Congratulations to Scott Hughes, the 2008 Australian Othello Champion!
Scott defeated the defending national champion Matt Vinar in the final by the score of 43-21.
Standings after 5 rounds :
| 1 | Matt Vinar | 4/5 | [421] |  |
| 2 | Scott Hughes | 4 | [391] | |
| 3 | Geoff Hubbard | 4 | [388] | |
| 4 | Paul Hubbard | 3 | [380] | |
| 5 | TJ Hatzi | 3 | [323] | |
| 6 | Justin Moyle | 3 | [320] | |
| 7 | Frank Meerbach | 2 | [328] | |
| 8 | Hongkong Nguyen | 2 | [276] | |
| 9 | Robert Girardo | 2 | [260] | |
| 10 | Nicole Dixon | 2 | [253] | |
| 11 | Danni Song | 1 | [220] |