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.
Career 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 when 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 1997, Lemmens had fallen further in the world rankings, and dropped off of the main tour at the end of the 1996–97 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 On 10 October 2016, at the age of 44, Lemmens died by suicide when he stood in front of a train at Wezemaal.
Performance and rankings timeline Tournaments 1990/91 1991/92 1992/931993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 2001/02RankingsIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the seasonHe was an amateurNew players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking234171167216419Ranking tournamentsBritish OpenALQLQLQLQAAWDLG CupThe event was called the Grand Prix (1990/1991-1996/1997)ALQLQLQLQAAWDEuropean OpenALQLQLQLQAAWDUK ChampionshipALQLQLQLQAAWDWelsh OpenNHLQ2RLQLQAAWDChina OpenTournament Not HeldWDThailand MastersThe event was called the Asian Open (1990/1991-1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)ALQLQLQLQAAWDScottish OpenThe event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997)Not HeldLQLQLQAAWDWorld ChampionshipALQLQLQAAAWDNon-ranking tournamentsThe MastersALQLQLQAAAAFormer ranking tournamentsClassicALQTournament Not HeldStrachan OpenThe event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993-1993/1994)NHLQMRNRTournament Not HeldAsian ClassicThe event was called the Dubai Classic (1990/1991-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)ALQLQLQLQAANHFormer non-ranking tournamentsWorld MastersLQTournament Not HeldBelgian ChallengeNH1RTournament Not HeldKent CupRRNHATournament Not HeldStrachan OpenThe event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993-1993/1994)NHAMRLQLQTournament Not HeldBelgian Masters1R2R1RNot HeldANot Held Performance Table LegendLQ lost in the qualifying draw#R lost in the early rounds of the tournament(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)QF lost in the quarter-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournament NH / Not Held means an event was not heldNR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking eventR / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking eventMR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event
Career finals Amateur finals: 20 (10 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1987 Belgian Under-21 Championship Steve Cohen 7–3Runner-up 1. 1987 Belgian Amateur Championship Mario Lannoye 0–7Winner 2. 1988 Belgian Under-21 Championship Steve Cohen 5–1Runner-up 2. 1989 Belgian Under-21 Championship Eric van der Linden 3–5Winner 3. 1990 Belgian Under-21 Championship Patrick Delsemme 5–1Winner 4. 1990 Belgian Amateur Championship Mario Lannoye 7–2Runner-up 3. 1990 IBSF World Snooker Championship Stephen O'Connor 8–11Runner-up 4. 1991 German Open Snooker Ranking - Event 16 - 3 Stars - Münster Classic Wilfred Dijkstra 4–5Winner 5. 1991 German Open Snooker Ranking - Event 19 - 3 Stars - Münster Open Peter Bullen 5–3Runner-up 5. 1991 German Open Snooker Ranking - Event 20 - 5 Stars - German Open Mark King 0–6Winner 6. 1992 German Open Snooker Ranking - Event 2 - 2 Stars Rene Dikstra 3–0Runner-up 6. 1992 German Open Snooker Ranking - Event 7 - 4 Stars - München Open Mike Henson 1–4Winner 7. 1992 German Open Snooker Ranking - Event 27 - 2 Stars Mario Geudens 3–1Winner 8. 1993 Peter Bullen 4–2Runner-up 7. 1993 German Open Snooker Ranking - Event 43 - 5 Stars - German Open Stefan Mazrocis 0–4Winner 9. 1994 Belgian Professional Championship Mario Geudens 7–6Runner-up 8. 1995 Belgian Amateur Championship Patrick Delsemme 3–7Runner-up 9. 1996 Belgian Amateur Championship Bjorn Haneveer 6–7Runner-up 10. 1997 Belgian Amateur Championship Patrick Delsemme 5–7Winner 10. 2001 Euro Tour - Event 4 Jim Spapen 3–0
References
External links