Jayaram packs off World No. 9 at China Masters
September 12th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANSChangzhou (China), Sep 12 (IANS) India’s Ajay Jayaram outplayed World No.9 Kenichi Tago while his compatriot R.M.V. Gurusaidutt beat higher-ranked Muhammad Hafiz Hashim in the men’s singles opening round at the China Masters badminton event here Wednesday.
Parupalli Kashyap, India’s highest-ranked player in the tournament at 20, had to dig deep for a 21-13, 14-21, 21-19 win over 164th-ranked Gao Huan from China. The eighth seed next runs into Gurusaidutt, who outwitted Hashim of Malaysia 21-18, 19-21, 21-13 after a one-hour battle. World No.31 Hashim is ranked 25 places higher than the Indian.
Jayaram, ranked 32nd, outplayed Tago 21-13, 21-17 for his second win against the Japanese in as many matches. He takes on Zi Liang Derek Wong of Singapore in the second round.
World No. 40 Sourabh Varma defeated 28th-ranked Daren Liew of Malaysia 19-21, 21-17, 21-12, setting up a clash with Chinese Taipei’s Hsu Jen Hao.
Anand Pawar, however, suffered a 17-21, 12-21 loss against second seed Jin Chen of China.
In the women’s singles, P.V. Sindhu did not face much difficulty in brushing aside American Jamie Subandhi 21-15, 21-12. She meets Thailand’s Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in the second round.
- Four Indians in quarters of China Masters - Sep 13, 2012
- Shuttlers Sindhu, Jayaram advance in Japan Open - Sep 19, 2012
- India Open Super Series: Sourabh, Sai Datt keep India's hopes alive (Lead) - Apr 28, 2011
- Indonesia Open: Kashyap stuns World No.3, Saina wins too - Jun 14, 2012
- Saina reaches quarter-finals of Indonesia Open - Jun 14, 2012
- Saina in Thailand Open final - Jun 09, 2012
- Jayaram, Gurusaidutt, Saina in Hong Kong Open quarterfinals - Nov 17, 2011
- Indonesia Open: Kashyap stuns World No.3, Saina wins too (Second Lead) - Jun 14, 2012
- Thailand Open: Saina struggles to get past first round - Jun 07, 2012
- India's campaign in Vietnam Grand Prix Open over - Aug 27, 2011
- Shuttler Sai Praneeth qualifies from main draw in Japan - Sep 18, 2012
- India Open Super Series: Sourabh continues his giant-killing spree - Apr 28, 2011
- Asian badminton: Ajay Jayaram goes down fighting - Apr 18, 2012
- Saina fights back to win India Open Grand Prix title - Jun 13, 2010
- Thailand Open: Four Indians, including Saina, in quarters (Lead) - Jun 07, 2012
Tags: ajay, anand, changzhou china, chinese taipei, clash, compatriot, derek wong, eighth seed, gao, hao, hsu, huan, kashyap, kenichi, muhammad hafiz hashim, pawar, porntip, ranked player, sindhu, tago