The World Skat Championship has been organised biannually since 1978 by the International Skat Players Association (ISPA) 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 biannually 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 (since 1980) and the best mixed team.
In 1992 an award for the best nation was introduced.
Past championships and winners Year Men Women Team Best Nation Held in 1978 Helmut Voss Marianne Kaseckert Anaheim 1980 Willi Knack Gerti Lacher Herz Bube Aachen Sydney 1982 Dieter Honsel Gerti Lacher Böse Buben Untermain Kitchener 1984 Ludger Brinkschulte Irene Raatz Herthie Hamm Dortmund 1986 Manfred Grothe Angelika Krüger Ritzendorf Dortmund Johannesburg 1988 Reinhold Wynands Margit Braun Herz Dame Aachen Grächen 1990 Peter Pekarek Hanni Gnadl Skatfreunde Hamm Surfers Paradise 1992 Detlef Plewnia Ellen Schüler Mittelrhein Koblenz Montreal 1994 Dietmar Fritz Martha Prickartz Jogi Team Baesweiler Munich 1996 Gerd Raschke Beate Lochschmid Hagen International Clearwater 1998 Walter Schneider Alexandra Degener Hagen International Windhoek 2000 Wolfgang Skusa Claudia Then Merkur Spielothek Magaluf 2002 Andreas Backhaus Angelika Pullig Skatfreunde Hamm Grömitz 2004 Dirk Paßmann Angelika Pullig TMG Reiseteam Pucón 2006 Bernd Uhl Angelika Pullig Hagen International Nassau 2008 Adam Kołodziejczyk Angelika Pullig DEUMA Team Calpe 2010 Alfred Flöck Claudia Then Hagen International Cape Town 2012 Andreas Backhaus Carmen Schulze Loibi Karpacz 2014 Hans-Jürgen Neubert Ina Hoffman Hagen International Asunción 2016 Rolf Schnier Tina Halke 1. SC Dieburg Las Vegas 2018 Maik Neumann Carmen Schulze BABEDA Berlin 2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Deni Lazicic Angelika Pullig ISPAWORLD and Friends Team International Edmonton 2024 Frank Dreyer At sea(Costa Diadema)
References
External links List of ISPA World Champions Skat World Champions