In a digital age where koi shows are becoming increasingly innovative, the Online European Koi Show 2025 reached a milestone. The Grand Champion<\/abbr> title went to \u201cAmazing Boy,\u201d a male Kohaku<\/abbr> measuring a whopping 82 cm, from the renowned Dainichi Koi Farm<\/abbr>. This Gosai<\/abbr>-koi, owned by Pierre-Olivier Comte, stole the show with its overwhelming appearance and was awarded according to the new APKI guidelines. <\/p>\n \u201cAmazing Boy\u201d is a rare example of how a male Koi can compete in every way with its female counterparts. This Kohaku<\/abbr> comes from Dainichi’s DMM bloodline. His powerful body, intense beni<\/abbr> and sharp kiwa<\/abbr> made him a logical winner although it was close according to the judges themselves. <\/p>\n Pierre-Olivier Comte acquired this champion from Les Jardins Aquatiques<\/strong>, a leading French dealer. The success shows that European hobbyists can achieve absolute excellence with knowledge and dedication. The choice of a male fish also highlights the shifting focus in the hobby, where potency, skin quality weigh as much as gender. <\/p>\n Unique to this edition of the Online European Koi Show was the application of the APKI guidelines<\/strong>, a new judging method officially deployed within Europe since 2025. This set of standards offers transparency, objectivity and international alignment in judging. KoiQuestion<\/abbr> previously wrote about this phenomenon and closely follows this development. <\/p>\n The evaluation of the Grand Champion<\/abbr> was conducted under the direction of renowned judges Ruud Besems<\/strong> and Ronald Stam<\/strong>. Their assessment took place in accordance with APKI rules, which ensured a uniform and fair evaluation. With years of experience as judges, they bring not only expert knowledge, but also the integrity that comes with the new standard. <\/p>\n What distinguished this Dainichi-Kohaku<\/abbr> was his balanced body, symmetrical pattern and intensely pure shiroji<\/abbr>. The skin quality was exceptional, and despite its masculine nature, it showed the softness, refinement and structure usually associated with female champions. A unique achievement in the digital realm of European koi competitions. <\/p>\n The Online European Koi Show 2025 proves that virtual competitions have a full place in the modern hobby. With strong competitors, revamped judging and transparency through APKI, the Nishikigoi<\/abbr> world is on the eve of a new standard. And with champions like Amazing Boy, the bar has immediately been set high. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pierre-Olivier Comte wins with male Dainichi Kohaku<\/abbr> In a digital age where koi shows are becoming increasingly innovative, the Online European Koi Show 2025 reached a milestone. The Grand Champion<\/abbr> title went to \u201cAmazing Boy,\u201d a male Kohaku<\/abbr> measuring a whopping 82 cm, from the renowned Dainichi Koi Farm<\/abbr>. This Gosai<\/abbr>-koi, owned by Pierre-Olivier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":67748,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[7732,7694,6680,7733],"series":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-67894","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news-en","8":"tag-amazing-boy-en","9":"tag-apki-en","10":"tag-dainichi-en","11":"tag-dmm-bloodline-en"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67894"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=67894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}An exceptional male champion<\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nFrom grower to champion: a European success story<\/h4>\n
APKI judging sets new standard<\/h4>\n
Jury with expertise: Ruud Besems and Ronald Stam<\/h4>\n
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Why Amazing Boy excelled<\/h4>\n
A digital future for the Nishikigoi<\/abbr> hobby<\/h4>\n