Matthew Makes Winning Start At British Open

England's world champion Nick Matthew got his 2014 Allam British Open title challenge off to a winning start, despatching compatriot Joe Lee in straight games in his first round match at the KC Sports Arena in Hull.

The 33-year-old Yorkshireman, a three-time British Open champion, will now take on world No10 and England team-mate Daryl Selby in the second round on Wednesday as he bids to win the prestigious 'Wimbledon of Squash' for a fourth time.

Essex native Selby booked his place against Matthew with a 3/1 win over Indian national champion Saurav Ghosal - while there was further success for the host nation as Londoner Adrian Grant, the world No24, booked his second round place at the expense of Hong Kong's Leo Au.

"Joe showed that his all round game has improved recently and he really opened my lungs today," said Matthew.

"He hit some great shots and when I relaxed he was on it so I'm really pleased to get that as it could have got ugly after the first game.

"I've got a day off tomorrow which I'll make the most of and it's nice to have the luxury of going home to Sheffield during this event so I'll go back and prepare for Wednesday now.

"I'm delighted to be playing in Yorkshire so look forward to the challenge ahead."

Elsewhere on day one there were shocks as 27-year-old French world No23 Mathieu Castagnet beat Spaniard Borja Golan, the world No7, in a dramatic five-game contest - while Egyptian qualifier Fares Dessouki beat compatriot and world No18 Karim Abdel Gawad, also in five.

"It's the first time I've reached the second round of the British Open so I'm really happy and even more so to beat someone who is in the top 10 in the world as well," said Castagnet.

"I think Borja was a little bit tight and nervous today and I'm just delighted to win in five games.

"I'm really happy to be coming back on Wednesday - the first thing I need to do is change my flight and then I will prepare myself as best I can for the next match."

Mohamed Elshorbagy, Tarek Momen and Karim Darwish completed a quartet of wins for Egypt on day one to round off the opening day's action.