Feltham’s Rajiv Ouseph began his European Championships campaign with victory over familiar foe Dmytro Zavadsky on Wednesday.
It was the third time in a row the pair had met at the tournament, with Ouseph beating the Ukrainian on each occasion.
And the fifth seed cruised through in La Roche sur Yon, winning 21-7 21-9 in 21 minutes against the world number 71.
He picked up 20 out of 21 points at one stage, on his way to winning the opening game and then opening up an 8-0 lead in the second, which proved decisive.
Ouseph reached the final of the European Championships when they were last held two years ago, in Kazan, and now has a tie against either Lucas Corvee or Vladimir Malkov in the next round.
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