Matthew Couch (born 30 June 1974) is an English former professional
snooker
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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
The UK Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It is one of snooker's prestigious Triple Crown events, along with the World Championship and the Masters. It is usually held at the Barbican Centre, York. Ronnie O'Sullivan h ...
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
John Stephen Parrott, (born 11 May 1964) is an English former professional snooker player and television personality. He was a familiar face on the professional snooker circuit during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, and remained within ...
. 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
Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting.
Born in Harlow, Essex and r ...
. He dropped off the snooker tour at the end of the
2011–12 season.
Personal life
Couch is also an official
World Snooker
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coach,
and currently resides in
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe () is an industrial town and unparished area in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England of which it is the main administrative centre. Scunthorpe had an estimated total population of 82,334 in 2016. A pre ...
.
Performance and rankings timeline
Career finals
Minor-ranking finals: 1
Non-ranking finals: 4 (1 title)
Pro-am finals: 14 (7 titles)
Team finals: 1
References
External links
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Profile on worldsnooker.comProfile on Pro Snooker Blog
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English snooker players
Living people
1974 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Sportspeople from Scunthorpe