| Learning to be a judge wasn't about indoctrination over which variety was better than another. It was about opening my eyes to recognising quality however it may present itself.
The fact that Go-sanke generally take the higher awards has nothing to do people spending big bucks or the preferences of the judges. The reason that the dice are loaded goes all the way back to the mountains of Niigata.
The people that have loaded the dice are the breeders. More time, effort and expertise has gone into improving the quality of the Go-sanke varieties than any other. Some 2nd grade Go-sanke of some breeders can exude more quality that the top fish of a Kawari breeder.
But when it comes down to a show, especially one outside of Japan its all about the fish that turn up on the day. As long as the best one wins I don't care what variety it is.
However, if I had to put on a blind-bet it would be on go-sanke every time, the odds were stacked in their favour in the Niigata mud.
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