Russian Open: Shuttler Jayaram falls to Sugiarto in semi-final

Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram crashed out of the Russian Open on Saturday after incurring a straight-set defeat against Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto in the semi-final of the Grand Prix badminton event in Vladivostok, Russia on Saturday.

Third seed Jayaram suffered a 17-21, 7-21 defeat to top seed Sugiarto in a contest that lasted 33 minutes.

Meanwhile, men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy and the mixed doubles duo of Akshay Dewalkar and Prajakta Sawant also lost their respective matches.

Image: Ajay Jayaram