Mario Geudens 2 4 6
6 Kevin Van Hove 2 4 6
8 Peter Bullen 2 2 4
9 Patrick Delsemme 2 1 3
9 Danny Lathouwers 2 1 3
9 Jim Spapen 2 1 3
12 Steve Lemmens 1 4 5
13 Nico Devlies 1 1 2
14 Jeff Jacobs 1 0 1
15 Tomasz Skalski 0 1 1
15 Alain De Cock 0 1 1
15 Stefan Van Der Borght 0 1 1
15 Peter Blomme 0 1 1
15 Peter De Waele 0 1 1
15 George Dennef 0 1 1
15 Julien Leclercq 0 1 1
15 Wesley Pelgrims 0 1 1
15 Sybren Sokolowski 0 1 1
15 Kristof Vermeiren 0 1 1

References

  1. ^ a b "Dominant Hanssens Retains Belgian Championship". World Snooker Federation. 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Championships – Hall Of Fame" (PDF). bbsa-snooker.be. Belgium Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Amateur_Championship_(snooker)
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