The 2008 Tasmanian Lightning attracted a field of 15 players.
After four rounds defending champion Tony Dowden was tied for the lead with Alastair Dyer (the two having drawn in round 2)
and after round five, these two had cleared out to lead by a point and a half.
The title was decided when Dyer lost to Milutin Ivkovic (an occupational hazard for leaders of Tassie blitz tournaments!) in round eight,
and in the final round Dowden only needed a draw for outright first with Dyer second.
Julian Steward was a clear third.
A close fight for the junior prize was decided in Vincent Horton's favour with Kevin Hendrey and Andrew Fifield very close behind;
unfortunately the other junior in the field, Bradley Vince, was not yet up to this level.
Second seed Kevin Bonham had an absolute shocker and was lucky to avoid a Cheparinov-style "Audi" with an upset victory against the bye
in round 5.
Results
10/11 Dowden
9.5 Dyer
8 Steward
6.5 V Horton
6 Fifield, Sante Bettiol, Ivkovic, K Hendrey
5.5 Bonham, C Kuzmic, R Horton
5 Tom Tilsley
4 D Kuzmic
3.5 Tom Krasnicki
1 Bradley Vince
All players except the first four finishers received a one-point bye.
