World Skat Championship


The World Skat Championship has been organised biennially since 1978 by the International Skat Players Association at various locations worldwide and is the highest level Skat competition in the world. It alternates with the European Skat Championship which has taken place biennially since 1979 and which ISPA also organises. In addition to the title of World Skat Champion, players compete for other titles: the Women's World Skat Champion, a Youth World Champion, a Veteran World Champion and a Veteran Women's World Champion.
In addition, there is an award for the best team and the best mixed team.
In 1992 a award for the best nation was introduced.

Past championships and winners

YearVenueMenCountryWomenCountryTeamCountryBest Nation
2016Las Vegas Rolf SchnierBELTina HalkeGER1. SC DieburgGERCanada
2014Asunción Hans-Jürgen NeubertGERIna HoffmanGERHagen InternationalGERGermany
2012Karpacz Andreas BackhausGERCarmen SchulzeGERLoibiGERGermany
2010Cape Town Alfred FlöckGERClaudia ThenGERHagen InternationalGERGermany
2008Calpe Adam KołodziejczykPOLAngelika PulligGERDEUMA TeamGERCanada
2006Nassau Bernd UhlGERAngelika PulligGERHagen InternationalGERCanada
2004Pucón Dirk PaßmannGERAngelika PulligGERTMG ReiseteamGERGermany
2002Grömitz Andreas BackhausGERAngelika PulligGERSkatfreunde HammGERBelgium
2000Magalluf Wolfgang SkusaGERClaudia ThenGERMerkur SpielothekGERGermany
1998Windhoek Walter SchneiderGERAlexandra DegenerGERHagen InternationalGERGermany
1996Clearwater Gerd RaschkeGERBeate LochschmidGERHagen InternationalGERGermany
1994München Dietmar FritzGERMartha PrickartzGERJogi Team BaesweilerGERGermany
1992Montreal Detlef PlewniaGEREllen SchülerGERMittelrhein KoblenzGERGermany
1990Surfers Paradise Peter PekarekGERHanni GnadlGERSkatfreunde HammGER–
1988Grächen Reinhold WynandsGERMargit BraunGERHerz Dame AachenGER–
1986Johannesburg Manfred GrotheGERAngelika KrügerGERRitzendorf DortmundGER–
1984Dortmund Ludger BrinkschulteGERIrene RaatzGERHerthie HammGER–
1982Kitchener Dieter HonselGERGerti LacherGERBöse Buben UntermainGER–
1980Sydney Willi KnackGERGerti LacherGERHerz Bube AachenGER–
1978Anaheim Helmut VossGERMarianne KaseckertGER–––