Tuesday 6 November, 2012


Nishantha Fernando slices through to win world crown 

Nishantha Fernando became world singles champion at the 6th World Carrom Championships in Colombo, which ended last evening.

Sri Lanka hosted the Championship, at the Galadari Hotel from October 31.

Eighty slicers from 16 nations participated in the tournament.

On Saturday, the Indian men s and women s teams beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in the Team Championship finals.

The Sri Lankan men s team was captained by Nishantha Fernando.Sri Lanka fielded a team of eight players, including the experienced duo of Nishantha Fernando and Chamil Cooray who won the men s world title at the 5th world championship in 2008. Others in the men s team were Chamil Cooray, Mohammed Shariffdeen and Dimal Senaratne. 

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