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contenders for third place. However, this section was far
from over. Although first and second places appeared
from the large majority selections to be assured, an over
85 bu Kohaku and an 85 bu Sanke, we were asked to go
back and select a further two Koi each from the other
Koi on judges’ lists to determine third and fourth, then
another selection after that. It was a very long-winded
session with five Koi finally being placed in individual
bins for easier comparison. We judged all five (including
the original majority vote first and second Koi selected)
to finally determine GC A, second, third, fourth and
Jumbo A. The fifth Koi in the group automatically
became Superior Champion. I heard that this method
was introduced to prevent any question about the final
order of champions selected. This section occupied
Above: most of the morning. There were some superb Koi
To mark the opening of the involved in the classes; however, Showa particularly
Show we all exploded huge Grand Champion
party poppers! Over 85 bu Kohaku were very well-represented generally, and appeared
owned by Tsai-Hsin Chou. better than at the International in Japan this year.
Right:
Shortly after the opening of
the show the judges had a
meeting.

Right:
The judges and officials
posed for a group photo.

First Runner Up
85 bu Sanke
owned by Tsai-Hsin Chou.
Next was a judges’ meeting plus a photographic
session, then all the judges were escorted around the
eighty-five and over eighty-five bu Koi to begin selection
of Grand Champion and Jumbo A (Go-Sanke Jumbo).
Right:
We were asked to shortlist three Koi each at this stage.
Five top Koi were chosen
There were excellent majorities selected for first and and placed in individual
second places, with a bit of scatter amongst other bins for final selections.
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