Ajay Jayaram | |||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Country | India | ||||||||||||||
Born | Chennai, India | 28 September 1987||||||||||||||
Residence | Mumbai, India | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 26 March 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Anup Shridhar | ||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 13 (25 May 2017) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Ajay Jayaram (born 28 September 1987) is an Indian retired badminton player from Chennai. [1] [2] He plays for the Mumbai Rockets in the Premier Badminton League. [3] Jayaram is a champion of the Czech International and Dutch Open tournament. [4] Ajay Jayaram did his schooling from Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School. [5] He retired from the international badminton on 26 March 2022 to pursue MBA from ISB, Hyderabad. [6] Ajay Jayaram married Soumya Ravi on April 6, 2022.
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. [8]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | Shesar Hiren Rhustavito | 14–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, [9] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. [10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Korea Open | Chen Long | 14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Dutch Open | Sho Sasaki | 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Dutch Open | Ihsan Maulana Mustofa | 10–11, 11–6, 11–7, 1–11, 11–9 | Winner |
2015 | Dutch Open | Raul Must | 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
2016 | Dutch Open | Wang Tzu-wei | 10–21, 21–17, 18–21 | Runner-up |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | North Shore City International | John Moody | 16–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2008 | Waikato International | Prakash Jolly | 21–11, 21–14 | Winner |
2010 | Smiling Fish International | Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin | 21–10, 21–4 | Winner |
2010 | Czech International | Scott Evans | 21–11, 21–8 | Winner |
2018 | White Nights | Pablo Abián | 21–11, 16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2021 | Belgian International | Ng Tze Yong | 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
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