The Indian Carrom team which won six out of seven titles at the 6th World Carrom Championship held in Colombo from 31 October to 4 November 2012 called on the High Commissioner H.E. Ashok Kantha today morning. The titles won were Women's single, doubles and team titles; Men's doubles and team titles; and the Swiss league format. The sole exception to a clean sweep of the championship was the Men's single title – a title which has been held continuously by India since the inception of the Carrom World Championship in 1991. The Men's single title was won by Sri Lanka's Nishantha Fernando and the runner up was India's G.Bharathidasan. A record 18 countries participated in this championship. 2. During the call, High Commissioner congratulated the team and the accompanying officials for bringing laurels to the country by their splendid performance. The team management, players and officials thanked the High Commissioner for his words of encouragement and support. 3. It may be recalled that in the 16th SAARC Carrom Championship held in July 2012 at Dhaka, Bangladesh, all the seven titles were won by India. 4. Carrom is a widely popular game in the whole of South Asia. The establishment of the International Carrom Federation in Chennai in 1998 paved the way for official codification of the rules. 5. The eight member Indian team was accompanied by officials and coaches from the All India Carrom Federation. The final results of the 6th World Carrom Championship are : Women's single Champion - Rashmi Kumari (IND), runner-up – S.Ilavazhagi (IND); Men's single- Champion - Nishantha Fernando (SL), runner-up – G.Bharathidasan (IND); Women's doubles - Champion – S.Ilavazhagi and Rashmi Kumari (IND), runner-up - Yashika Rahubadda and Madushika Kanchanamala(SL); Men's doubles - Champion - Yogesh Pardesi and Prakash Gaikwad (IND), runners-up - K. Srinivas and G.Bharathidasan (IND); Women's team event - Champion - India ( Rashmi Kumari, S.Ilavazhagi, Kavitha Somanchi, Pramila Devi), runners-up - Sri Lanka (Joseph Roshita,Yashika Rahubadda, Madushika Kamchanamala and Chalani Lakmali); Men's team event - Champions - India (Yogesh Pardesi, Prakash Gaikwad, K. Srinivas, G.Bharathidasan), runners-up - Sri Lanka ( Nishantha Fernando, Chamil Cooray, M. Sheriffdeen, Dimal Senaratne); Swiss League - 1. Prakash Gaikwad (IND), 2. Nishantha Fernando (SL), 3. Yogesh Pardesi (IND), 4. K.Srinivas (IND), 5. Chamil Cooray (SL). Colombo