Matthew Couch

Matthew Couch
Born	30 June 1974
Sport country	England
Nickname	The Couchernator
Professional	1992–2004, 2005–2007, 2008–2012
Highest ranking	47 (1999/2000)
Career winnings	£197,042
Highest break	141: ; 2002 UK Championship (qualifying); 2007 China Open (qualifying)
Century breaks	39
Best ranking finish	Quarter-final (1998 UK Championship)
Tournament wins
Non-ranking	1

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,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] He dropped off the snooker tour at the end of the 2011–12 season.

Personal life

Couch is also an official World Snooker coach,[4] 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 (2)	Brian Salmon	5–1
Runner-up	2000	Austrian Open (2)	Robin Hull	1–5
Winner	2006	Austrian Open	Patrick Einsle	6–2
Winner	2006	Swiss Open	Dave Harold	4–3[5]
Winner	2007	Paul Hunter English Open	Neil Robertson	6–5[6]
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 (3)	Mark Williams	5–6

References

"Finn fights back to win on black". The Independent. 7 January 1999. 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 Sport. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
"WWW Snooker: China International 1999 (March)". Retrieved 3 February 2010.
"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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

External links

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[1] "Finn fights back to win on black". The Independent. 7 January 1999. 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 Sport. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.

[4] "WWW Snooker: China International 1999 (March)". Retrieved 3 February 2010.

[5] "BUSY MONTH". snookerscene.blogspot.com. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[6] "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2018.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)