Badminton

Jayaram loses in quarterfinals of Barcelona Spain Masters

Jayaram, a former world no. 13, lost 21-13, 13-21, 11-21 to second seed Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in a 54-minute match.

PTI
Barcelona 01 September, 2018 17:36 IST

Jayaram, who had suffered a hamstring injury last year, had reached the finals of Vietnam Open last month. (File Photo)   -  M. Vedhan

PTI
Barcelona 01 September, 2018 17:36 IST

Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram suffered a loss in the quarterfinal of the $150,000 Barcelona Spain Masters to crash out of the BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament, here.

Jayaram, a former world no. 13, lost 21-13, 13-21, 11-21 to second seed Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in a 54-minute match on Friday. Jayaram, who had suffered a hamstring injury last year, had reached the finals of Vietnam Open last month.

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