Matthew Couch
Born (1974-06-30)30 June 1974(age 51)
Professional 1992–2004, 2005–2007, 2008–2012
Highest ranking 47 (1999/2000 ) Best ranking finish Quarter-final (x1)
Matthew Couch (born 30 June 1974) is an English former professional snooker player.
Career During a professional career lasting from 1992 to 2012, Couch had little success in ranking events, although he reached the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in 1998 , and he made his highest break of 141 in 2002. He returned to the Main Tour for the 2008–09 season , and produced a fine run in the World Championship qualifiers, including a 10–3 victory over former world champion John Parrott . In October 2010, Couch had one of his best results to date, reaching the final of the Brugge Open , where he lost 2–4 against another former world champion Shaun Murphy . He dropped off the snooker tour at the end of the 2011–12 season .
Personal life Couch is also an official World Snooker coach, and currently resides in Scunthorpe .
Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 1992/ 93 1993/ 94 1994/ 95 1995/ 96 1996/ 97 1997/ 98 1998/ 99 1999/ 00 2000/ 01 2001/ 02 2002/ 03 2003/ 04 2004/ 05 2005/ 06 2006/ 07 2008/ 09 2009/ 10 2010/ 11 2011/ 12 2012/ 13 2013/ 14 Ranking 347 135 76 83 94 78 47 57 77 79 79 70 69 67 70 Ranking tournaments Australian Goldfields Open Not Held Non-Ranking Tournament Not Held LQ A A Shanghai Masters Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ LQ A A UK Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ QF LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A German Masters Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ NR Tournament Not Held LQ LQ A A Welsh Open LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A World Open LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R A A A Players Tour Championship Grand Final Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ China Open Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ LQ Not Held A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A Non-ranking tournaments The Masters LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A Shoot Out Tournament Not Held 1R A A A Former ranking tournaments Asian Classic LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held Thailand Masters LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NR Not Held NR Tournament Not Held Scottish Open LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held MR NH British Open LQ 1R LQ 1R LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A Tournament Not Held Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ LQ A NH NR Tournament Not Held Malta Cup LQ LQ WR LQ LQ NH 2R Not Held LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ Tournament Not Held Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not Held NR 1R LQ Tournament Not Held Bahrain Championship Tournament Not Held LQ Tournament Not Held Former non-ranking tournaments Strachan Open MR LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Performance table legend LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) QF lost in the quarter-finals SF lost in the semi–finals F lost in the final W won the tournament DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held. NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event. MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
Career finals Minor-ranking finals: 1 Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Runner-up 2010 EPTC Event 2 England Shaun Murphy 2–4
Non-ranking finals: 4 (1 title) Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Runner-up 1995 WPBSA Minor Tour – Event 4 England Colin Morton5–6 Runner-up 1999 UK Tour – Event 3 England Stuart Bingham 1–6 Winner 2002 WPBSA Open Tour – Event 4 England Munraj Pal 5–3 Runner-up 2005 Challenge Tour – Event 4 England Jamie Cope 0–6
Pro-am finals: 14 (7 titles) Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Winner 1996 Marseille International Open Scotland Graeme Dott 5–4 Winner 1996 Pontins Autumn Open England Gary Ponting 5–4 Runner-up 1997 Austrian Open Scotland Graeme Dott 6–7 Runner-up 1997 Pontins Autumn Open Scotland James McGouran3–5 Winner 1998 Pontins Autumn Open (2) England Brian Salmon 5–1 Winner 1999 Hannover International Masters England Shaun Murphy 6–5 Runner-up 2000 Austrian Open (2)Finland Robin Hull 1–5 Winner 2006 Austrian Open Germany Patrick Einsle 6–2 Winner 2006 Swiss Open England Dave Harold 4–3 Winner 2007 Paul Hunter English Open Australia Neil Robertson 6–5 Runner-up 2009 Pontins Spring Open England Stuart Bingham 1–5 Runner-up 2009 Dutch Open Belgium Bjorn Haneveer 3–6 Runner-up 2010 3 Kings Open Wales Dominic Dale 1–5 Runner-up 2012 Austrian Open (3)Wales Mark Williams 5–6
Team finals: 1 Outcome Year Championship Team/partner Opponent in the final Score Runner-up 2006 World Mixed Doubles Championship England Sonia ChapmanNorthern Ireland Mark Allen England Reanne Evans 0–3
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