Arvind Bhat

Shuttler Bhat advances to New Zealand GP semis

Recently crowned German Open Grand Prix Gold winner Arvind Bhat came out with another fantastic performance to enter the men's singles semifinal of the $50,000 New Zealand Badminton Open Grand Prix here Thursday.

Arvind Bhat, Sourabh Verma in NZ Open pre-quarters

Sourabh, who had recently clinched three titles -- TATA Open, Austrian International Challenge and Iran Fajr International Challenge, thrashed New Zealand's Dylan Henton 21-11 21-12 in another match.

Shuttler Arvind Bhat clinches German Open title

The Indian veteran struck the form of his life at the age of 34 to win his first ever Grand Prix crown at the RWE-Sporthalle, upsetting 12th seeded Vittinghus 24-22, 19-21, 21-11 in exactly an hour.

Veteran shuttler Arvind Bhat enters German Open semis

The 34-year-old Bhat defeated Axelsen 21-17, 21-14 in a 35-minute encounter at the RWE-Sporthalle in their first ever match.

Shuttler Arvind Bhat enters German Open quarters

Bhat beat Malaysian World No.40 Daren Liew 21-14, 21-12 in a Round 3 clash, which lasted 39 minutes at the RWE-Sporthalle, to take a 2-0 lead in career meetings.

NZ Open: Jayaram, Bhat only Indians to make 3rd round

all other Indians — Anand Pawar, R M V Gurusaidutt, Chetan Anand -- lost their respective men's singles second round matches to crash out of the tournament.

German Open: Jayaram, Anand, Arvind in second round

World number 32 Jayaram, seeded 10th, prevailed over Brice Leverdez of France 21-12 21-18 in just over 30 minutes.