Game 1 saw the Indian dominate proceedings as he raced away to a 5-0 lead at the start and then further built that lead by winning 8 out of the next 11 points to go 13-3 up.That surge in points put his opponent on the back foot and the found no way to make any comeback and eventually lost game 21-7.

The second game saw a similar tale unfold as Jayaram kept up the pressure by surging away to a 5-1 lead and then maintained that pressure on Timofeev, never allowing him to break away at any point to eventually seal the game 21-7 and the match in straight game and progress through to the second round.

Final Scoreline- Ajay Jayaram(IND) beat Kirill Timofeev(RUS) 21-7 21-7

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