In one of the most stunning results in a BWF Grand Prix Gold event, concluded at the German city of Mulheim an der Ruhr on March 2, 2014, unseeded Arvind Bhat of India surprised the Badminton community in emerging as the most unlikely champion. The 34-year old Bhat, who was once India’s national champion, played brilliantly through the tournament, and beginning with the first round, made short work of most of his opponents. Bhat is well past his prime and he is currently ranked 87 in the world as per BWF. To his credit, he is the winner of 6 international titles, two of which are the Scottish Open in 2004 and Czech International in 2007. But that was many years ago and for some time his participation in major tournaments has seen a decline. It was, therefore, unexpected to watch the veteran getting the better of several higher ranked players in the Yonex sponsored tournament in Germany.