Matthew, the tournament's top seed overcame Fares Dessouky of Egypt in this evening's final in four games at East Wintergarden.

The Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games men's singles champion dominated the opening exchanges, taking a 2-0 lead by winning the first two games 11-9 and 11-7.

Dessouky, who defeated Spaniard Borja Golan in an epic semi-final last night, managed to win the third game 10-12 to offer some hope of a possible comeback.

It proved to be too late, however, as Matthew saw out the contest by winning the third game 11-8, securing the title in the process.

"He had a long, hard match last night and it's so hard mentally to recover from a match like that, but he showed just how tough is his the way he came back in that third game," said Matthew.

"I know what it's like to back up a tough semi-final, it's so hard, so it's credit to him for the way he pushed me.

"I never really felt settled on there, I was never that far in front of him so it was a bit of a concentration battle - but I'm happy to come through and get the win and I'm very proud of the achievement.

"For me it's also just such a pleasure to play here - I truly missed this tournament last year."

Matthew sensationally donated all of his prize winnings to Sumner Malik, a promising 10-year-old squash player who has been diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma – a rare form of brain tumour.

"I know the the Malik family and they live and breathe squash," the Englishman said.

"We're fortunate to do what we do for a living and we take it for granted at times.

"I don't want any thanks or personal gain for doing it - it's about raising awareness for him and it's the least that I can do.

"I'm a parent myself and hopefully he can have a great life ahead of him and I'm glad that I've been able to give them a good fund."