Skat tournament in Bad Vilbel: 200 players, exciting duels and big prizes!
On June 25, 2025, a large skat tournament with 200 participants took place in Bad Vilbel. The winner, Anna Karina Bleich-Potkowa, dominated the event.

Skat tournament in Bad Vilbel: 200 players, exciting duels and big prizes!
The eagerly awaited skat tournament took place today in the Gronauer Breitwiesenhalle in the heart of Bad Vilbel. Organized by the Sprudelbuben, over 200 players from all over Germany gathered who were looking for the thrill and challenge of card reading. The event attracted not only old hands, but also inexperienced players who enjoyed the sport of skating.
To be precise, there were 206 participants who wanted to compete in the competition today. They ranged from the very young of 16 to sporty people over 80 years old. Among these were 32 members and 14 helpers of the skat club, who provided active support so that everything ran smoothly. By far the biggest journey was made by a player from Kiel who stopped by in his camper.
Successful participants
The talented one won the overall ranking Anna Karina Bleich-Potkowa from SC Fortuna 69 Frankfurt with an impressive 3529 points, which was not only enough for first place in the general ranking, but also for victory in the women's ranking. She was over 1200 points ahead of the second women's ranking Betty Caspary from 1. Dieburger SV, which achieved 2258 points, and Kerstin Gebele (2163 points) from the Skatclub Kelsterbach pressed incorrectly.
Marcel Bomsdorf from Skatfreunde Frankfurt followed in the overall ranking with 3001 points and Jonny Fields (1. Dieburger SV) with 2947 points.
The next steps in skating
Particularly pleasing was the participation of young players who are showing more and more interest in skating thanks to new media and internet forums. Loud current statistics The average age of Skat players has fallen to around 50 years. More and more young people aged 18 to 30 are joining the sport, which is a refreshing development.
Social networks and online skat have significantly promoted this trend. The ability to play anytime, anywhere attracts many newbies. Today's tournament impressively showed that the sport of skating remains dynamic and that Bleich-Potkowa and her husband Thomas even won together in the tandem competition.
Overall, the Sprudelbuben Skat Club can look back on a successful event. Michael Vogel, who was responsible for the organization, was extremely satisfied. The next skat tournament as part of the Hesse day in Fulda is already being planned.