Name: Jesper “JW” Wecksell

Date of Birth: February 25, 1995

Country: Sweden

Game: Counter-Strike Global Offensive

Tournament Winnings:

$768,510.68 From 147 Tournaments

 

 

Jesper Wecksell is one of the few eSports players, using their initials as the basis for creating their nicknames. Best known as a “JW”, this Swedish boy is one of the most amazing AWP players in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive discipline.

Jesper “JW” Wecksell

If you ever wonder who is the biggest rival of “KennyS” on the position of an AWPer, he is the answer. With his intensely aggressive style of play, “JW” is one of the most beloved players in the world.

eSports Discipline:

Jesper Wecksell is a former Counter-Strike 1.6 player, who has successfully transferred to the new Counter-Strike Global Offensive. As we mentioned his favorite weapon is the AWP sniper and with a K/D ratio of 1.09, “JW” is still one of the best AWPers in the world. Although nowadays he is not at the peak of his form, the Swedish master is surely a threat for all his opponents, especially if they want to test his reflexes.

Result and Earnings

Earning $363,074.93 from 91 tournaments, “JW” is 11th for Swedish money-winners and 97th in the world ranking. In 2012, he won his lowest amount, a modest $590. His best year was in 2015, where his winnings jumped up to $169,672.94.

2016 Results:

2nd	ELEAGUE Season 1	$140,000
3-4th	Esports Championship Series Season 1 – Finals	$80,000
1st	Intel Extreme Masters X – World Championship	$104,000
1st	ESL Expo Barcelona	$35,622.4
1st	StarLadder i-League StarSeries XIV Finals	$90,000

 

2015 Results:

1st	ESL ESEA Pro League Season II – Finals	$100,000
1st	FACEIT 2015 Stage 3 Finals	$100,000
1st	ESL One: Cologne 2015	$100,000
1st	ESL ESEA Pro	$100,000
1st	ESL One: Katowice 2015	$100,000

Jesper “JW” Wecksell eSport Career

Jesper Wecksell started his professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive career with the team Epsilon eSports where he came second at DreamHack Summer 2013 and the E-Sport SM 2013 finals. After that, his career went up after he signed with the Swedish giants from fnatic. Along with his teammates Robin “flusha” Rönnquist, Markus “pronax” Wallsten, Freddy “KRiMZ” Johansson, and Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer Gustafsson, “JW” won a variety of competitions such as Dreamhack Winter and ESL One Katowice 2015. In 2016, he was a part of one of the biggest transfers in the history of gaming, switching over to the team Godsent.