Vadodara, Aug. 11 -- The city proved a lucky venue for Manush Shah of RBI and Anusha Kutumbale of the Railways.

Manush bagged his second men's singles crown at this venue of the first UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships, and Anusha travelled far to earn her maiden women's singles title at the SAMA Indoor Stadium here tonight

Top seed and national champion Manush, the elegant left-hander, picked up from where he left off in the semifinals, brushing aside 11th seed Ronit Bhanja of the Railways in straight games. Ronit, undone by Manush's sharp placements and effortless rhythm, could only watch as the RBI paddler dictated every rally.

In the women's singles final, few would have predicted No. 12 seed Anusha Kutumbale's comman...