Ajay Jayaram Takes Down World No 7 To Reach Korea Open Final

World no. 37 Ajay Jayaram continued his rampaging run at the Korea Open with yet another upset in the semifinals. This one coming against world no. 7 Chou Tien Chen of the Chinese Taipei as the 27-year-old forged his way into the final of the USD 600,000 Super Series event.

The Bangalore-based shuttler won the semifinal 21-19 21-15 in a 43-minute against the same opponent to whom he had lost in the German Open and US Open earlier this season.

Jayaram will now face World No. 1 Chen Long of China in the final.

Jayaram possibly remembered his wins against Chen in Thailand and Japan in 2011 and 2013 when he took to the court as he opened up a 11-8 lead at one stage. The Taiwanese player turned the tables with a seven-point burst but the Indian was determined enough to stave off the challenge and soon pocketed the game to lead 1-0.

Brimming in confidence, Jayaram produced a more dominating show in the second game as he surged to 3-0 early on and then moved into the interval with a 11-7 lead.

Chen once again clawed back at 12-12 and lead 15-14.

However, Jayaram didn’t allow him to come any closer as he reeled off six points to seal the match.

Jayaram had reached the semi-finals of Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold, Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold and Russian Open Grand Prix this season.