Matthew Couch

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Matthew Couch
Born (1974-06-30) 30 June 1974 (age 49)
Sport countryFlag of England.svg  England
Professional1992–2004, 2005–2007, 2008–2012
Highest ranking 47 (1999/2000)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (x1)

Matthew Couch (born 30 June 1974) is an English former professional snooker player.

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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, [1] 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. [2] 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. [3] He dropped off the snooker tour at the end of the 2011–12 season.

Personal life

Couch is also an official World Snooker coach, [4] 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 [5] [nb 1] [nb 2] 347 135 76 83 94 78 47 57 77 79 79 [nb 3] [nb 2] 70 [nb 2] 69 67 70 [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Australian Goldfields Open [nb 4] Not HeldNon-RankingTournament Not HeldLQAA
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQLQAA
UK Championship LQLQLQLQLQLQ QF LQLQLQLQLQALQLQLQLQLQLQAA
German Masters [nb 5] Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQNRTournament Not HeldLQLQAA
Welsh Open LQLQ 1R LQLQLQ 1R LQLQLQLQLQALQLQLQLQLQAAA
World Open [nb 6] LQLQLQLQLQ 1R 1R LQ 1R LQLQLQALQLQLQLQ 1R AAA
Players Tour Championship Grand Final Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQ
China Open [nb 7] Tournament Not HeldNRLQLQLQLQNot HeldALQLQLQLQLQAAA
World Championship LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQAA
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQALQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQALQLQLQLQAAAA
Shoot Out Tournament Not Held 1R AAA
Former ranking tournaments
Asian Classic [nb 8] LQLQLQLQLQTournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not HeldNon-Ranking EventLQNRTournament Not Held
Thailand Masters [nb 9] LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQNRNot HeldNRTournament Not Held
Scottish Open [nb 10] LQLQLQLQLQ 1R LQLQLQLQLQLQTournament Not HeldMRNH
British Open LQ 1R LQ 1R LQ 1R LQLQLQLQLQLQATournament Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking EventLQLQANHNRTournament Not Held
Malta Cup [nb 11] LQLQ WR LQLQNH 2R Not HeldLQLQLQALQLQTournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not HeldNR 1R LQTournament Not Held
Bahrain Championship Tournament Not HeldLQTournament Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Strachan Open MRLQLQTournament Not Held
Performance table legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi–finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  3. ↑ He was an amateur.
  4. ↑ The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995–1995/1996) and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
  5. ↑ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)
  6. ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix (1992/1993–2000/2001, 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
  7. ↑ The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
  8. ↑ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1992/1993-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  9. ↑ The event was called the Asian Open (1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
  10. ↑ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  11. ↑ The event was called the European Open (1992/1993-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)

Career finals

Minor-ranking finals: 1

OutcomeYearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up2010 EPTC Event 2 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 2–4

Non-ranking finals: 4 (1 title)

OutcomeYearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1995WPBSA Minor Tour – Event 4 Flag of England.svg Colin Morton 5–6
Runner-up1999UK Tour - Event 3 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 1–6
Winner2002WPBSA Open Tour - Event 4 Flag of England.svg Munraj Pal 5–3
Runner-up2005Challenge Tour - Event 4 Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 0–6

Pro-am finals: 14 (7 titles)

OutcomeYearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1996Marseille International Open Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5–4 [6]
Winner1996 Pontins Autumn Open Flag of England.svg Gary Ponting 5–4
Runner-up1997 Austrian Open Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 6–7
Runner-up1997 Pontins Autumn Open Flag of Scotland.svg James McGouran 3–5
Winner1998 Pontins Autumn Open (2) Flag of England.svg Brian Salmon 5–1
Winner1999Hannover International Masters Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 6–5 [7]
Runner-up2000 Austrian Open (2) Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 1–5
Winner2006 Austrian Open Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Einsle 6–2
Winner2006Swiss Open Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 4–3 [8]
Winner2007Paul Hunter English Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6–5 [9]
Runner-up2009 Pontins Spring Open Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 1–5
Runner-up2009Dutch Open Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Haneveer 3–6
Runner-up20103 Kings Open Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 1–5
Runner-up2012 Austrian Open (3) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5–6

Team finals: 1

OutcomeYearChampionshipTeam/partnerOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up2006World Mixed Doubles Championship Flag of England.svg Sonia Chapman Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen
Flag of England.svg Reanne Evans 		0–3 [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Finn fights back to win on black" . The Independent . 7 January 1999. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Couch ends Parrott's Crucible bid". BBC News . 4 March 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Glory for Murphy in Belgium". Yahoo! Sports . 3 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "WWW Snooker: China International 1999 (March)" . Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Matt takes Marseille title" . Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 3 June 1996. p. 28.
  7. ↑ "Karl and Sean Open accounts" . Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 9 September 1999. p. 36.
  8. ↑ "BUSY MONTH". snookerscene.blogspot.com. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ "Hard labour for Evans to retain title". Snooker Scene. No. May 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 5.
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