Bangalore, June 15: Nandita Saha of the Railway Sports Control Board caused a major upset when she beat top seed Mouma Das 4-0 to win the women's title in the Mayors Cup All India Table Tennis Championship here today. The 19-year-old second year Bachelor of Arts student from Siliguri posted a convincing 11-7, 12-10, 12-10, 11-8 win over Das (Petroleum Sports Promotion Board).

Nandita made a good start and barring some anxious moments in the second and third set, never really allowed her rival to dominate the proceedings.

Saha, who had won the south zone championship at Chennai in 2001, said: "I want to improve my ranking from the current 13th position".

In the men's section, top seed and national champion S Raman (PSPB) lived upto his billing when he quelled a late surge from compatriot Sharat Kamal and beat him 11-3, 11-9, 12-10, 5-11, 10-12, 13-11 to win the title.

Raman seemed to have it easy when he clinched three consecutive sets. However, Kamal, known for aggressive play, bounced back into the game and took the next two.

Raman then banked upon a defensive strategy, ensuring that the ball never rose high for his opponent to take advantage and wrapped up the fifth set.

Jubilant over his win, Raman said: "It feels good to win. I want to do well at the international level too".

Bureau Report