Dirk Baberowski

Dirk Baberowski
Residence Salzgitter, Germany
Nationality Germany German
Pro Tour debut 1998 Pro Tour Chicago
Winnings US$149,460[1]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8) 3 (5)[2]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8) 0 (3)[3]
Median Pro Tour Finish 64
Lifetime Pro Points 221[4]
Planeswalker Level 44 (Battlemage)

Dirk Baberowski is one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players. He has won three Pro Tours, tying him in second place with Jon Finkel. Two of those victories were won at team Pro Tours with his teammates of Phoenix Foundation, Kai Budde and Marco Blume.

In 2008, Barberowski was voted in the Hall of Fame. He was inducted during the World championship in Memphis.

Career

Dirk Baberowski qualified for Pro Tour (PT) Chicago due to a 12th place at Grand Prix Zurich on 31 May 1998. PT Chicago on 25–27 September 1998 featured Tempest-Stronghold-Exodus Rochester Draft. Despite being his first PT appearance Baberowksi managed to win the tournament, drafting a green-white deck, widely considered a horrible color combination in that format.

Other than a 2nd place finish behind team mate Kai Budde at Grand Prix Amsterdam the most of the remaining season consisted of mediocre finishes at professional events. Baberowski managed another 2nd place at the European Championships in Berlin at the end of the season, though. A 63rd place at the World championship in Tokyo sufficed to take home the Rookie of the Year award.[5]

The only notable finish in the next two PT seasons was a top 8 finish, again at a Pro Tour in Chicago. After that Dirk banded up with Kai Budde and Marco Blume to form the team Phoenix Foundation. Together they swept back to back team Pro Tours in New York (2001) and Boston (2002), also winning the Osaka team Master in between. The following season Phoenix Foundation managed another final day appearance in Boston (2003). Phoenix Foundation disbanded thereafter with the members quitting professional Magic.

Accomplishments

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
1998–99 Pro Tour Chicago Limited 25–27 September 1998 1
1998–99 Grand Prix Amsterdam Limited 15–16 May 1999 2
1998–99 European Championship Berlin Special 5–7 July 1999 2
1999–00 Pro Tour Chicago Extended 3–5 December 1999 6
1999–00 Invitational Kuala Lumpur Special 2–5 March 2000 8
2000–01 Masters New York City Extended 28 September–1 October 2000 5
2001–02 Pro Tour New York City Team Limited 7–9 September 2001 1
2001–02 Grand Prix Antwerp Limited 2–3 March 2002 8
2001–02 Masters Osaka Team Limited 14–17 March 2002 1
2002–03 Pro Tour Boston Team Limited 27–29 September 2002 1
2002–03 Grand Prix Copenhagen Limited 12–13 October 2002 5
2002–03 Masters Venice Team Limited 20–23 March 2003 5
2003–04 Nationals Mainz Special 30 May–1 June 2003 1
2003–04 Pro Tour Boston Team Limited 12–14 September 2003 4
2003–04 Invitational Los Angeles Special 11–13 May 2004 7

Last updated: 4 December 2008
Source: Wizards.com

Other accomplishments:

References

  1. ↑ "Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  2. ↑ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  3. ↑ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  4. ↑ "Planeswalker Points (requires login)". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  5. ↑ "1999 Magic: The Gathering World Championships Final Standings". Wizards of the Coast. 1999-08-08. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
Preceded by
United States Randy Buehler		 Magic: The Gathering Rookie of the Year
1999 		Succeeded by
United States Brian Davis
Preceded by
Kai Budde		 Magic German National Champion
2003 		Succeeded by
Torben Twiefel