Veteran
Indian shuttler Arvind Bhat ended a seven-year title drought as he clinched the
German Open Grand Prix
Gold with a grueling
three-game upset triumph over 12th seed Dane Hans-Kristian Vittinghus in the
men's singles final Germany.
Ranked
87th in the world, the 34-year-old Bhat 24-22 19-21 21-11 in a one-hour contest
to become the first Indian to come out trumps in this tournament. The
former national champion dug from his huge reservoir of experience to outlast
the Dane, who he was facing for the first time in his long career.
Arvind
has won six International titles, including the Scottish Open 2004 and the
Czech International 2007. He
participated in the 2010 Asian games in Guanzhou, China and was in the Indian
team for Sudirman Cup 2011.