When OG raised the Aegis shield for the first time at The International 2018, everyone thought the fairy tale would end there. As this Dota 2 team continued to replicate its feat in Shanghai, with the same roster, and officially became the TI champion twice in a row, OG became a role model for all players.
Now, OG’s roster will no longer be intact. This legendary squad will lose one of five members. Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka, although still in the OG organization, has announced his retirement from Dota 2 and will no longer be in the official OG roster.
In an official statement by OG, JerAx said that his erratic performance in professional Dota 2 has left him “lost motivation, tired, and almost exhausted”. While he appreciates the complexity and fun that comes from the game, the pressure and demand to win forces him to deceive himself in order to keep going.
JerAx believes that winning is not what keeps him going, but instead is the constant “creativity” coming from the development team that has allowed him and his teammates to share ideas with each other and improve the environment. cease.
Either way, he’s grateful for the opportunity to become a pro, and he has great respect for the passionate people in the pro Dota 2 arena.
With JerAx retiring and Anathan “ana” Pham resting until the end of the season, OG now has to fill two big holes before appearing in the ESL One Los Angeles Major qualifiers.
OG’s current roster:
Topias ‘Topson’ Taavitsainen
Sebastien ‘Ceb’ Debs
Johan ‘n0tail’ Sundstein
JerAx joined OG after TI6, replacing Andreas Franck “Cr1t-” Nielsen. Before OG, JerAx was a member of 5Jungz, then signed with Team Liquid. He competed at TI6 with Team Liquid. At TI5, JerAx played for Korean team MVP HOT6. JerAx has been playing pro since 2013 and has appeared in several low tier teams, including Anchors + Sea Captain – the roster that produces some of the best position 4 supports available today and even TI7 champion Lasse Aukusti “MATUMBAMAN” “Urpalainen.
By the end of his professional career, JerAx is the second highest earning esports player, reaching $6,470,000.02 in tournament money, nearly half a million dollars behind Johan “N0tail” Sundstein (OG founding member).
Source link: OG’s Jerax hangs mouse: ‘I have neither passion nor willingness to play Dota 2 anymore’
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