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

YearMenWomenTeamBest NationHeld in
1978Germany Helmut VossGermany Marianne Kaseckert—N/a—N/aUnited States Anaheim
1980Germany Willi KnackGermany Gerti LacherGermany Herz Bube Aachen—N/aAustralia Sydney
1982Germany Dieter HonselGermany Gerti LacherGermany Böse Buben Untermain—N/aCanada Kitchener
1984Germany Ludger BrinkschulteGermany Irene RaatzGermany Herthie Hamm—N/aGermany Dortmund
1986Germany Manfred GrotheGermany Angelika KrügerGermany Ritzendorf Dortmund—N/aSouth Africa Johannesburg
1988Germany Reinhold WynandsGermany Margit BraunGermany Herz Dame Aachen—N/aSwitzerland Grächen
1990Germany Peter PekarekGermany Hanni GnadlGermany Skatfreunde Hamm—N/aAustralia Surfers Paradise
1992Germany Detlef PlewniaGermany Ellen SchülerGermany Mittelrhein KoblenzGermanyCanada Montreal
1994Germany Dietmar FritzGermany Martha PrickartzGermany Jogi Team BaesweilerGermanyGermany Munich
1996Germany Gerd RaschkeGermany Beate LochschmidGermany Hagen InternationalGermanyUnited States Clearwater
1998Germany Walter SchneiderGermany Alexandra DegenerGermany Hagen InternationalGermanyNamibia Windhoek
2000Germany Wolfgang SkusaGermany Claudia ThenGermany Merkur SpielothekGermanySpain Magaluf
2002Germany Andreas BackhausGermany Angelika PulligGermany Skatfreunde HammBelgiumGermany Grömitz
2004Germany Dirk PaßmannGermany Angelika PulligGermany TMG ReiseteamGermanyChile Pucón
2006Germany Bernd UhlGermany Angelika PulligGermany Hagen InternationalCanadaThe Bahamas Nassau
2008Poland Adam KołodziejczykGermany Angelika PulligGermany DEUMA TeamCanadaSpain Calpe
2010Germany Alfred FlöckGermany Claudia ThenGermany Hagen InternationalGermanySouth Africa Cape Town
2012Germany Andreas BackhausGermany Carmen SchulzeGermany LoibiGermanyPoland Karpacz
2014Germany Hans-Jürgen NeubertGermany Ina HoffmanGermany Hagen InternationalGermanyParaguay Asunción
2016Belgium Rolf SchnierGermany Tina HalkeGermany 1. SC DieburgCanadaUnited States Las Vegas
2018Germany Maik NeumannGermany Carmen SchulzeGermany BABEDANetherlandsGermany Berlin
2020Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022Germany Deni LazicicGermany Angelika PulligISPAWORLD and FriendsInternational team Team InternationalCanada Edmonton
2024Frank DreyerGermanyAt sea (Costa Diadema)

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