Jouni Tähti (born 4 April 1968) is a Finnish disabled professional pool player. He is a five-times world champion in 9-ball wheelchair billiards, having won the competition in 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.[1] He won the silver in 2012 and the bronze in 2014. He has achieved a medal placing in every world championship he has participated in.[2] In the European Pool Championships he has won 31 medal places making him one of the most successful players in this class.[2] Tähti has played billiards since the age of eight.[3]
Born | 4 April 1968 |
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Sport country | Finland |
Tournament wins | |
Major | European Pool Championships (31 times) |
World Champion | World Wheelchair Billiard Champion (2002, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013) |
Titles
edit- WPA World Nine-ball Championship
- (2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)
References
edit- ^ "Jouni Tähti on maailmanmestari - Suomen Biljardiliitto ry". www.sbil.fi.
- ^ a b "Jouni Tähti jatkoi MM-kisojen mitaliputkeaan pyörätuolibiljardissa". yle.fi. 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Näkökulma: Ammattimaisuus tuo tähteyden". yle.fi. 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Jouni Tähti | Netlog". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2019-01-20.