Welcome to ISPA North America!
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ISPA stands for International Skat Players Association, and this site represents the section for Skat Canada and the Skat USA. Check out the many sources of information about this exciting game by exploring the links on the right as well as in the sub pages of this website. If you like challenging games and you are competitive in nature, Skat may just be the game for you. Be warned though: Once you start playing, you may not be able to stop. Our clubs are listed in the ABOUT section and under SKAT USA.
NEWS
Latest News
Frank Heuvelmans is the 2023 Canadian Skat Champion!
With a whopping 8093 points out of six rounds, Frank demolished the competition in Montréal. In Franks words: "The cards were running me down", leaving Shawn Snyder from Delaware with 7696 points in second place, followed by Kevin Thompson (Cleveland) with 7325 points. Team winner was the team called "Gimme the keys" with 26076 total points. Congratulations to all!
The Ottawa tournament following Montréal was won by Roger Beckerman (Cleveland) in a tight last round. Roger led Eric Luz (Calgary) by only 53 points, followed by Scott McCormick (Ottawa) by only a further nine points down in third place. Only 12 points separated the top three players!
Upcoming Tournaments
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1. Omaha Skat Tournament
Omaha, NE
October 1, 2023
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2. Calgary Skat Tournament
Calgary, AB
October 14, 2023
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3. Edmonton Skat Tournament
Edmonton, AB
October 21, 2023
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World Championship National Teams
Canada is the 22nd World Champion, after a huge comeback in the last round!
Congratulations to the Overseas team (International) for second place in the Nations Cup!
The United States, as per their lead, achieved their highest Nations Cup result in history at the WM, well done!
Canada is the 22nd World Champion, after a huge comeback in the last round!
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