The National Koi Show

14/07/2026

Thank you to all our trade supporters at The National Koi Show, and of course World of Nishikigoi for taking these great pictures that capture the moments brilliantly. 🎏🙏

10/07/2026

The Adult Champion from The National Koi Show.

Congratulations to Emma and Phil and thank you World of Nishikigoi for the photos and lovely development pictures. 👍

Koi Time...

Adult Champion from The National Koi Show

Another koi purchased young and raised by UK exhibitors in UK water. Congratulations to all involved.

Owner: Emma-Jayne & Phil David

Sanke // 65cm // Tamaura // Gatwick Koi

09/07/2026

Jumbo Champion, thanks for World of Nishikigoi for capturing this lovely video 👍

06/07/2026

The National Koi Show would like to give a big thank you to FD KOI FOOD , Japan and Jeroen van Stokkom for supporting the show and providing a bag of FD koi food for all the Exhibitors that brought their fantastic koi to the National.

Its very much appreciated.

06/07/2026

Following a review, the National Koi Show Committee has confirmed that the Baby Champion entry at this year's National Koi Show did not meet the eligibility requirements set out in Rule 11.2.3 of the 2022 KPG Show Rules & Guidelines.

This rule requires that an exhibitor's koi must have been resident in their home pond for a minimum of 30 days prior to the show. This requirement was also communicated to all exhibitors by email on 3 June, ahead of the event.

As a result, the Baby Champion award has been revoked. The exhibitor has been informed, and the award will not be reallocated.

The Committee would like to place on record its sincere thanks to the exhibitor for their honesty and openness throughout the review. It is clear that this was an innocent mistake, which has unfortunately led to an outcome that neither the exhibitor nor the Committee would have wished.

However, the Committee has a responsibility to apply the rules consistently. Failing to enforce the 30-day requirement would be unfair to other exhibitors and could undermine the integrity of the competition in future years.

Regards,

Matt Stevens
National Koi Show Chairman

05/07/2026

Thank you World of Nishikigoi and Liam Bess for capturing the award photos from
The National Koi Show.

Link to view all here: https://www.worldofnishikigoi.com/post/award-winners-the-national-koi-show-2026?fbclid=IwdGRjcAS3Ph1jbGNrBLc-F2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHoxJqv-AL_CmgrV6vzLpaFLWruoe0hrEN8KEUIQ_ue9gHsyNYauQo1UfPcXD_aem_mvmvr60s5mxi_JpUwzleZQ

The level of koi being exhibited this year was very high and congratulations to all exhibitors. We very much appreciated your participation and displaying your fantastic koi. 🎊🇬🇧🎏

The National Koi Show Award Photos Now Online.

Click the link to the blog in the comments below ⬇️

Here we have the Shinkokai Award Winner...

Owner: Andrew Corrie
Kohaku // 74cm // Matsue // Prestige koi

04/07/2026

The National Koi Show would like to sincerely thank Pedigree Wholesale Aquatics and Hikari Europe (Saki Hikari) for supporting the show and providing koi food for all the Majors, Best in Class, and Special Awards.

It was an honour to host Tomita San from Kyorin/Hikari at the National, and we look forward to your next visit.

02/07/2026

We would like to share our benching matrix and our 46th National Koi Show Awards.

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬
Grand Champion - Kohaku (size 7) - Andy ‘Chip’ Kawalsingh
Reserve Grand Champion - Sanke (size 7) - Carmen & Ian Jenkins
Non Go Sanke Champion - GinRin Kohaku (size 7) - John Downey
Jumbo Champion - Yamabuki (size 8) - Carmen & Ian Jenkins
Mature Champion - Kohaku (size 7) - Steven Williams
Adult Champion - Sanke (size 5) - Emma-Jayne & Phil David
Young Champion - GinRin Kohaku - (size 4) - Steve Lavers
Junior Champion - Goshiki - (size 3) - Phil Norton
Best Doitsu - Shusui (size 5) - Emma-Jayne & Phil David

Shinkokai Champion - Kohaku (size 6) - Andrew Corrie
Shinkokai Honourable Mentions - Dave Horton (Kujaku size 6), Carmen & Ian Jenkins (Sanke size 7) & Steve Lavers (Kohaku size 6)

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 & 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬

The Everyman Award - Shiro Utsuri (size 5) - Mark Bottomer
Tategoi Award (awarded by Yusuke Ogata/Allan Tait) - Shiro Utsuri (size 5) - Mark Bottomer
Chairman’s Miyabi Award - Sanke (size 6) - Neil Hennchen
Chairman’s Sakura Award - Goshiki (size 6) - Luke Warren
FD Food Friendship Award - GinRin Kohaku (size 3) - Geoff Robson
Taffaguchi No.1 Pick (awarded by Lee Hadfield) - Kohaku (size 5) - Andrew Hudson
Best Newcomer - Andrew Corrie
Best Overall Exhibitor - Steven Williams (vat 58)

𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬

Best In Class Asagi/Shusui - Shusui (size 5) - Helen & Graham Ozzard
Best In Class Bekko - Bekko (size 2) - Kevin Wynne
Best In Class Hikari Moyo - Kujaku (size 7) - Dave Horton
Best In Class Hikari Muji - Gin Matsuba (size 4) - Andrew Corrie
Best In Class Hikari Utsuri - Kin Showa (size 3) - Vincent Goodall
Best In Class Kawarimono - Ochiba (size 7) - Steven Williams
Best In Class KinGinRin - GinRin Kohaku (size 4) - Steve Lavers
Best In Class Kohaku - Kohaku (size 7) - Steven Williams
Best In Class Koromo - Goshiki (size 5) - Ian Oliver
Best In Class Sanke - Sanke (size 6) - Stuart Maclellan
Best In Class Showa - Showa (size 7) - Carmen & Ian Jenkins
Best In Class Tancho - Ginrin Tancho Kohaku (size 4) - Kevin Wring
Best In Class Utsurimono - Shiro Utsuri (size 6) - Steven Williams

Congratulations to all of our exhibitors!

The benching team were extremely impressed with the excellent condition of the koi on their arrival on Friday. The judges also commented on how challenging the judging process was, reflecting the exceptionally high standard of koi on display throughout the show.

Thank you to everyone who exhibited and helped make the event such a success.

Thanks,

Matt Stevens
National Koi Show Chairman.

02/07/2026

Our Reserve Grand Champion 🏆