JerAx to Coach PARIVISION at BLAST Slam III

Jesse "JerAx" Vainikka will join PARIVISION as a coach for the BLAST Slam III tournament. He will replace Rafael "Astini" Lang, who will miss the championship due to family reasons. Astini shared this information on his page on X.

Astini announced that he will stay home to support his wife, who is eight months pregnant. Nonetheless, he will continue to work with the team remotely. Meanwhile, JerAx will officially debut as a coach after retiring in 2022. The Finnish two-time The International champion with OG has already been considered as a mental coach for the team, and now he will temporarily lead the team in the tournament.

PARIVISION 's first match will take place on May 6 against Aurora Gaming. The BLAST Slam III competition runs from May 6 to May 11, 2025, in Denmark . The tournament prize pool is $1,000,000. 

PARIVISION roster for BLAST Slam III:

Alan "Satanic" Gallyamov
Vladimir "No[o]ne" Minenko
Dmitry "DM" Dorokhin
Edgar "9Class" Naltakyan
Andrey "Dukalis" Kuropatkin
Jesse "JerAx" Vainikka (coach)