Kolkata/IBNS, Dec. 6 -- Usha Kabra and Gopinath Manna delivered an impressive performance to capture the Phoenix Mixed Pairs title at the ongoing Ashok Ruia Memorial Winter National Bridge Championship, held at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town.

The pair secured a commanding victory with 82.78 International Match Points (IMPs), topping a competitive field of 55 pairs.

The event, which concluded late last night, saw Deepa Jacob and Prosenjit Manna finish as runners-up with 64.34 IMPs, putting up a strong challenge but ultimately falling short of the leaders' consistent form.

Several other notable pairs rounded off the top ten positions after the final round. Aditi Javeri and Biswajit Poddar claimed third place, followed by ...