Matthew Couch

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 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)

Pro-am finals: 14 (7 titles)

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