{"id":68492,"date":"2025-08-21T15:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/grand-champion-appeltern-holland-koi-show-2025-for-rob-van-hulst"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:22:09","slug":"grand-champion-appeltern-holland-koi-show-2025-for-rob-van-hulst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/grand-champion-appeltern-holland-koi-show-2025-for-rob-van-hulst","title":{"rendered":"Grand Champion Appeltern; Holland Koi Show 2025 for Rob van Hulst"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holland Koi Show 2025 in Appeltern: Rob van der Hulst’s Formidable Kohaku<\/abbr><\/span><\/p>\n

Last weekend the Holland Koi Show<\/strong> took place for the second time in Appeltern, centrally located and therefore very accessible for koi lovers from all over the Netherlands. As usual, the show was held during the third weekend of August. <\/article>\n
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Grand Champion<\/abbr> Holland Koi Show 2025 Appeltern by Kohaku<\/abbr> Sakai Fish Farm<\/abbr> owned by Rob van Hulst. – picture courtesy by: Koi Zanmai<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rob van der Hulst conquers Grand Champion<\/abbr><\/h2>\n

This year the Grand Champion<\/abbr><\/strong> title went to Rob van der Hulst with his beautiful Kohaku<\/abbr> from Sakai Fish Farm<\/abbr><\/strong>. This Kohaku<\/abbr> had previously been named Grand Champion<\/abbr> at the 2024 European Koi Show in Oldenzaal, where he also captured the Grand Champion<\/abbr> title, after Rob had been absent from the Koi Shows for five years. <\/p>\n

A Kohaku<\/abbr> of exceptional quality<\/h2>\n

The asset of this Kohaku<\/abbr> lies in its subtle and perfect odome<\/abbr><\/em> – that last piece of white skin in front of the tail created by a sharp, neat kiwa<\/abbr><\/em> – combined with a creative pattern where both sashi<\/abbr> and kiwa<\/abbr> are exceptionally cleanly applied. That makes this fish a true masterpiece in terms of both difficulty and visual impact. Rob thus returns to the highest podium of the Holland Koi Show which he last conquered in 2017 must also be a Kohaku<\/abbr><\/a>. <\/p>\n

Rob met this Kohaku<\/abbr> during a trip in Japan, accompanied by Interkoi Ameide. He purchased her directly from Sakai Fish Farm<\/abbr>. At home, it was able to develop perfectly in his 50-cubic-inch indoor pond – an impressive stage for such an exceptional Koi that he now sees cashed in at the Holland Koi Show 2025. <\/p>\n

Below you can see the Kohaku<\/abbr> on the right as GC in 2024 in Oldenzaal and on the left as Supreme Champion<\/abbr> in Oldenzaal in 2025. It becomes clear that especially the body has increased greatly. The was always technically very good, but is now also really massive as can be seen in the picture taken by Johan of Koi Zanmai<\/a> above. <\/p>\n