Jesse Vainikka, known as JerAx in the gaming industry, is a two-time Dota 2 championship winner. He was born on 7th May 1992, and his nationality is Finland. He started playing video games at an early age and has played for many teams in his career. He has also served in the Navy because it is mandatory to participate in military service for certain days in Finland.
After serving in the Navy, JerAx started playing Dota 2 in 2013 for the team ‘Rat in the Dark.’ He then played for QPAD Red Pandas (62 days), 4Anchors (133 days), Team Tinker (45 days), MVP HOT6ix (164 days), 5Jungz (42 days), Team Liquid (327 days), OG (1243 days), and Evil Geniuses (145 days). JerAx has also coached Team Liquid from 7th June 2022 to 9th December 2022 (185 days).
JerAx has announced his retirement from Dota 2 after playing for 2661 days in pro teams and 267 days in average teams. He has won the total prize money of around $6,486,623.
The Last Matches And Tournaments JerAx Played In
The last match of JerAx was Team Liquid vs. Team Secret at The International 2022 on 30th October 2022. He then played in the following matches in The International.
- Liquid vs. Aster (29-10-22 GMT)
- Liquid vs. TS (23-10-22 GMT)
- OG vs. Liquid (23-10-22 GMT)
- Liquid vs. Entity (22-1022 GMT)
The last tournaments JerAx featured in are as follows:
- The International 2022 (15th to 30th October 2022)
- The International 2022 Last Chance Qualifier (8th to 12th October 2022)
- The International 2022 Western Europe Qualifier ( 13th to 17th September 2022)
- ESL One Malaysia 2022 (23rd to 28th August 2022)
- PGL Arlington Major 2022 (4th to 15th August 2022)
The highlight of JerAx’s career is winning four major championships. He won The Shanghai Major and The Manila Major when playing with Team Liquid. He is also a two-time The International winner, as he won in 2018 and 2019 when playing in OG with teammates N0tail, Ceb, Ana, and Topson. JerAx is always thankful to the people he met, talked to, or played Dota 2 with for his achievements.
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