Badminton: Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram loses in quarterfinals of Barcelona Spain Masters

Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram suffered a loss in the quarterfinal of the USD 150,000 Barcelona Spain Masters to crash out of the BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament here.

Jayaram, a former world no 13, lost 21-13 13-21 11-21 to second seed Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in a 54-minute match on Friday.

Jayaram, who had suffered a hamstring injury last year, had reached the finals of Vietnam Open last month.

Earlier, Jayaram lost in the final of Vietnam Open to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia in Ho Chi Minh City.

The 30-year-old Indian had an impressive run at the tournament before losing 14-21 10-21 to Shesar in a 28-minute clash at the $75,000 BWF Tour Super 100 tournament.

It was a second consecutive runner-up finish for Jayaram on the circuit as he had also reached the final at the White Nights International Challenge, last month.