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[caption id="attachment_23467" align="alignnone" width="580"] Ajay Jayaram reaches quarter-finals of Korea Open. File Picture[/caption] Internet Desk : Ajay Jayaram  appeared as the lone survivor for India at the Korea Open after nothing up a convincing straight-game win over China's Huang Yuxiang to advance to the quarterfinals of men's singles of the Super Series event on Thursday. World No. 27 Indian, seeded ninth, defeated Huang 21-15 21-18 in a 40-minute battle. He had beaten Huang at the Canada Open last year too. Jayaram thus set up a clash with Korean Lee Hyun Il on Friday. B Sai Praneeth however suffered a 9-21 15-21 loss to sixth seed Korean Son Wan Ho in just 34-minute. Jayaram and Huang got engaged in a vicious battle till 7-7. But the Indian soon broke off with five straight points to create a gap which the Chinese could not breach and Jayaram took the opening game. In the second game, Jayaram dished out a dominating display to manage a 13-7 lead at one stage before the Chinese shuttler came back to narrow it down to 12-14. But Jayaram hung on the slight edge and managed to stave off the challenge. "I was winning comfortably. But got a bit close in the second. Quite happy with the way I played today. Was moving well and did well to mix my attack. A slightly nervous finish but delighted to pull through in the end and make it through to the quarters," Jayaram said. "Up against Lee Hyun Il tomorrow. A difficult opponent to play against, but I'm feeling good and looking to keep up the momentum," he added.