Matthew Couch

Matthew Couch
Personal information
Born (1974-06-30) 30 June 1974 (age 52)
Sport
Country England
SportSnooker
Professional1992–2004, 2005–2007, 2008–2012
Highest ranking47 (1999/2000)
Best ranking finishQuarter-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 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

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 Morton 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: 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 McGouran 3–5
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 Chapman Northern Ireland Mark Allen
England Reanne Evans		 0–3

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.