Martin Gould

Martin Gould

Martin Gould at the 2015 German Masters in Berlin
Born	(1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 35) Pinner, London
Sport country	England
Nickname	Harry Potter
Professional	2003/2004, 2007–
Highest ranking	11 (February–March 2012)
Current ranking	19 (as of 18 December 2016)
Career winnings	£800,667
Highest break	142 (2017 World Grand Prix)
Century breaks	161
Tournament wins
Ranking	1
Minor-ranking	1
Non-ranking	2

Martin Gould (born 14 September 1981) is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. He practises at the Rileys Watford pool and snooker club. He has appeared in three ranking finals and won one ranking title, the 2016 German Masters.

Gould began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2000, at the time the second-level professional tour. In 2002, Gould won his first English Amateur Championship, beating Craig Taylor in the final. Gould reached the semi-finals of the 2002 European Championship.

Gould enjoyed a good run in the qualification for the 2003 World Snooker Championship, winning 8 matches, beating Alain Robidoux and Stephen Maguire. Gould's campaign ended when he lost to Patrick Wallace. However, he dropped off the Main Tour after this sole season, and barely played for the next four years, having to look after his terminally ill mother.

Gould returned to action in 2007 as he won his second English Amateur Championship, beating David Lilley 8–7 in a dramatic black-ball decider, as Lilley potted the black only for the white ball to go in-off. He then won the English Play-offs in Leeds to ensure his return to the Main Tour for 2007/08 season.

Gould reached the last 32 of the 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy, beating Matthew Stevens 5–4 from 3–0 down in the last 48. He also won multiple qualifying matches at both the UK Championship and World Championship qualifying events, although he did not ultimately qualify for either event. He finished the season inside the top 64.