Ajay Jayaram defeats Joachim Persson to enter into main round of Indonesia Open Premier Super Series
Talented Indian shuttler, Ajay Jayaram, surged into the Men’s Singles main round after defeating Denmark’s Joachim Persson, in the qualifying round of the Indonesia Open Premier Super Series 2011. The encounter was held on Tuesday, June 21, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
World Number 38 ranked shuttler, Jayaram, defeated the experienced Joachim in three games by spending 52 minutes in the court, proving that he is ready to enter into the class of elite shuttlers in the world of badminton.
The Indian started the game in an aggressive manner, as he made many unforced errors which helped the Danish to control the pace of the game. Until the interval of the opening set, Joachim managed to take a slight lead of 11-9.
After the one-minute interval, Jayaram tried to catch up with the pace of the rallies, but he was unable to cope up with the Danish player, who was playing with precision. Jayaram played a shaky game in the concluding part of the first set and lost it by
a margin of 17-21, in 16 minutes.
The following set was a complete reversal of the opening game, where Jayaram delivered a superb performance by eliminating all his errors. He played to his full potential by moving fast in all areas of the court. He was the leader of the game by reaching
at 11-8 in the first-half of the set.
The Indian continued his impressive performance in the second-half of the set and maintained a good speed throughout the game. The Danish worked really hard to level the score but failed to stop the Indian, who finished the game by a narrow difference of
21-19, in 20 minutes.
In the final game of this thrilling match, Jayaram completely dominated the set by playing on the high-class badminton. He spared no room for the Danish shuttler to score and made him work really hard to earn every point.
Jayaram finished up the third set in a remarkable fashion with a comfortable margin of 21-16, in just 16 minutes. The result of this 52-minute rubber-set match was 17-21, 21-19 and 21-16.
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