Eric Froehlich
Eric Froehlich | |
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Demographics | |
Nickname | Efro |
Born | February 9, 1984 |
Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Nationality | American |
Professional Career | |
Pro Tour debut | Pro Tour London 1999 |
Top Finishes | 5 (0 wins) |
GP top 8s | 19 (2 wins) |
Awards | |
Hall of Fame |
Eric Froehlich is an American professional Magic player. Froehlich is also a professional poker player; he has won two World Series of Poker bracelets, and his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,300,000.
Professional play
He has made the top eight of five Pro Tours and 19 Grand Prix events, with two wins. Several of Froehlich's Grand Prix Top 8s have come in team events, in which he has teamed with such prominent professional players as Kamiel Cornelissen, Jon Finkel, Brian Kibler, Luis Scott-Vargas, and Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa. In 2015, he was voted into the Hall of Fame.
In December 2018, it was announced that Froehlich would be one of the 32 players joining the upcoming 2019 Magic Pro League. A year later, he was relegated to the Rivals League. With his wife Athena Huey taking a full-time job as Community Manager, he was forced to step down from competitive play before the 2020-2021 season.[1]
League play
Season | Rank |
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2019 Magic Pro League | 30 |
2020 Rivals League | 11 |
Accomplishments
Season | Event type | Location | Format | Date | Rank |
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2001–02 | Pro Tour | San Diego | Rochester Draft | 10–13 January 2002 | 8 |
2001–02 | Grand Prix | New Jersey | Team Limited | 29–30 June 2002 | 4 |
2002–03 | Masters | Houston | Booster Draft | 8–10 November 2002 | 3 |
2002–03 | Grand Prix | Amsterdam | Team Limited | 7–8 June 2003 | 2 |
2003–04 | Grand Prix | Washington, D.C. | Team Limited | 17–18 April 2004 | 4 |
2006 | Grand Prix | Madison | Team Constructed | 25–26 March 2006 | 3 |
2010 | Nationals | Minneapolis | Special | 20–23 August 2010 | 5 |
2010 | Grand Prix | Toronto | Limited | 23–24 October 2010 | 5 |
2010 | Worlds | Chiba | Special | 9–12 December 2010 | 5 |
2012–13 | Grand Prix | Anaheim | Block Constructed | 26–27 May 2012 | 4 |
2012–13 | Grand Prix | San Jose | Team Limited | 13–14 October 2012 | 3 |
2012–13 | Pro Tour | Montreal | Standard and Booster Draft | 15–17 February 2013 | 4 |
2012–13 | Grand Prix | San Diego | Modern | 16–17 March 2013 | 3 |
2012–13 | Grand Prix | Pittsburgh | Limited | 23–24 March 2013 | 4 |
2013–14 | Grand Prix | Phoenix | Standard | 5–6 April 2014 | 6 |
2014–15 | Grand Prix | Portland | Team Limited | 8–10 August 2014 | 4 |
2014–15 | Grand Prix | Salt Lake City | Limited | 6–7 September 2014 | 4 |
2014–15 | Grand Prix | San Jose | Team Limited | 31 January–1 February 2015 | 1 |
2014–15 | Pro Tour | Washington, D.C. | Modern and Booster Draft | 6–8 February 2015 | 5 |
2015–16 | Grand Prix | Detroit | Team Limited | 15–16 August 2015 | 2 |
2016–17 | Grand Prix | Mexico City | Team Limited | 8–9 April 2017 | 1 |
2016–17 | Pro Tour | Nashville | Standard and Booster Draft | 12–14 May 2017 | 8 |
2017–18 | Grand Prix | Indianapolis | Team Limited | 20–21 January 2018 | 2 |
2017–18 | Grand Prix | Memphis | Standard | 24–25 February 2018 | 8 |
2017–18 | Grand Prix | Washington, D.C. | Team Limited | 26–27 May 2018 | 2 |
2017–18 | Grand Prix | Los Angeles | Standard | 18–19 August 2018 | 4 |
→ Source: Wizards.com
Pro Tour Results
Season | Pro Tour | Format | Finish | Winnings |
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1999–00 | London | Booster Draft | 60 | $420 |
1999–00 | Los Angeles | Booster Draft | 265 | |
2000–01 | Los Angeles | Rochester Draft | 14 | $3,800 |
2000–01 | Barcelona | Booster Draft | 83 | |
2001–02 | New York | Team Limited | 7 | $3,400 |
2001–02 | New Orleans | Extended | 47 | $710 |
2001–02 | San Diego | Rochester Draft | 8 | $6,500 |
2001–02 | Osaka | Block Constructed | 15 | $3,500 |
2001–02 | Nice | Booster Draft | 18 | $2,750 |
2001–02 | Worlds (Sydney) | Special | 227 | |
2002–03 | Boston | Team Limited | 30 | |
2002–03 | Houston | Extended | 290 | |
2002–03 | Chicago | Rochester Draft | 329 | |
2002–03 | Venice | Block Constructed | 97 | |
2002–03 | Yokohama | Booster Draft | 142 | |
2003–04 | Boston | Team Limited | 52 | |
2003–04 | New Orleans | Extended | 101 | |
2003–04 | San Diego | Booster Draft | 82 | |
2003–04 | Seattle | Team Limited | 68 | |
2005 | Atlanta | Team Limited | 48 | |
2005 | Los Angeles | Extended | 323 | |
2006 | Charleston | Team Constructed | 52 | |
2010 | San Diego | Standard and Booster Draft | 37 | $1,100 |
2010 | San Juan | Block Constructed and Booster Draft | 86 | |
2010 | Amsterdam | Extended and Booster Draft | 196 | |
2010 | Worlds (Chiba) | Special | 5 | $11,000 |
2011 | Paris | Standard and Booster Draft | 9 | $7,000 |
2011 | Philadelphia | Modern and Booster Draft | 26 | $1,800 |
2011 | Worlds (San Francisco) | Special | 134 | |
2012 | Dark Ascension in Honolulu | Standard and Booster Draft | 349 | |
2012 | Avacyn Restored in Barcelona | Block Constructed and Booster Draft | 225 | |
2012–13 | Return to Ravnica in Seattle | Modern and Booster Draft | 27 | $1,500 |
2012–13 | Gatecrash in Montreal | Standard and Booster Draft | 4 | $12,500 |
2012–13 | Dragon's Maze in San Diego | Block Constructed and Booster Draft | 10 | $5,000 |
2013–14 | Theros in Dublin | Standard and Booster Draft | 306 | |
2013–14 | Born of the Gods in Valencia | Modern and Booster Draft | 76 | |
2013–14 | Journey into Nyx in Atlanta | Block Constructed and Booster Draft | 15 | $5,000 |
2013–14 | Magic 2015 in Portland | Standard and Booster Draft | 44 | $1,500 |
2014–15 | Khans of Tarkir in Honolulu | Standard and Booster Draft | 37 | $1,500 |
2014–15 | Fate Reforged in Washington, D.C. | Modern and Booster Draft | 5 | $10,000 |
2014–15 | Dragons of Tarkir in Brussels | Standard and Booster Draft | 19 | $2,500 |
2014–15 | Magic Origins in Vancouver | Standard and Booster Draft | 19 | $2,500 |
2015–16 | Battle for Zendikar in Milwaukee | Standard and Booster Draft | 258 | |
2015–16 | Oath of the Gatewatch in Atlanta | Modern and Booster Draft | 251 | |
2015–16 | Shadows over Innistrad in Madrid | Standard and Booster Draft | 248 | |
2015–16 | Eldritch Moon in Sydney | Standard and Booster Draft | 68 | $1,000 |
2016–17 | Kaladesh in Honolulu | Standard and Booster Draft | 22 | $3,000 |
2016–17 | Aether Revolt in Dublin | Standard and Booster Draft | 122 | |
2016–17 | Amonkhet in Nashville | Standard and Booster Draft | 8 | $6,000 |
2016–17 | Hour of Devastation in Kyoto | Standard and Booster Draft | 267 | |
2017–18 | Ixalan in Albuquerque | Standard and Booster Draft | 117 | |
2017–18 | Rivals of Ixalan in Bilbao | Modern and Booster Draft | 298 | |
2017–18 | Dominaria in Richmond | Standard and Booster Draft | 107 | |
2017–18 | 25th Anniversary in Minneapolis | Team Constructed | 5 | $9,000 |
2018–19 | Guilds of Ravnica in Atlanta | Standard and Booster Draft | 167 | |
2018–19 | Mythic Championship Cleveland 2019 | Standard and Booster Draft | 169 | $500 |
→ Source: Wizards.com
External links
- Lifetime Top Finishes
- Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s
- Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders
- Eric Froehlich's Twitch channel
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (October 20, 2020). "Austin Bursavich Invited To The 2020-21 Rivals League". Magic.gg.