After recovering from a serious shoulder injury in 2008, Nick Matthew has stormed back into the world top ten, winning the Dutch and Swedish Open events and the 2009 National Championships, as well as reaching the final of the Tournament of Champions.
Nick At the European Team Championships in 2009 Nick scored a decisive victory over Frenchman Gregory Gaultier in the final to help England to the title. A key member of England’s squad for several years, Nick has now won five European Team Championships and two World Team Championships with England.
Nick finished off the 2010 season on a high by winning the Super Series event in Cairo and becoming World No.1.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games Nick was one of the only people across all sports to win two gold medals. This double achievement was in the men's singles where he beat fellow Englishman James Willstrop in the final and in the men's doubles with compatriot Adrian Grant. It rounded off a great games for the England team with a gold, silver and bronze in the men's singles event. Nick notes his success at the Games as the best achievement of his career.
To top off the best year of his career, Nick became World Champion at the Saudi World Open - an historic achievement as he is the first ever English winner!