JerAx

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JerAx

Player Information

Name:

Jesse Vainikka

Birth:

May 7, 1992 (age 27)

Country:

Finland

Status:

Active

Team:

OG

Alternate IDs:

jrx, Jeraxai

Role(s):

Support

Signature Hero:

Approx. Total Earnings:

$6,470,384

Links

History

2013-??-?? — 2013-03-04

Rat in the dark

2013-03-04 — 2013-12-04

QPAD Red Pandas

2014-09-?? — 2015-01-12

4Anchors

2015-01-20 — 2015-03-06

Team Tinker

2015-03-06 — 2015-08-17

MVP HOT6ix

2015-08-28 — 2015-10-09

5Jungz

2015-10-09 — 2016-08-31

Team Liquid

2016-08-31 — Present

OG

Jesse "JerAx" (pronounced dʒɛəraks) Vainikka is a Finnish professional Dota 2 player currently playing for OG.

Biography[edit]

JerAx made his name in Heroes of Newerth, where he played for a number of teams including "Dirty Minds" (with Era and SingSing) and "Man the fuck Up"/"KD-Gaming" (with Era).^[1] He then did a compulsory military service in the Finnish navy, and when he had finished it, started playing Dota 2.^[1]

On the 15th January 2018, JerAx unveiled his own merchandise website JerAx.GG. ^[2]

Dota 2[edit]

2013[edit]

JerAx began his Dota 2 career in the Finnish team Rat in the dark as a support player. After playing with them for a month he was approached by SingSing, and JerAx joined his team, QPAD Red Pandas as a trialist. A while later he was announced as a full member of the team.^[1]

2014[edit]

After more than a year of absence from the Dota 2 professional scene, JerAx became a part of the newly-formed Finnish squad 4 Anchors + Sea Captain alongside Trixi, MATUMBAMAN, Vaalix and Buugi. JerAx played the #4 position for the team, in addition to serving as the overall team captain and drafter. He left the team in early January 2015.^[3]

2015[edit]

A few days later, JerAx joined the international team Team Tinker. After a couple months of disappointing results, JerAx parted ways with the team on March 6th, and was announced to be joining Korean team MVP HOT6ix. The team quickly became a powerhouse in the South East Asia scene, and after winning MPGL Season 7, the team qualified for The International 2015. Despite their strong play leading up to the tournament, MVP HOT6ix disapointed at the main event. They finished last in their group, and were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs by Invictus Gaming.

In the post TI5 shuffle, JerAx left MVP HOT6ix, and was revealed to have joined 5Jungz after the team was invited to the ESL One New York 2015 European Qualifiers. After a string of good results, he was picked up by Team Liquid. With winning The Defense Season 5 and reaching third place at WCA 2015, JerAx ended the 2015 calendar year on a high note.

2016[edit]

JerAx continued his good form over the new year with double runner-up places in the Frankfurt and Manila majors respectively. With a consistent run of being second, JerAx won his first premier offline tournament in 2016 at EPICENTER. He left Team Liquid during the post TI6 shuffle.^[4]

Trivia[edit]

Can touch his nose with his tongue.^[5]
Known for his Earth Spirit, JerAx has over 500 matches played on the hero and sports an impressive 75.5% win rate as listed on Dotabuff.
JerAx was the first player to make 4 consecutive Major finals, with Team Liquid at The Shanghai Major and The Manila Major and with OG at The Boston Major and The Kiev Major.
On August 25th, 2019, he became the first two time TI-Winner, after winning two consecutive TIs, TI8 and TI9. He achieved this together with his teammates N0tail, Ceb, ana, and Topson on team OG.

Achievements[edit]

Date	Place	Tier	Tournament		Team	Result	Prize
2019-08-25	AA1st	A0Premier	The International 2019	The International 2019	OG	3 : 1	$15,620,200
2018-08-25	AA1st	A0Premier	The International 2018	The International 2018	OG	3 : 2	$11,234,200
2017-12-10	AA1st	A1Major	MDL Macau	MDL Macau	OG	2 : 0	$130,000
2017-08-10	GA7 - 8th	A0Premier	The International 2017	The International 2017	OG	0 : 2	$617,198
2017-04-30	AA1st	A0Premier	The Kiev Major 2017	The Kiev Major 2017	OG	3 : 2	$1,000,000
2016-12-10	AA1st	A0Premier	The Boston Major 2016	The Boston Major 2016	OG	3 : 1	$1,000,000
2016-08-11	GA7 - 8th	A0Premier	The International 2016	The International 2016	Team Liquid	0 : 2	$519,262
2016-06-12	BA2nd	A0Premier	The Manila Major 2016	The Manila Major 2016	Team Liquid	1 : 3	$405,000
2016-05-15	AA1st	A0Premier	EPICENTER 2016	EPICENTER 2016	Team Liquid	3 : 2	$250,000
2016-03-06	BA2nd	A0Premier	The Shanghai Major 2016	The Shanghai Major 2016	Team Liquid	1 : 3	$405,000
Complete list of results in any tournament