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Kevin Van Hove

Kevin Van Hove

Belgian snooker player

Kevin Van Hove-Speltincx (born 15 October 1983) is a Belgium former professional snooker player. He is the former European Snooker Champion.[2]

Quick Facts Born, Sport country ...

Career

In 2004, Van Hove entered the Belgian Amateur Championship, defeating Jim Spapen 7–1 in the final to win the championship for the first time.

In 2007 at the EBSA European Snooker Championship, he managed to advance to the final in which he defeated Rodney Goggins 7–2. He then also prevailed at the EBSA International Play-Off and secured a place on the Main Tour for the 2007/2008 snooker season. However he only recorded two victories over Kurt Maflin and Drew Henry, and returned to amateur status at the end of the season.

Performance and rankings timeline

More information Tournament, 2004/05 ...
More information Performance Table Legend ...
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. [N 1]
    It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. [N 2]
    He was an amateur.
  3. [N 3]
    New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. [N 4]
    The event was called the Grand Prix (2004/2005 and 2007/2008)
  5. [N 5]
    The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005)

Career finals

Amateur finals: 8 (4 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2004 Belgian Amateur Championship Belgium Jim Spapen 7–1
Winner 2. 2007 EBSA Euro Play-Offs Israel Roey Fernandez 4–1[4]
Winner 3. 2007 EBSA European Snooker Championship Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins 7–2
Runner-up 1. 2008 Belgian Amateur Championship Belgium Danny Lathouwers 2–7
Runner-up 2. 2009 Belgian Amateur Championship (2) Belgium Mario Geudens 3–7
Runner-up 3. 2012 Belgian Amateur Championship (3) Belgium Yvan Van Velthoven 6–7
Runner-up 4. 2017 Belgian Amateur Championship (4) Belgium Jeff Jacobs 4–7
Winner 4. 2018 Belgian Amateur Championship (2) Belgium Julien Leclercq 7–5

References

  1. [1]
    "Kevin van Hove". 5 January 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Kevin Van Hove". snooker.org.
  3. [3]
    "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  4. [4]
    Turner, Chris. "Major Amateur Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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