TOP SEEDS BREEZE IN EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS

April 16, 1996 (D.Shuttlenws) - Top-seeded men's singles players
Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen and Peter Rasmussen, both of Denmark, had
easy opening round matches at the start of individual competition
at the European badminton championships in Herning, Denmark earlier
today.

The first-seeded Hoyer-Larsen, the All-England Open champion who
had two disappointing losses during the team competition, breezed
past Estonian Heiki Sorge 15-3 15-4, while the second-seeded
Rasmussen, the Danish number three behind Hoyer-Larsen and the
absent Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen, had a surprisingly easy match against
Rikard Magnusson of Sweden 15-2 15-4.

There was one upset in the opening round as Soren Nielsen of Denmark,
seeded 5/8, lost to Vladislav Druzchenko of Ukraine 18-15 4-15 15-7.

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