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Indian mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa also progressed to the quarterfinals.
Ajay Jayaram lost 16-21, 9-21 against Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in just 28 minutes to draw curtains to India's campaign.
The 30-year-old had an impressive run before losing 14-21, 10-21 to Indonesian Shesar in a 28-minute clash at the $75,000 BWF Tour Super 100 tournament.
Ajay Jayaram kept India's flag flying by entering the men's singles quarterfinals.
Defending champion Lakshya Sen had withdrawn on Wednesday after his father D K Sen returned a positive test for the coronavirus.
In a series of tweets, the 33-year old said he was not allowed to board the flight, despite carrying the same Type C Schengen Visa, as well as COVID-19 negative certificate like the rest of the players.
Defending champion Lakshya Sen, Ajay Jayaram and Subhankar Dey were forced to withdraw from the SaarLorLux Open in Germany and stay in quarantine there after Lakshya's father-cum-coach D K Sen tested COVID-19 positive.
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