Sheffield's Nick Matthew out to provide fitting Dubai swansong to glittering career

By The Newsroom
Published 5th Jun 2018, 13:20 BST
Updated 5th Jun 2018, 13:42 BST
NOT JUST YET: Nick Matthew waves goodbye to spectators at the Airco Arena in Hull after bowing out of the British Open with defeat to Raphael Kandra. Picture: PSA.NOT JUST YET: Nick Matthew waves goodbye to spectators at the Airco Arena in Hull after bowing out of the British Open with defeat to Raphael Kandra. Picture: PSA.
NOT JUST YET: Nick Matthew waves goodbye to spectators at the Airco Arena in Hull after bowing out of the British Open with defeat to Raphael Kandra. Picture: PSA.
NICK MATTHEW hopes to make the most of his unexpected second chance to extend his playing career when he takes part in the season-ending World Series Finals in Dubai starting today.

The 37-year-old from Sheffield announced last summer that this season would be his last and believed he had brought the curtain down on his illustrious career with an earlier-than-hoped-for exit at the British Open in Hull last month to German qualifier Raphael Kandra.

It was not the way Matthew wanted to exit the big stage, his defeat and subsequent results later in the draw in East Yorkshire meaning he was edged out of finishing in the top eight PSA World Series rankings, which guarantee a place in the now traditional showpiece finale in the desert.

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