Two of those victories were won at team Pro Tours with his teammates of Phoenix Foundation, Kai Budde and Marco Blume.
Dirk Baberowski qualified for Pro Tour (PT) Chicago due to a 12th place at Grand Prix Zurich on 31 May 1998.
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.
A 63rd place at the World championship in Tokyo sufficed to take home the Rookie of the Year award.
After that Dirk banded up with Kai Budde and Marco Blume to form the team Phoenix Foundation.