Made his highest break of 139 twice in his career. Has one ranking title. He also lost in the qualifying rounds for five other tournaments. Official Sites. Gould: personal troubles and grievance have derailed my season Having qualified to the PTC Grand Finals, in March 2011 Gould reached his first career final, where he was beaten 0–4 by Shaun Murphy. Martin Gould (born 14 September 1981) is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. Martin Gould admits “lock-down saved me” after overcoming personal demons to secure a return to the World Snooker Championship. If they come off they come off and if they don't they don't and I look stupid. |  In the first round Gould faced eventual champion Shaun Murphy, Murphy did go 7–3 ahead before Gould rattled off four frames in a row to bring the score back to 7–7, but Murphy held on to seal a 9–7 victory. A year later, the blacksmith offered him half interest in the blacksmith shop, which he sold to his father during the early part of 1854. In February-March 2012 made his highest ranking under number 10. [36], A run of failing to get past the third round of a ranking event in the 2016–17 season ended when Gould played in the 2017 German Masters. This format was based on points. I consent to my personal data being processed so that World Snooker and its affiliates may use it to deliver news and ticket information, as well as to improve the quality and relevance of services to me through online surveys. He has appeared in four ranking finals and won one ranking title, the 2016 German Masters. [10] View Martin Gould’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Gould believes he started to encounter serious problems when matters of the heart took a turn for the worse a couple of years ago in his personal life. Find the perfect Dean Gould stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Martin’s connections and jobs at similar companies. The £32,000 cheque he received is the biggest of his career to date. There have been occasions where I've played a safety shot really well knowing I could've taken something on and been punished, maybe they've knocked in a long red and got back in the frame or won the frame and little things like that do wind me up a little bit. In the World Championship qualifying, Gould defeated Rodney Goggins 10–7, David Gilbert 10–8 and former top 16 player Matthew Stevens 10–4 to qualify for the World Championship, where he lost in the first round. Join Facebook to connect with Martin Gould and others you may know. [39], 2015/2016 season: First ranking event win, Ranking finals: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up), Minor-ranking finals: 5 (1 title, 4 runners-up), Non-ranking finals: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up), Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up). He performed successfully during the minor-ranking PTC events, his best result being the final of the Event 6, where he lost 3–4 to Dominic Dale despite Dale needing snookers in the decider. After breaking into the top 16, Gould only won two matches in ranking events during the rest of the campaign. Martin Gould, Self: UK Championship Snooker. Gould began the 2011–12 season by qualifying for the first two ranking events of the year, the Australian Goldfields Open and the Shanghai Masters, being knocked out in the first round by Stephen Hendry in the former and in the second round to Matthew Stevens in the latter. Martin Gould (born 14 September 1981) is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. [18] Gould's best result on the European Tour was at the Rotterdam Open where he lost in the quarter-finals 3–4 to Mark Selby. He admits he … 1232 pages in two large-format volumes, with slipcase. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. With the PTCs at least you know you're getting match practice week after week. A lot of people seem to have jumped on the bandwagon and I've got a fair amount of fans everywhere. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Well the one thing which I've got left to do which I've not done yet is to play at the Masters. No, every match at the start of the season I seemed to get off to a good start. [8][9] Gould's recent rise up the world rankings earned him a place in the prestigious Masters tournament for the first time in 2012. [22], Gould won three matches to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2014 Wuxi Classic and came from 0–57 down in the deciding frame against Stephen Maguire to beat him 5–4. Gould made a 111 break to go 5–1 up, but incredibly lost five frames in a row (during which Trump outscored him 395–37) to be defeated 5–6. Gould began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2000, at the time the second-level professional tour. [20] As the tournament is non-ranking Gould was unable to halt his slide down the rankings which meant he needed to win three qualifying matches to reach the first round of the World Championship. Gould then also reached the last 16 of a ranking event for the first time, at the 2009 Welsh Open, beating Stephen Hendry 5–3 in the last 32. Former Cowboy quarterback Tony Romo's wife, Candice, is one of her clients. I've got a lot of fans in Germany as well. [4] His consistent performances were enough to see him break into the elite top 16 for the first time in October, meaning he would no longer have to qualify for the ranking tournaments. Gould would also suffer disappointment at the UK Championship as he let a 5–1 lead slip against underdog David Grace in the quarter-finals, losing 5–6 after having several chances to close out the victory. [15] Despite following this up with first round defeats in the World Open and PTC Finals, Gould had won Group 5 of the Championship League to qualify for the Winners Group. Martin Gould was born on September 14, 1981 in Pinner, Middlesex, England. Martin Gould was born on September 14, 1981 in Pinner, Middlesex, England. dailymail.co.uk — A new true crime series is exploring how a journalist struck up a chilling relationship with the most prolific serial killer in American history — Samuel Little — and got him to confess to dozens of murders for the first time. 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Discover Martin Gould's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. [5], In November, Gould won the Power Snooker, a new cue sport tournament which was introduced in 2010, beating reigning champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final. I felt that other players weren't so much scared of me, but just a little bit more intimidated with how I was playing in the Worlds, and they weren't sure which version of me would turn up - the one who would try to blow them off the table or the one who makes a few mistakes. Gould was unable to defend his title however, as he was defeated 1–3 in the final by Judd Trump. The defending champion beat Jamie Jones 5–0, Ricky Walden 5–3 and Ryan Day 5–2 to face Ali Carter in the semi-finals and he was defeated 2–6. I was making sure I was eating Weetabix in the morning! If I win I win and if I lose I lose, simple as that really. The run gave Gould the final place for the World Grand Prix and he edged out Mark Selby 4–3, before losing 3–4 to Joe Perry. His season ended with three successive first round defeats, culminating in an 8–10 loss to David Gilbert in the World Championship. In the past, Martin has also been known as Martin Gould Hubbard, Martin G Hubbard, Martin Gould Hubbard and Martin G Hubbard. He crashed out to Stuart Bingham 4–5 in the quarter-finals despite leading 4–2. Gould, 38, was ranked as high as 11th in 2012 but has dropped to 60th following a barren run of results on the tour over the last two seasons. I’ve never felt so bored in all my life.” But for Martin Gould, who kicks off his 11th Crucible campaign against Masters champion Yan Bingtao, the shut-out season has had the opposite effect, resurrecting his love for the game eight months after admitting he felt “ashamed and pathetic” to be struggling with his mental health. 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