Matt Vinar wins the 2006 Australian Othello Nationals!
Standings after 5 rounds :
| 1 | Matt Vinar | 4/5 | [282] |
| 2 | David Beck | 4 | [270] |
| 3 | Alex Wong | 3 | [263] |
| 4 | Jing Pan | 3 | [242] |
| 5 | Norm Duffy | 3 | [233] |
| 6 | Amy Fu | 2 | [238] |
| 7 | Paul Hubbard | 2 | [234] |
| 8 | Scott Hughes | 2 | [223] |
| 9 | Nina Notomi | 2 | [192] |
| 10 | Nathan Cairns | 0 | [173] |
Matt Vinar came back from an early round loss to win against the previously undefeated Englishman David Beck in round 5. They met again in the final, and Matt was again victorious, winning his 3rd national title on the score of 38-26.
Matt will be representing Australia in Japan at the 2006 WOC.