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Jouni Tähti

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Jouni Tähti
Born (1968-04-04) 4 April 1968 (age 56)
Sport country Finland
Tournament wins
MajorEuropean Pool Championships (31 times)
World ChampionWorld Wheelchair Billiard Champion (2002, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013)

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]

He was born in Kaarina, Finland.[4]

Titles

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  • European Pool Championships
    • 8-ball (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023)
    • 10-ball (2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022)
    • 9-ball (2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024)

References

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  1. ^ "Jouni Tähti on maailmanmestari - Suomen Biljardiliitto ry". www.sbil.fi.
  2. ^ a b "Jouni Tähti jatkoi MM-kisojen mitaliputkeaan pyörätuolibiljardissa". yle.fi. 23 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Näkökulma: Ammattimaisuus tuo tähteyden". yle.fi. 23 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Jouni Tähti | Netlog". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2019-01-20.