Ajay Jayaram Explained

Ajay Jayaram
Country:India
Birth Date:1987 9, df=y
Birth Place:Chennai, India
Height:1.80 m
Retired:26 March 2022
Handedness:Right
Residence:Mumbai, India
Event:Men's singles
Highest Ranking:13
Date Of Highest Ranking:25 May 2017
Coach:Anup Shridhar
Bwf Id:C4E68A77-F815-443A-B109-F19A91BA687A

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.

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

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

BWF Superseries (1 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

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 2 runners-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

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2010Dutch Open Sho Sasaki16–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2014Dutch Open Ihsan Maulana Mustofa10–11, 11–6, 11–7, 1–11, 11–9 Winner
2015Dutch Open Raul Must21–12, 21–18 Winner
2016Dutch Open Wang Tzu-wei10–21, 21–17, 18–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008North Shore City International John Moody16–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2008Waikato International Prakash Jolly21–11, 21–14 Winner
2010Smiling Fish International Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin21–10, 21–4 Winner
2010Czech International Scott Evans21–11, 21–8 Winner
2018White Nights Pablo Abián21–11, 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2021Belgian International Ng Tze Yong14–21, 14–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Ajay Jayaram . Badminton World Federation. 26 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Profile: Ajay Jayaram . Badminton Association of India. 26 May 2017.
  3. News: PBL 2017: Ajay Jayaram pips Kidambi Srikanth as Mumbai Rockets thwart Awadhe Warriors . Firstpost. 26 May 2017.
  4. News: 11 Things You Didn't Know About Ajay Jayaram Who Shocked Top Badminton Players In Korea Open . MensXP. 26 May 2017.
  5. News: Ajay Jayaram, from nearly man to a comeback man . Indian Express. 20 September 2015.
  6. Web site: Ajay Jayaram retires from international badminton . The Indian Express . 27 March 2022 . 28 March 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220328161115/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/ajay-jayaram-retires-from-international-badminton-7839274/ . 28 March 2022.
  7. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  8. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.
  9. Web site: BWF Launches Super Series . Badminton Australia . 15 December 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 . dead . 6 October 2007.
  10. Web site: Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event . IBadmintonstore . 29 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx . dead . 2 October 2013.