Martin Gould was born on 14 September 1981 and is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow.
16 Facts About Martin Gould
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Martin Gould has appeared in four ranking finals and won one ranking title, the 2016 German Masters.
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In 2002, Martin Gould won his first English Amateur Championship, beating Craig Taylor in the final.
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Martin Gould enjoyed a good run in the qualification for the 2003 World Snooker Championship, winning 8 matches, beating Alain Robidoux and Stephen Maguire.
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Martin Gould won multiple qualifying matches at both the UK Championship and World Championship qualifying events, although he did not ultimately qualify for either event.
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Martin Gould was then defeated by reigning China Open champion and eventual World Championship runner-up, Judd Trump.
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In November, Martin Gould won the Power Snooker, a new cue sport tournament which was introduced in 2010, beating reigning champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final.
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Martin Gould's recent rise up the world rankings earned him a place in the prestigious Masters tournament for the first time in 2012.
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Martin Gould finished the season ranked world number 14, meaning he had climbed 7 places during the year.
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Martin Gould then won his first professional title carrying ranking points at the minor-ranking Second PTC event of the season.
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Martin Gould couldn't translate this form in to the main ranking tournaments though, as he lost in the first round of the next three events and lost his qualifying match in another three to drop out of the top 16.
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At the Snooker Shoot-Out, the event where each match is played over one frame lasting 10-minute under shot clock rules, Martin Gould won the title by beating Mark Allen in the final.
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Martin Gould lost in the qualifying rounds for five other tournaments.
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Martin Gould fell five more places this season to end it as the world number 30.
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Martin Gould was knocked out in the last 16 of both the Australian Goldfields Open and Shanghai Masters.
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Martin Gould had the first chance in the deciding frame, but could only score eight points as an 89 break from Higgins denied him the title.