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Matthew Couch

Having regained his place on the professional Tour after a year’s absence, Couch finished the 2008/09 campaign in style.
Wins over Michael Georgiou, Andrew Norman and 1991 Betfred.com World Snooker Champion John Parrott left the Scunthorpe cueman one match away from a Crucible debut.
In the last 48 he faced Joe Swail, who had just reached his first ranking event final after 18 years as a pro, and he made it count as Couch lost 10-1.
That final surge though had done enough to keep him on the Tour.
Having dropped off the Tour in 2006/07 he re-claimed his place by finishing fifth in the Pontin’s International Open Series rankings, winning the fourth of eight events by beating Michael Wild 6-3 in the final.
Indeed, 2007 was a good year for Couch as he also won the Paul Hunter English Open in Leeds with a surprise victory over Neil Robertson, 6-5 in the final.
Couch was a UK Championship quarter-finalist in 1998.

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