Ajay Jayaram

Ajay Jayaram
Personal information
Country  India
Born (1987-09-28) 28 September 1987
Chennai, India
Residence Mumbai, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Handedness Right
Coach Tom John
Men's singles
Highest ranking 13 (25 May 2017)
Current ranking 93 (9 August 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
Asia Team Championships
2016 Hyderabad Men's team
BWF profile

Ajay Jayaram (born 28 September 1987) is a badminton player from Mumbai sponsored by Li-Ning.[1][2] He plays for the Mumbai Rockets in the Premier Badminton League.[3] He is currently sponsored by Li-Ning, and coached by India-Born British coach Tom John. Jayaram is a champion of the Czech International and Dutch Open tournament.[4]

Achievements

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Vietnam Open Super 100 Indonesia Shesar Hiren Rhustavito 14–21, 10–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Korea Open China Chen Long 14–21, 13–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Dutch Open Chinese Taipei Wang Tzu-wei 10–21, 21–17, 18–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Dutch Open Estonia Raul Must 21–12, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Dutch Open Indonesia Ihsan Maulana Mustofa 10–11, 11–6, 11–7, 1–11, 11–9 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Dutch Open Japan Sho Sasaki 16–21, 19–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 White Nights Spain Pablo Abián 21–11, 16–21, 17–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Czech International Republic of Ireland Scott Evans 21–11, 21–8 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Smiling Fish International Malaysia Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin 21–10, 21–4 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Waikato International India Prakash Jolly 21–11, 21–14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 North Shore City International New Zealand John Moody 16–21, 20–22 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Ajay Jayaram". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Profile: Ajay Jayaram". Badminton Association of India. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "PBL 2017: Ajay Jayaram pips Kidambi Srikanth as Mumbai Rockets thwart Awadhe Warriors". Firstpost. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "11 Things You Didn't Know About Ajay Jayaram Who Shocked Top Badminton Players In Korea Open". MensXP.com. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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