European Skat Championship Explained

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