Matthew Couch
British snooker player
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| Intro | British snooker player | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Cue sports player Snooker player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 30 June 1974, Scunthorpe, United Kingdom | |
| Age | 50 years | |
| Star sign | Cancer |
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Biography
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 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. 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. He dropped off the snooker tour at the end of the 2011/2012 season.
Personal life
Couch is also an official World Snooker coach, and currently resides in Scunthorpe.
Career finals
Minor-ranking finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 2010 | EPTC Event 2 | Shaun Murphy | 2–4 |
Non-ranking finals: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1999 | UK Tour - Event 3 | Stuart Bingham | 1–6 |
| Winner | 2002 | WPBSA Open Tour Event 4 | Munraj Pal | 5–3 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | Challenge Tour - Event 4 | Jamie Cope | 0–6 |
Pro-am finals: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1996 | Pontins Autumn Open | Gary Ponting | 5–4 |
| Runner-up | 1997 | Austrian Open | Graeme Dott | 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 1997 | Pontins Autumn Open | James McGouran | 3–5 |
| Winner | 1998 | Pontins Autumn Open | Brian Salmon | 5–1 |
| Runner-up | 2000 | Austrian Open | Robin Hull | 1–5 |
| Winner | 2006 | Austrian Open | Patrick Einsle | 6–2 |
| Winner | 2006 | Swiss Open | Dave Harold | 4–3 |
| Winner | 2007 | Paul Hunter English Open | Neil Robertson | 6–5 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | Pontins Spring Open | Jamie Cope | 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | Dutch Open | Bjorn Haneveer | 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2010 | 3 Kings Open | Dominic Dale | 1–5 |
| Runner-up | 2012 | Austrian Open | Mark Williams | 5–6 |