One support down for OG as the organization reveals that its front line position three-player Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka will retire from professional Dota 2. JerAx won’t be leaving OG’s side but will be leaving the professional scene of Dota 2 officially and departing from OG’s active roster.
The journey started four years ago, and since then, OG has amassed millions of fans and followers because of the moments in eSport history that it created with its legendary players. But “all the good things must also come to an end,” and the unique competitive journey that OG fans all enjoy and love is over.
OG released a public interview about JerAx’s departure today with it being saddening and eye-opening about the professional player’s retirement. JerAx told the public why he quit Dota 2 and how it all changed throughout the years:
The End of OG - or the Start of Something New?
OG has defined many years of professional Dota 2. Its team has been and is filled with the most talented set of individuals in the world, but as time flows, things are destined to change. It wasn’t too long ago that Anathan “Ana” Pham decided to extend his break until the next Dota Pro Circuit season of 2020-2021, which means the front line active roster of OG has two empty seats this season. Although there is hope lingering for the organization’s newer branch team called OG Seed, there is still no assurance that it will take off right away or even make it to the bigger stages.
Despite the dispiriting realization that OG won’t be the same this year, fans can all agree that the team has made Dota 2 a better place. The players have carved their names in history and marked a new line of gameplay standard for every professional Dota 2 player in the world. Not only have they made evident what talent and skill should be, but each player’s names have also immortalized within it the definition of expertise. And without a doubt, JerAx leaves the professional scene with his chin up.
OG will play the ESL One Los Angeles Major Qualifiers in hopes of qualifying for the third Major of the Dota Pro Circuit season. Although full details about the organization’s active roster haven’t been released, three of its front line players still stand firm.
