Sri Lanka, March 19 -- Shafiullah Akram of Trinity College Kandy and Bimandee Bandara of Hillwood College Kandy clinched men's and women's open singles titles at the Western Province Table Tennis Association ( WPTTA) All Island ranking Table Tennis championship held at at Bandaragama.

In fact National women's champion Bimandee Bandara once again won the women's singles title defeating Thamadi Kavindya of Sri Devananda College Ambalangoda in three straight sets 11-8,12-10,11-8. Shafiullah Akram was crowned new men's open single champion after beating Anandian Rehan Senanayake in hard fought five setter final 6/11, 13/11, 13/11, 9/11, 11/8 (3-2). Apart from the two major titles both Bimandee and Shafiullah won girls under 19 title and boys...