Tunnet Taimla

Tunnet Taimla (born June 21, 1988 in Viljandi) is an Estonian Renju player.[1]

Tunnet Taimla
Personal information
Born (1988-06-21) 21 June 1988
Viljandi
Years active1995 — present
Sport
CountryEstonia
SportRenju
Rank8 dan
Coached byAnts Soosõrv
Achievements and titles
World finals
  • Renju World Championship 2003 – Gold
  • Renju World Championship 2009 – Silver
  • Renju World Championship 2013 – Gold
Regional finals
  • Renju European Championship 2002 – Silver
Updated on 7 September 2012.

Career

Taimla started to play Renju in 1995 at the age of 7. After four years of studying, he won the Youth European Championship (1999) among boys 14 years and under. Later, he won the Youth European Championship twice, in 2001 (among boys 14 years and under) and in 2005 (among boys 18 years and under). In 2002 he achieved the title of Youth World Champion (among boys 14 years and under).

Since childhood he has taken part in adult tournaments as well, eventually managing to achieve significant results. In 2002 he took part in the Team World Championship as a member of Estonian team which scored 2nd place. Several months later he took part in a European Renju Championship (2002) and achieved silver medal.[2]

In 2003 he qualified to the final stage of Renju World Championship and won it, thus becoming World Champion. He participated in several World Championships later achieving 2nd place in 2009. Since 2002, he became a constant member of Estonian team on Team World Championships which won silver medals in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010 and was Team World Champion in 2008, 2014, 2016. In 2013, he won the Renju World Championship for the second time. In 2019 won The 4th Chinese National Mind Sports Games of China as a team coach.

As a member of Estonian team he has 4 second places in Team World Championships (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010).[3]

References
  1. "Tunnet Taimla". www.sport24.ee. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  2. "Tunnet Taimla - ESBL". www.esbl.ee. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  3. "Tunnet Taimla - RenjuNet". www.renju.net. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.