Nick Matthew gave his bid to win the 2011 British National Squash Championship title a boost today by securing the Swedish Open crown for the third successive time.
The world number one from Sheffield beat England team-mate Peter Barker 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 in the final of the PSA International 50 event in Linkoping.
World champion Matthew begins his British National campaign on Tuesday in Manchester where he is seeded to win the trophy for a record-equalling fourth time.