The European Skat Championship has been held biennially since 1979 by the world Skat organisation, the International Skat Players Association (ISPA), at various locations. It alternates with the World Skat Championship which has also been run biennially since 1978 by the same association. In addition to the title of European Skat Champion there are awards for a European Women's Champion, a European Youth Champion, a European Veteran's Champion and a European Women Veteran's Champion.
In the 2009 European Skat Championship in Graz, Claudia Knape won the final against the men and became the European Skat Champion. The women’s title was awarded to Martina Schmidt, who had won it by being better placed against Knape (M. Schmidt 9th, C. Knape 16th) in the preliminary rounds.
In addition, since 1981 there has been an award for the best team and the best mixed team. From 1995 there has been an award for best nation.
Championships and winners Venue Men Country Women Country Team Country National Prize 2023 Magdeburg 2021 Not held (COVID) 2019 Costa Pacifica Ingolf Münch GER Anissa Feiler GER Canadian Connection GER Germany 2017 Wisła Deni Lazicic GER Marianne Müller GER Dream Team Ost & Boki GER Germany 2015 Koblenz Senad Seferovic GER Claudia Knape GER Babeda GER Germany 2013 St. Vith Robert Straubinger GER Birgit Güttes GER Karo Ass Meerbusch GER Germany 2011 Sélestat Senad Seferovic GER Tamara Wettlaufer GER Loibi GER Germany 2009 Graz Claudia Knape GER Martina Schmidt GER Minicar Pforzheim GER Austria 2007 Kirchheim Detlef Plewnia GER Claudia Knape GER Das Dream Team GER Germany 2005 Wisła Detlef Plewnia GER Martina Schmidt GER Die Koblenzer GER Germany 2003 Seefeld Thomas Wenning GER Claudia Knape GER Avantgarde GER Germany 2001 Balatonfüred Gerd Raschke GER Ingeborg Zeitz GER Jupiter Team GER Germany 1999 Colmar Gerd Raschke GER Sigrid Haas GER Weser Haie Bremen GER Germany 1997 Ostend Gerd Roth GER Martha Simons GER Hagen International GER Belgium 1995 Schladming RoCountry Bünten GER Regina Schobert GER Hendikepp Bremen GER Austria 1993 Grächen Jürgen Behnke GER Helga Goes GER Mittelrhein Koblenz GER – 1991 Torremolinos Dieter Honsel GER Ellen Schüler GER Skatfreunde Hamm GER –1989 Friedrichshafen Günter Kotschner GER Uschi Bayer GER Jasen Team GER – 1987 Ostend Helmut Hill GER Erika Ulomska GER Herz Dame Aachen GER – 1985 Linz Detlef Plewnia GER Irmgard Ahr-Holländer GER Blieskastel Homburg GER – 1983 Paris Dieter Schlüter GER Sigrun Clauder GER Dortmunder Skat Asse GER – 1981 Trier Philipp Wagner GER Marianne Brammertz GER Ingoltown GER – 1979 Strasbourg Gerhard Witt GER Marianne Feuerstein GER – GER –
External links List of ISPA European champions European Skat champions at Skatwelt.net