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Jayaram crashes out of Malaysia Open Grand Prix
Young Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram put up a spirited fight before going down to world number one Lee Chong Wei in the semi-final of the Malaysia Open Grand Prix in Johor Bahru, Malaysia today.
Updated on: Jul 10, 2010, 20:09:52 IST
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Young Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram put up a spirited fight before going down to world number one Lee Chong Wei in the semi-final of the Malaysia Open Grand Prix in Johor Bahru, Malaysia on Saturday.
Jayaram, who won the Smiling Fish International Series in May, lost 16-21 13-21 to the top seeded Malaysian in 31 minutes.
The 14th seed Jayaram, who played some brilliant badminton in the tournament so far, started off well and opened up a 4-1 lead but Lee's used his experience to first drew level at 6-6 and then move ahead.
The 23-year-old Indian tried his best and narrowed it down to 14-15 but Lee soon smashed his way to pocket the first game.
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