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Originally Posted by Regenmeneer
Even at the All Japan, there are realy only a few contenders for GC in a show. It's all about the competition. A koi that becomes GC in one show with overall lower quality could enter another show with a higher level of entries and not win a major award. Just to illustrate, at a koi show held in the Netherlands in May, a Ogata Showa won Mature champion. At a show in August, the same Showa became second in size and variety, and in my opinion had not dimished in quality. Regenmeneer