Congratulations to Matt Vinar for winning his 7th Australian Othello champion title in Sydney!
Matt went undefeated in the tournament but had a draw in round 4 against Joanna William of Singapore. Matt and Joanna met again in the final and the defending Aussie champion won 36-28.
Standings after 5 rounds (tie-break is disc count) :
| 1. | Matt Vinar | 4.5/5 | [250] |  |
| 2. | Joanna William | 4.5 | [210] | |
| 3. | Scott Hughes | 4 | [176] | |
| 4. | Amy Fu | 3 | [206] | |
| Phil Cairns | 3 | [201] | ||
| Alex Wong | 3 | [184] | ||
| Nicholas Tobias | 3 | [163] | ||
| 8. | Paul Hubbard | 2 | [186] | |
| Shizuko Hashimoto | 2 | [158] | ||
| Geoff Hubbard | 2 | [153] | ||
| Pia Stoevring | 2 | [137] | ||
| 12. | Juan Clavijo | 1 | [106] | |
| Josh Cairns | 1 | [99] | ||
| 14. | Simon Li | 0 | [11] |
Matt Vinar and Scott Hughes will represent Australia at the 35th World Othello Championships in Newark, USA from November 2nd to November 5th. We wish them all the best of luck!