Skat Organizations of Interest!

This section lists various Skat organizations and activities around the world. The umbrella organization for Skat is the International Skat Players Association (ISPA) based in Germany. ISPA promotes tournaments worldwide under standardized rules. There are national affiliates in Australia, Belgium, the Bahamas, Canada, Germany, France, Namibia, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, South Africa, and the USA.. Acivities known to the moderator are displayed below.

This is an INTERNATIONAL page. If you know of a local or regional Skat organization or other tournaments that should be listed on this page, please send the information to the page moderator today!.

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Do you know of a Skat club or Tournament that should be here and isn't, why not send the information to us today?

Canada

Canada has a large list of 2001 tournaments (with contact links) that can be found here.

France

Bitche
Salle Cassin

Dossenheims/Zinsel
Salle des Fêtes

Neudorf
Centre Cult. de Neudorf
February 11, 1996

Brumath
Centre Culturel

Seebach
Salle Polyvalente

Lingolsheim
Salle Joffre Lefèvre

Strasbourg
Centre Cult. de Neudorf

CONTACT:  Georges Bernhardt
          1 rue de la Cité
          F67550 Vendenheim, France
          Tel.: 88.69.30.01

Germany

Die offene Meisterschaften von Essen February 2001

CONTACT:  Gerd Lübbe
          Wilhelmstr. 46
          49632 Essen i/Oldbg., Germany
          Tel.: 054347755
          e-Mail: 054347756-0001@t-online.de

USA

Texas League Tournament
New Braunfels, Texas
February 10 - 11, 2001
CONTACT: Dan Schumann
Tel: 210-566-3111

25 California Meisterschaft
Phoenix Club
1340 S. Sanderson Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92806
March 10-11, 2001
CONTACT: Erwin Schöllhorn
Tel.: 714-639-4377

Portland Festival
DUV Rivershore Bar & Grill
Portland. OR 97205
MAY 18-20, 2001
CONTACT: Otmar Jonas
Tel.: 503-656-0420

Omaha Skat Tournament
German-American Society
Tournaments the first Friday of each Month.
CONTACT: Reinhold Fuerstenau
Tel.: 402-393-0586

Northern California Championship
Concordia Sports Club
2355 Ocean Ave., San Francisco, CA 94127
SEPT. 15-16, 2001
CONTACT: Richard Morlock
Tel.: 650-595-1724

Santa Monica Tournament
1843 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404
CONTACT: Horst Bertsch
Tel.: 818-893-4413

San Diego Tournament
1017 S. Mollison, El Cajon, CA
CONTACT: Horst Rennings

          Tel.: 619-277-1344

Morehead City North Carolina Area
CONTACT:  Eric Hauck
          Tel.: 252-726-4062

Regional & Local Organizations

 North America's largest Skat organization.
                    Contact: Hans-Jürgen Steinmetz
                             338 5th Street East
                             Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7H 1E8 Canada
                             Tel. or Fax:  306-664-3664

Also available is a list of Canadian Skat clubs and their regular playing schedules. Visitors Welcome!

The main Skat organizations in Germany are:

Deutscher Skatverband e.V.
Postfach 100969
33509 Bielefeld
Germany
Tel.: (...49)521/6 63 33
Fax: (...49)521/6 43 12

ISPA Germany
p.A. Heinz-Joachim Schindler
Käthe-Dorsch-Ring 19
12353 Berlin

The Bremer Skatverband e.V. claims the largest membership in Germany with 2046 members and a 40-year history. Their address is:
Königsberger Str. 28
28816 Stuhr, Germany
Contact: President Willy Jansen
Tel: (+49) (0)421-560613, Fax: (+49) (0) 421-355548.

The Wahnbek Skat Club near Bremen has 50 members and holds skat tournaments the first Sunday of every month. For further information contact: Joerg Dannemann.

For Club and tournament information in the Rhein-Ruhr Area check out this link.

The Skat Club at the T.U. Ilmenau can be reached here.

Essener Skatverein "Dandy 84"
Thursdays, 8:00pm
Hotel Schwegmann-Prause
Langestr.
49632 Essen i/Oldbg.
CONTACT: Gerd Lübbe, e-Mail: 054347756-0001@t-online.de

Skatclub Lustige Gesellen, Varel
Mondays, 7:30pm
Zum grünen Baum
Schulstr. 4
26316 Varel
CONTACT: Angelika Varrelmann

Hey Germany! How about sending some tournament and club information to be listed here?

David Parlett reports that he has 22 members in a new Skat group in Great Britain. Contact him for further information.

Thanks to Simon Mawby for the information that there is an active Skat organization in the U.K.. For further information, contact:

Geoff Harnett
North Lodge
Leighton Park School
Reading
Berkshire
Tel.: +44 (1734)860346

Newly re-organized.

              Contact: Reinhold Fuerstenau
                           3045 S. 106th Street
                           Omaha, Nebraska 68124
                           Tel/Fax: 402-393-0586

The Texas Skat League has been in existence since 1924 and hosts several local and regional tournaments annually.

              Contact: Dan Schumann
                       4621 FM 1518
                       Selma, TX  78154-1353
                       Tel: 210-651-6444

Also available is a list of U.S.A. Skat clubs and contacts for each one.

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