{{Short description|American esports commentator}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = David Turley | other_names = Phreak | image = Phreak, 2015 LoL World Championship (125325951) (cropped).jpg | image_upright = 0.85 | caption = Turley in 2015 | birth_date = <!--{{birth date and age|||}}--> | module = {{ infobox sports announcer details | team = <!-- such as [[Dallas Cowboys]]--> | genre = <!-- such as [[Play-by-play]] --> | sport = [[Esports]] | employer = [[Riot Games]] }} }}
'''David Turley''', better known as '''Phreak''', is an American former ''[[League of Legends]]'' esports commentator for [[Riot Games]]. He has one of the longest careers of an esports commentator in the North American [[League of Legends Championship Series]] and has cast in several of the largest major international tournaments.
== Early life == Turley graduated from the [[University of California, San Diego]] (UCSD) with a degree in economics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Register |url-access=registration |via=[[LinkedIn]] |language=en |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-turley-63304327/}}</ref>
==Career== Turley's casting activities started in the Warcraft 3 scene, winning Blizzard Battle Report Contests in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Battle.net - Welcome to the Battle.net Web Site!|url=http://classic.battle.net/tournaments/season3/BR-Phreak.shtml|access-date=2020-08-18|website=classic.battle.net}}</ref> He was a professional Warcraft 3 player.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}
Turley is a League of Legends caster and community member who works for Riot Games. Turley was also a Platinum rated summoner in season one, and Diamond rated in seasons two and three, which lends credibility to his videos and commentating work. Turley is responsible for videos released by Riot Games, such as the Champion Spotlights and Patch Previews.<ref>{{Citation |title=Dreamhack Summer 2011: Interview with Phreak from Riot Games |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om8n3irF8bU |access-date=2023-11-28 |language=en}}</ref> As of March 30, 2020 Turley was a Gold rated summoner after achieving Platinum or Diamond the previous five seasons.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} Ahead of the 2024 League of Legends Pre-Season, Turley was promoted to Live Balance Design Lead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martinello |first=Eva |date=2023-09-28 |title=Phroxzon and Phreak handed new roles at Riot ahead of LoL 2024 preseason |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/phroxzon-and-phreak-handed-new-roles-at-riot-ahead-of-lol-2024-preseason |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}</ref> In November 2023, Turley announced that he was “more or less going to quit social media for the immediate future” in response to receiving death threats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Easby |first=Ryan |date=2023-11-16 |title='League Of Legends' designer Phreak drops social media due to death threats |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/league-of-legends-designer-phreak-drops-social-media-due-to-death-threats-3541244 |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
He provided the voice of a man training Bart, Milhouse, Nelson, Martin and Sophie to be gamers on the ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons]]'' episode "[[E My Sports]]".
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