Veronika Ivanovskaia

Veronika Halliday née Ivanovskaia (born 1 February 1995) is a German professional pool player. She began to play in 2003, and later became part of the German national team. She was the winner of the 2018 European Pool Championships eight-ball event, and the runner-up at the 2017 Austria Open.

Veronika Halliday

Born	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 30) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sport country	Germany

Early life

Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Veronika Halliday is the eldest child of Russian immigrants. At a young age she and her family moved to Hanover.^[1][2] In the course of her youth, Halliday became a German citizen.^[2] Being encouraged to play from the age of 8, she was not tall enough to reach the table. She stood on a crate of Coca-Cola whilst she was playing, and kept the crate as a souvenir.^[3] She later became a professional psychologist.^[3]

Career

As a youth player, she participated in various tournaments and national championships and won her first German championship at the age of 15.^[2] In 2013, she became the junior European Pool Championships eight-ball winner.^[2][4] In 2016, Halliday won her first adult championship, the German Women's Championships in 8-Ball.^[5] She now competes on the Euro Tour, where she has reached five semi-finals and also the final of the 2017 Austria Open.^[6][7]

In addition, she regularly participates in World Championships and other international tournaments, such as the WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship in China and the Amway E-Spring International Women's 9-Ball Championship.^[8][9] At the 2018 European Pool Championship, she won her first adult European championship, defeating Tamara Peeters in the final of the eight-ball event.^[10] In 2022, she participated in the 2022 World Games.^[11]

Titles

• 2018 European Pool Championship 8-ball
• 2023 European Pool Championship 10-ball