Ajay Jayram, the Chembur based international badminton player has once again made a mark by clinching the Men’s Singles title at the recently concluded Smiling Fish International Series 2010. The tournament was held at Trang, Thailand. In the semi finals Ajay beat Robin Gonansa 21-11, 21-13 and in the decisive finals he beat his opponent Iskandar Zulkarnian Zainuddin of Malaysia 21-10, 21-4 to bag the title.
Born in 1987, Ajay did his schooling at OLPS Chembur and went to R A Podar college for his graduation. It was during his college days that he took the decision to pursue professional badminton. Currently he is training under Prakash Padukone at the Pakudone Academy in Bangalore.
According to Ajay’s father Jayaram Goapl, “My son learnt to play with the racquet at the Chembur gymkhana and even now whenever he is in town he plays there. Ajay is now an international player who is ranked No 2 in India. For the year 2009, he was ranked No 1 but moved to rank 2 after the nationals where he lost to Anup Sreedhar in a closely contested match. With the victory at Thailand, his world ranking has improved from 71 to 63.”
