Ajay Jayaram
Ajay Jayaram (born 28 September 1987) is an Indian badminton player from Mumbai sponsored by Apacs.[1][2] He plays for the Mumbai Rockets in the Premier Badminton League.[3] He is currently sponsored by Apacs, and coached by coach Anup Sridhar. Jayaram is a champion of the Czech International and Dutch Open tournament.[4]
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| Born | 28 September 1987 Chennai, India | |||||||||||||
| Residence | Mumbai, India | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||
| Coach | Anup Shridhar | |||||||||||||
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| Career title(s) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 13 (25 May 2017) | |||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 53 (29 January 2019) | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 2018 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 |  |
14–21, 10–21 |  |
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 |
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| 2015 | Korea Open |  |
14–21, 13–21 | |
- 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 |
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| 2016 | Dutch Open |  |
10–21, 21–17, 18–21 | |
| 2015 | Dutch Open |  |
21–12, 21–18 |  |
| 2014 | Dutch Open | |
10–11, 11–6, 11–7, 1–11, 11–9 | |
| 2010 | Dutch Open |  |
16–21, 19–21 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | White Nights |  |
21–11, 16–21, 17–21 | |
| 2010 | Czech International |  |
21–11, 21–8 | |
| 2010 | Smiling Fish International |  |
21–10, 21–4 | |
| 2008 | Waikato International | |
21–11, 21–14 | |
| 2008 | North Shore City International |  |
16–21, 20–22 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Players: Ajay Jayaram". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- "Profile: Ajay Jayaram". Badminton Association of India. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- "PBL 2017: Ajay Jayaram pips Kidambi Srikanth as Mumbai Rockets thwart Awadhe Warriors". Firstpost. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- "11 Things You Didn't Know About Ajay Jayaram Who Shocked Top Badminton Players In Korea Open". MensXP.com. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- Ajay Jayaram at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com