Steve Lemmens

Steve Lemmens

Born	(1972-09-08)8 September 1972 Leuven, Flemish Brabant
Died	11 October 2016(2016-10-11) (aged 44) Wezemaal, Flemish Brabant
Sport country	Belgium
Professional	1991–1995
Highest ranking	167 (May 1994)
Best ranking finish	Last 32 (x1)

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.

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.

On 10 October 2016, at the age of 44, Lemmens died by suicide when he stood in front of a train at Wezemaal.^[1]

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1987	Belgian Championship	Mario Lannoye	0–7
Winner	1.	1990	Belgian Championship	Mario Lannoye	7–2
Runner-up	2.	1990	World Championship	Stephen O'Connor	8–11
Runner-up	3.	1995	Belgian Championship	Patrick Delsemme	3–7
Runner-up	4.	1996	Belgian Championship	Bjorn Haneveer	6–7
Runner-up	5.	1997	Belgian Championship	Patrick Delsemme	5–7

• Steve Lemmens at snooker.org