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Finnish professional pool player
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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. 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. In the European Pool Championships he has won 31 medal places making him one of the most successful players in this class. Tähti has played billiards since the age of eight.

He was born in Kaarina, Finland.

Titles

  • 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

  1. "Jouni Tähti on maailmanmestari - Suomen Biljardiliitto ry". www.sbil.fi.
  2. ^ "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.


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