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Background Information | ||
Name | David Turley | |
Country of Birth | United States | |
Birthday | March 16, 1987 (age 38) | |
Residency | North America | |
Competitive | ||
Team | ![]() | |
Role | Caster | |
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David "Phreak" Turley is a former League of Legends caster and community member who works for Riot Games. He joined Riot Games in December 2009 and was a regular caster since Season 1. In December 2022, he announced that he would be retiring from shoutcasting and would be working as a member of Riot's game designer team.
Team History
Team | Start | End | |||
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![]() | ≈Dec 2009≈2009-12-?? | Present | ≈15yr 7mo ej |
Team | Start | End | |||
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![]() | ≈Dec 2009≈2009-12-?? | Dec 20222022-12-10[1] | ≈13yr 9d ejel | ||
![]() | Dec 20222022-12-10[1] | Present | 2yr 7mo ej |
News
Biography
Phreak was also a Platinum rated summoner in season one, and Diamond rated in seasons two and three. This lends credibility to his videos and commentating work.
Trivia
- Phreak is responsible for videos released by Riot Games, such as the Champion Spotlights and Patch Previews.
- Phreak was a professional Warcraft 3 player.
- Known for coining the term "tons of damage" with Trinity Force
- Known for endorsing unconventional junglers, such as Irelia and Lulu, during champion spotlights.
- Scales his catchphrase "tons of damage" in ounces, as said while shoutcasting at MLG Dallas 2012.
- Updated to pounds while shoutcasting the NACS 2015 Summer Qualifier
- May or may not have stolen Mr. Pillow from Dyrus.[2]
- Phreak gives first blood in about 40% of his games
- Phreak is known for his amateur dancing
Casting History
The 10 most recent games are shown (each line contains all games of a series). Click here to open as a modifiable query.
Casting History - Phreak | ||||||||
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Date | Event | Round | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | PBP | Color |
2022-10-29 | Worlds 2022 Main Event | Semifinals | ![]() | ![]() | 1 - 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Phreak | Kobe, Vedius |
2022-10-23 | Worlds 2022 Main Event | Quarterfinals | ![]() | ![]() | 3 - 2 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Phreak | Azael, Vedius |
2022-10-15 | Worlds 2022 Main Event | Day 7 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 - 0 | 1 | Phreak | Chronicler, Kobe |
2022-10-15 | Worlds 2022 Main Event | Day 7 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 - 0 | 1 | Phreak | Chronicler, Kobe |
2022-10-15 | Worlds 2022 Main Event | Day 7 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 - 0 | 1 | Phreak | Chronicler, Kobe |
2022-10-15 | Worlds 2022 Main Event | Tiebreakers | ![]() | ![]() | 0 - 1 | 1 | Phreak | Azael, Dagda |
2022-10-15 | Worlds 2022 Main Event | Day 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 - 1 | 1 | Phreak | Azael, Dagda |
2022-10-14 | Worlds 2022 Main Event | Day 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 - 1 | 1 | Phreak | Azael, Dagda |
2022-10-14 | Worlds 2022 Main Event | Day 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 - 1 | 1 | Phreak | Azael, Dagda |
2022-10-11 | Worlds 2022 Main Event | Day 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 - 1 | 1 | Phreak | Jatt |
Tournament Results
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Phreak Tournament Results | |||||
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Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
2016-04-01 | 2 | 2016 League of Draven Caster Showdown | ![]() | Dash, DefinitelyNotHuni, Kobe, Jatt, Jatt-B-M, Phreak, Phreaky, Zirene |
Media
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- June 19, Dreamhack Summer 2011: Interview with Phreak from Riot Games with GamesWorldru on YouTube
- March 10, Interview League of Legends: Phreak from RIOT with eSahara on YouTube
- September 9, We are the World Championship casting team, AMA with Jatt on Reddit
- October 3, Phreak on working on the Analyst Desk and his thoughts on the matches (video) with , and on onGamers
- May 9, Phreak Mid-Season Interview: "Why are they called escalators if they get you there sooner" with , and on 1337mag
- May 10, Phreak after the MSI show match: I am the best of all time with , and on LoL Esports
- May 14, Phreak breaks down MSI: 'Everyone was kind of right to keep being afraid of the Koreans' with Marcel Feldkamp on The Score
- July 15, Phreak on P1, Mike Yeung and homegrown NA players: “We’ve definitely seen a resurgence of NA junglers.” with Darius Mataschuk on The Shotcaller
- July 19, Rift Rivals casters settle the region debate with Pieter van Hulst on Red Bull Esports
- July 24, Phreak's Most Memorable Casting Moment with Matt Mersel on Blitz Esports
- September 25, Phreak predicts best Worlds region: “I’ll go 51% - 49% China, but maybe that’s because I’m insane.” with The Shotcaller on YouTube
- June 4, Phreak reveals that Echo Fox has been "slaughtering kids in scrims" with Locodoco on YouTube
- June 29, Phreak on NA & EU both developing well as a region, learning processes at Riot, and, of course, TFT with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
- October 31, Phreak reflects on the past 10 years of League and his own involvement with the game with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- December 16, Phreak answers: is the elemental rift the biggest change ever made to League of Legends? with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- August 6, Riot Phreak on LCS criticism: "My driving force is to be as honest as possible, and at times, brutally honest." with Parkes Ousley on Inven Global
- February 15, The Voice of Yamato 38 - Phreak with YamatoCannon on YouTube
- February 22, Patch 14.4 | Kobe and Meteos beg Phreak for Buffs | The Dive by Azael, Kobe, and and Meteos on YouTube
- January 9, The Most CREATIVE League of Legends Strategies Ranked by Phreak | Ultimate List Presented by Omen with LoL Esports on YouTube
External Links
Images
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Rivington and Phreak at S2 World Championship
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Rivington and Phreak at S2 World Championship
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Rivington, Phreak, Jatt, and Deman at S2 World Championship
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Phreak at S2 World Championship
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Phreak
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Phreak's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Phreak's tweet twitter.com