Dirk Baberowski

Dirk Baberowski
Dirk Baberowski
Residence Salzgitter, Germany
Nationality Germany German
Pro Tour debut 1998 Pro Tour Chicago
Winnings US$146,860[1]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8) 3 (5)[2]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8) 0 (3)[3]
Lifetime Pro Points 221[4]
Matches played 1,325[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 2527 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 Place
199899 Pro Tour Chicago Limited 2527 September 1998 1
199899 Grand Prix Amsterdam Limited 1516 May 1999 2
199899 European Championship Berlin Special 57 July 1999 2
199900 Pro Tour Chicago Extended 35 December 1999 6
199900 Invitational Kuala Lumpur Special 25 March 2000 8
200001 Masters New York City Extended 28 September1 October 2000 5
200102 Pro Tour New York City Team Limited 79 September 2001 1
200102 Grand Prix Antwerp Limited 23 March 2002 8
200102 Masters Osaka Team Limited 1417 March 2002 1
200203 Pro Tour Boston Team Limited 2729 September 2002 1
200203 Grand Prix Copenhagen Limited 1213 October 2002 5
200203 Masters Venice Team Limited 2023 March 2003 5
200304 Nationals Mainz Special 30 May1 June 2003 1
200304 Pro Tour Boston Team Limited 1214 September 2003 4
200304 Invitational Los Angeles Special 1113 May 2004 7

Last updated: 4 December 2008
Source: Wizards.com

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References

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

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