Fnatic Announces Boasters Extension

Enjoyed this year's intense comebacks, vibrant celebrations and iconic walkouts? Don’t fear - they’re not going anywhere. We’re thrilled to announce that Jake ‘Boaster’ Howlett has re-signed with Fnatic for the 2026 season, and we can’t wait to get back to work together.

Joining us back in 2021 along with our acquisition of SUMNFC, this signing and upcoming season will mark Jake’s sixth year in the Black & Orange, guiding our VALORANT team to worldwide recognition and glory throughout various iterations of the VCT, constantly triumphing and remaining on top throughout different rosters, meta changes, and varying competitive environments.

Jake’s unmatched leadership (and unrivalled stage presence) stood firm this year, helping us bounce back from a rough Kickoff season into Stage One Champions, qualifying to Toronto and EWC and fighting all the way to the grand finals at each international - culminating with yet another grand final appearance at Champions Paris. We’re motivated and excited to continue this into 2026, with the ambition to close one of those grand finals and bring home another trophy to the Fnatic cabinet.

On the resigning summed up? We asked team director Colin ‘CoJo’ Johnson on his thoughts, although, he’s a little tied up with the offseason right now:

“It’s Boaster, Innit” - CoJo, 2025

We hope you’ll join us in celebrating Jake’s continuation in the Black and Orange, and you won’t have to wait long to see him back in action with everyone’s favourite team once again - we’ll be taking the stage vs GX in London on the 9th November for our very own offseason event with Sony INZONE, and shortly after heading over to New York for our third Red Bull Home Ground appearance. We’ve got some more offseason surprises in store too, so stay tuned for more information around that - see you soon!