Matthew Couch

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Matthew Couch
Born (1974-06-30) 30 June 1974 (age 47)
Sport country England
Professional1992–2004, 2005–2007, 2008–2012
Highest ranking47 (1999/2000)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (x1)
Tournament wins
Non-ranking1

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,[1] and his highest break is 141 from 2002. He returned to the Main Tour for the 2008/2009 season, and survived due to a fine run in the World Championship qualifiers, including a 10–3 victory over former champion John Parrott.[2] In October 2010, Couch had one of his best results to date, reaching the final of the 2010 Brugge Open, where he lost 4–2 against 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 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[nb 5] 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[nb 6] 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 Finals Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
China Open[nb 7] 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[nb 8] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 9] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NR Tournament Not Held NR Tournament Not Held
Scottish Open[nb 10] 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[nb 11] 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.
  1. ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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[]

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 5–6
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: 12 (5 titles)[]

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
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 3–5
Winner 1998 Pontins Autumn Open (2) England Brian Salmon 5–1
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[6]
Winner 2007 Paul Hunter English Open Australia Neil Robertson 6–5[7]
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 Chapman Northern Ireland Mark Allen
England Reanne Evans 		0–3[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Finn fights back to win on black". The Independent. 7 January 1999. 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". . 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. ^ "BUSY MONTH". snookerscene.blogspot.com. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Hard labour for Evans to retain title". Snooker Scene. No. May 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 5.

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