And the 2009 Wakagoi Grand Champion is......

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Well, the first ballot resulted in 3 Koi being brought forward for the second ballot.  They are pictured below according to the vats they were placed in.  I don't even recall seeing Koi numbered 2 and 3 yesterday.  Number 1 was amongst the contenders I'd mentioned.

The second ballot would see Koi number 3 rejected leaving the 3rd ballot between Koi 1 and Koi 2.

The eventual winner........

This Kohaku is from Sakai Hiroshima, I believe it may be owned by the Japanese hobbyist Mr Kaneko from Nagano Prefecture, this is to be confirmed.

Back to the show now, more to come later, including video of the GC.