The Holland Betta Show 2011 (19-21 August, Arcen, the Netherlands) was a big success with 308 show bettas entered by 36 breeders from 6 European countries (Belgium (1x), Czech Republic (4x), Germany (14x), Italy (6x), Slovakia (1x) and The Netherlands (10x)). We were extremely happy to welcome so many members of our forum and other (new) betta hobbyists at the Holland Betta Show 2011.

Below you can find an overview of the winning fish of the Holland Betta Show 2011:

Unicolor (PK-1)

8 fish by 4 breeders of 3 European countries

All Other Colors (PK-2)

9 fish by 5 breeders of 2 European countries

Unicolor - Non-iridescent (PK-3a)

30 fish by 9 breeders of 3 European countries

Unicolor - Iridescent (PK-3b)

19 fish by 8 breeders of 5 European countries

All Other Colors (PK-4)

36 fish by 14 breeders of 6 European countries

All Colors (VT-1)

21 fish by 4 breeders of 1 European countries

Unicolor (HM-1)

18 fish by 7 breeders of 4 European countries

All Other Colors (HM-2)

29 fish by 10 breeders of 5 European countries

All Colors (DT1 + DT2)

4 fish by 3 breeders of 1 European countries

All Colors (CT1 + CT2)

15 fish by 6 breeders of 2 European countries

Form & Variation (SC-2)

14 fish by 4 breeders of 3 European countries

All Colors (Fem-1)

26 fish by 8 breeders of 3 European countries

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Unicolor - Non-iridescent (Fem-2a)

15 fish by 6 breeders of 2 European countries

Unicolor - Iridescent (Fem-2b)

8 fish by 4 breeders of 4 European countries

All Other Colors (Fem-2c)

9 fish by 4 breeders of 3 European countries

All Colors (Fem-4)

21 fish by 7 breeders of 4 European countries

All Colors (Fem-5)

3 fish by 3 breeders of 2 European countries

All Colors (Fem-6)

23 fish by 6 breeders of 2 European countries

Before I continue with the results, I first want to thank the following people without whom this show would not have been possible:
- Toën Feyen and Jeroen Dregmans for all their help, trust and giving us organize this event at the Holland Koi Show.
- ZooMed for being our new head sponsor!
- Japan Pet Producs Europe for helping us out with the new equipment.
- Ocean Nutrition for providing the Atison Betta Pro betta food for the class winners.
- Domburg Sportprijzen Holland for providing the beautiful awards for the 1st placed fish of each showclass.
- Michel and Seline for the transport and storage of the show set-up.
- Gerrit Wisseborn for the design and construction of the new Bettas4all Show Units.
- The Bettas4all Judging Team consisting of Joep van Esch (Joepmaster; The Netherlands), Ilse Hoekstra (Eelzuhtjuh; The Netherlands), Donny Adriaens (Dokke; Belgium), Michel Stokkelaar (Nightshift; The Netherlands), Salvatore Unali (Totto; Germany), Boris Weber-Schwartz (Boris; The Netherlands), James King (Paradox_error; Australia/Czech Republic), and Axel Eywill (Dino47; Germany).
- Annemiek van Driel for coordinating the groceries in order to provide us with food and drinks at breakfast and the amzing BBQs.
- All the breeders who have trusted us with their showfish.
- All the visitors who took the time to visit our show.

Last but not least I especially would like to thank all my collegues of the Bettas4all Show Team 2011 consisting of Jolanda and Gerrit Wisseborn, Ilse Hoekstra, Michel Stokkelaar, Arie de Koning and Michiel van Bemmel (Chiel; The Netherlands). You all are the true driving force behind this succes and I am proud we again worked together as a true team to resulting in a successful Holland Betta Show 2011.