World Nishikigoi Club Show '24
The first-ever World Nishikigoi Club Koi Show takes place in Japan this weekend, organised by Sakai Fish Farm.
This is a new trade show designed to give competitors another chance to win BIG at a highly competitive level. The main difference between this show (and, say), The All Japan Shinkokai or The ZNA International is that the biggest koi entered can be 85cm. The hope is to encourage more competitors and even out the playing field for Grand Champion, as it's usually truly jumbo koi that dominate the two biggest shows in the Japanese Koi Show calendar.
There are quite a few other "tweaks" to the show and judging process, which I won't detail here as Kotaro Sakai (Sakai Fish Farm) explains them perfectly in this video by The Koi Partner at around 9:05 minutes in:
Grand Champion
Owner: Yuan JianDong
Kohaku // Dainichi // Suxin Koi Farm
While I could not attend the show, I saw the news this morning and thought - I recognise that koi! This was the picture I took of her back in January at the AJKS ‘24, where she won the Miyabi Prize 75bu. She even appeared in Volume Five for the observant ones among you! From the videos I’ve seen this morning, she looks even better now. Wow, what a koi!
Here's a video from the Koi Doh Facebook Page last night:
If you would like to see all the winners (there are a few!), check out the link below or click the picture. There are some absolutely stunning koi in all varieties.
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