Kevin Van Hove-Speltincx (born 15 October 1983) is a Belgium former professional snooker player. He is the former European Snooker Champion.
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 Tournament 2004/05 2007/08 2018/19 RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.He was an amateur.New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking. Ranking tournaments Riga MastersNot HeldA World OpenThe event was called the Grand Prix (2004/2005 and 2007/2008)ALQA Paul Hunter ClassicThe event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005)Pro-Am1R Indian OpenNot HeldA China ChampionshipNot HeldA European MastersNot HeldA English OpenNot HeldA International ChampionshipNot HeldA Northern Ireland OpenNot HeldA UK ChampionshipALQA Scottish OpenNot HeldA German MastersNot HeldAWorld Grand PrixNot HeldDNQ Welsh OpenALQAShoot-OutNot HeldA Players ChampionshipNot HeldDNQ Gibraltar OpenNot Held1R Tour ChampionshipNot HeldDNQ China OpenALQA World ChampionshipLQLQA Former ranking tournaments Northern Ireland TrophyNHLQNH Shanghai MastersNHLQNR 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 held.NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
Career finals Amateur finals: 8 (4 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2004 Belgian Amateur Championship Jim Spapen 7–1Winner 2. 2007 EBSA Euro Play-Offs Roey Fernandez 4–1Winner 3. 2007 EBSA European Snooker Championship Rodney Goggins 7–2Runner-up 1. 2008 Belgian Amateur Championship Danny Lathouwers 2–7Runner-up 2. 2009 Belgian Amateur Championship (2) Mario Geudens 3–7Runner-up 3. 2012 Belgian Amateur Championship (3) Yvan Van Velthoven 6–7Runner-up 4. 2017 Belgian Amateur Championship (4) Jeff Jacobs 4–7Winner 4. 2018 Belgian Amateur Championship (2) Julien Leclercq 7–5
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