THE ALL ENGLAND KOI SHOW 2021 RESULTS

Although we have been forced to cancel our last three Shows, it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm to get The All England Koi Show back on the road. Over thirty members of the South East Koi Club met early at The Kent County Showground, Detling on Wednesday, prior to the Show – all ready for action!

This was our 34th Open Show and although we have had a break since the last Show, everyone knew what to do. Prior to the Show we had agreed to purchase more fibreglass Show vats, and Paul, from Denby Koi Ponds, was soon on site delivering the first batch.

The ironwork above the vats was erected, and just after lunch all the vats were in position, air lines were being fixed and we started filling the vats which continued for the rest of the day and over night. By Thursday lunchtime the major part of the work was completed and it was just a case of sorting out a few cosmetics.

As always, water quality is paramount to ensure the safety of our Koi and was supervised by David Edge, Bsc, PhD, with the aid of our digital photometers which deliver accurate readings. This year we received a surprise from Burtons Aquatic Systems who presented us with a superb stainless steel unit which they had made specially for us to hold our glass water testing tubes.

The Koi Dealers started arriving – all our regular Koi Dealers and equipment manufacturers that we all know, and some new to our Show. It was a very busy day as exhibitors were bringing in their Koi for benching too. While all this was going on we put the final touches to the Show and displayed a number of JPD Premium Koi Food banners along each aisle to promote our Main Sponsor around the Show.

By the end of Friday 338 Koi had been benched and everything was ready to go.

On Saturday morning our team of Judges arrived and after taking refreshments, split into 3 teams and began the process of judging the Koi in the Show. They stopped for lunch, then continued judging – completing the task during the evening. Judging our Show is a lengthy, tiring process. The South East Koi Club would like to thank the Judges who professionally judged our Show: Allan Tait, Carol McCall, Tony Sheffield, Keith Bertie, Anthony Grey, Gary Hazely and Niko Bellens.

The Show continued on Sunday morning when the exhibitors checked their results which were displayed above the Show vats. Meanwhile, visitors to the Show meandered around the Koi Dealers’ stands, searching for a bargain. After calling the raffle, where many prizes had been generously donated, the presentations were made on Sunday afternoon.

Our sponsors which included Walcot Koi and A4Koi who jointly sponsored the South East Koi Club’s Show Fleeces. Our main Sponsor JPD Premium Koi Food generously supplied Koi Food to all the winners and South East Koi Club members who helped to erect and take down the Show. In addition, all the Major Award winners were presented with luxurious Japanese painted plates sponsored by Burtons Aquatic Systems, Fish Treatment Ltd, Koi Health & Pond Care, Gloucester Bag Company, EZ-Pond and A4Koi. Glass trophies were presented to the winners in each Best in Size category.

A Special Award – The Ron Rance Trophy was presented to Andy Baker. This Trophy was in honour of our dear departed friend, Ron, who I met in 1983, and was a dedicated member of the Club. The Trophy was originally presented to Ron by one of our International Judges, Hongman Leung, as a Friendship Trophy and it features two carp in an ancient green glaze. After Ron’s demise his family presented it to the Club and we keep Ron’s memory alive by presenting it annually to the Best Sanke entered by a Club member.

With the presentations completed, the exhibitors netted their Koi and carefully packed them for the journey home.

We would like to thank Liam Bess, our Official Photographer who produced a superb photographic record of our Show and has kindly allowed us to use the photos in Koi Net magazine and to promote our Club.

In addition to his photographic talent Liam produces an online Koi blog – www.worldofnishikigoi.com

David Brown Chairman

MAJOR AWARDS

Grand Champion

Lee Manning

Sanke

Size 7

Superior Champion

Lee Manning

Kohaku

Size 7

Mature Champion

Luke Warren

Kohaku

Size 6

Adult Champion

Steve Rollins

Kohaku

Size 5

Young Champion

Mick Preston

Kohaku

Size 3

Baby Champion

Robert Robson

Sanke

Size 2

Best Non Gosanke

Steve Rollins

Asagi/Shusui

Size 7

BEST IN SIZE AWARDS

Size 1

First

Mike Thompson

Kinginrin

Second

Ron Tyler

Sanke

Third

Tony Thompson

Kohaku

Size 2

First

Robert Robson

Sanke

Second

Des Harris

Kohaku

Third

Ken Shields

Kohaku

Size 3

First

Mick Preston

Kohaku

Second

Jason Smith

Tancho

Third

Robert Robson

Showa

Size 4

First

Andy Day

Sanke

Second

Des Harris

Utsurimono

Third

Tony Thompson

Kohaku

Size 5

First

Steve Rollins

Sanke

Second

Wayne Taylor

Utsurimono

Third

Paul Williams

Kohaku

Size 6

First

Luke Warren

Kohaku

Second

Wayne Taylor

Kohaku

Third

Paul Williams

Showa

Size 7

First

Lee Manning

Kohaku

Second

Tony Pinn

Showa

Third

Adam Richardson

Sanke

FRIENDSHIP AWARDS

BKS Friendship Trophy

Wayne Taylor

Utsurimono

Size 5

SPECIAL AWARDS

1st Best in Variety

Andy Day

Beni Kikokuryu

Size 4

2nd Best in Variety

Sue Ravenhill

Beni Kikokuryu

Size 4

3rd Best in Variety

Mick Preston

Beni Ginga

Size 4

Jumbo Award

Lee Manning

Sanke

Size 7

Best Doitsu

Adam Richardson

Sanke

Size 5

The Ron Rance Trophy

Andy Baker

Sanke

Size 6