Born | 30 June 1974 |
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Sport country | ![]() |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Couch is also an official World Snooker coach,[4] and currently resides in Scunthorpe.
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Final | 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 | 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 | |||||
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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. |
- ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- ^ a b c d e New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- ^ He was an amateur.
- ^ The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995–1995/1996) and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
- ^ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)
- ^ The event was called the Grand Prix (1992/1993–2000/2001, 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)
- ^ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1992/1993-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
- ^ The event was called the Asian Open (1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)
- ^ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the European Open (1992/1993-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)
Career finals
[edit]Minor-ranking finals: 1
[edit]Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 2010 | EPTC Event 2 | ![]() |
2–4 |
Non-ranking finals: 4 (1 title)
[edit]Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 1995 | WPBSA Minor Tour – Event 4 | ![]() |
5–6 |
Runner-up | 1999 | UK Tour - Event 3 | ![]() |
1–6 |
Winner | 2002 | WPBSA Open Tour - Event 4 | ![]() |
5–3 |
Runner-up | 2005 | Challenge Tour - Event 4 | ![]() |
0–6 |
Pro-am finals: 14 (7 titles)
[edit]Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1996 | Marseille International Open | ![]() |
5–4[6] |
Winner | 1996 | Pontins Autumn Open | ![]() |
5–4 |
Runner-up | 1997 | Austrian Open | ![]() |
6–7 |
Runner-up | 1997 | Pontins Autumn Open | ![]() |
3–5 |
Winner | 1998 | Pontins Autumn Open (2) | ![]() |
5–1 |
Winner | 1999 | Hannover International Masters | ![]() |
6–5[7] |
Runner-up | 2000 | Austrian Open (2) | ![]() |
1–5 |
Winner | 2006 | Austrian Open | ![]() |
6–2 |
Winner | 2006 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
4–3[8] |
Winner | 2007 | Paul Hunter English Open | ![]() |
6–5[9] |
Runner-up | 2009 | Pontins Spring Open | ![]() |
1–5 |
Runner-up | 2009 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
3–6 |
Runner-up | 2010 | 3 Kings Open | ![]() |
1–5 |
Runner-up | 2012 | Austrian Open (3) | ![]() |
5–6 |
Team finals: 1
[edit]Outcome | Year | Championship | Team/partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 2006 | World Mixed Doubles Championship | ![]() |
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0–3[10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Finn fights back to win on black". The Independent. 7 January 1999. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ "Couch ends Parrott's Crucible bid". BBC News. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ "Glory for Murphy in Belgium". Yahoo! Sports. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "WWW Snooker: China International 1999 (March)". Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Matt takes Marseille title". Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 3 June 1996. p. 28.
- ^ "Karl and Sean Open accounts". Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 9 September 1999. p. 36.
- ^ "BUSY MONTH". snookerscene.blogspot.com. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Hard labour for Evans to retain title". Snooker Scene. No. May 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 5.
External links
[edit]- Matthew Couch at Worldsnooker.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 31 July 2008)
- Matthew Couch at Pro Snooker Blog