Matthew Couch
Matthew Couch 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 2011–12 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 |
