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 1992/931993/94 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 2013/14RankingFrom the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.347135768394784757777979He was an amateur.70696770Ranking tournamentsAustralian Goldfields OpenThe event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995–1995/1996) and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)Not HeldNon-RankingTournament Not HeldLQAAShanghai MastersTournament Not HeldLQLQLQLQAAUK ChampionshipLQLQLQLQLQLQQFLQLQLQLQLQALQLQLQLQLQLQAAGerman MastersThe event was called the German Open (1995/1996-1997/1998)Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQNRTournament Not HeldLQLQAAWelsh OpenLQLQ1RLQLQLQ1RLQLQLQLQLQALQLQLQLQLQAAAWorld OpenThe event was called the Grand Prix (1992/1993–2000/2001, 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)LQLQLQLQLQ1R1RLQ1RLQLQLQALQLQLQLQ1RAAATournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQChina OpenThe event was called the China International (1997/1998-1998/1999)Tournament Not HeldNRLQLQLQLQNot HeldALQLQLQLQLQAAAWorld ChampionshipLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQAANon-ranking tournamentsThe MastersLQALQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQALQLQLQLQAAAAShoot OutTournament Not Held1RAAAFormer ranking tournamentsAsian ClassicThe event was called the Dubai Classic (1992/1993-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)LQLQLQLQLQTournament Not HeldMalta Grand PrixNot HeldNon-Ranking EventLQNRTournament Not HeldThailand MastersThe event was called the Asian Open (1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994-1996/1997)LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQNRNot HeldNRTournament Not HeldScottish OpenThe event was called the International Open (1992/1993-1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)LQLQLQLQLQ1RLQLQLQLQLQLQTournament Not HeldMRNHBritish OpenLQ1RLQ1RLQ1RLQLQLQLQLQLQATournament Not HeldIrish MastersNon-Ranking EventLQLQANHNRTournament Not HeldMalta CupThe event was called the European Open (1992/1993-1996/1997 and 2001/2002-2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)LQLQWRLQLQNH2RNot HeldLQLQLQALQLQTournament Not HeldNorthern Ireland TrophyTournament Not HeldNR1RLQTournament Not HeldBahrain ChampionshipTournament Not HeldLQTournament Not HeldFormer non-ranking tournamentsStrachan OpenMRLQLQTournament Not Held Performance table legendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi–finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD 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 ScoreRunner-up 2010 EPTC Event 2 Shaun Murphy 2–4

Non-ranking finals: 4 (1 title)

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1995 WPBSA Minor Tour – Event 4 Colin Morton 5–6Runner-up 1999 UK Tour – Event 3 Stuart Bingham 1–6Winner 2002 WPBSA Open Tour – Event 4 Munraj Pal 5–3Runner-up 2005 Challenge Tour – Event 4 Jamie Cope 0–6

Pro-am finals: 14 (7 titles) Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1996 Marseille International Open Graeme Dott 5–4Winner 1996 Pontins Autumn Open Gary Ponting 5–4Runner-up 1997 Austrian Open Graeme Dott 6–7Runner-up 1997 Pontins Autumn Open James McGouran 3–5Winner 1998 Pontins Autumn Open (2) Brian Salmon 5–1Winner 1999 Hannover International Masters Shaun Murphy 6–5Runner-up 2000 Austrian Open (2) Robin Hull 1–5Winner 2006 Austrian Open Patrick Einsle 6–2Winner 2006 Swiss Open Dave Harold 4–3Winner 2007 Paul Hunter English Open Neil Robertson 6–5Runner-up 2009 Pontins Spring Open Stuart Bingham 1–5Runner-up 2009 Dutch Open Bjorn Haneveer 3–6Runner-up 2010 3 Kings Open Dominic Dale 1–5Runner-up 2012 Austrian Open (3) Mark Williams 5–6

Team finals: 1 Outcome Year Championship Team/partner Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 2006 World Mixed Doubles Championship Sonia Chapman Mark Allen Reanne Evans 0–3

References

External links

Matthew Couch at Pro Snooker Blog