Jake "Boaster" Howlett has announced that he has been allowed to explore options outside of FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #16 crashies Austin Roberts kaajak Kajetan Haremski Cloud Kirill Nehozhin Alfajer Emir Ali Beder .

“I am still in talks with Fnatic and they've also allowed me to explore other options as well,” he shared. “I'm very hungry and motivated to continue to compete as an IGL, open to offers from all regions, especially EMEA and China.”

Boaster has been synonymous with FNATIC for the past six years, first joining the organization as part of its first Valorant roster alongside the rest of the original SUMN FC SUMN FC Inactive Moe40 Muhammad Hariff doma Domagoj Fancev Mistic James Orfila Boaster Jake Howlett tsack Konstantinos Theodoropoulos lineup in February 2021.

Since then, the in-game leader has led the team to numerous accomplishments, from finishing second at the original Masters Reykjavik in 2021, to lifting back-to-back trophies at LOCK//IN and Masters Tokyo in 2023, to achieving second place finishes at Masters Toronto and Champions Paris in 2025, all while collecting three EMEA stage titles along the way.

Boaster posing on stage at Champions Paris Boaster on stage at Champions Paris. (Photo by Liu YiCun/Riot Games)

The 2026 season was the most turbulent one yet for Boaster and FNATIC. After missing out on Masters Santiago by one placement in Kickoff, the team grappled with roster changes and gradually slid down the regional standings, eventually ending their year with a loss to Joblife in the Stage 2 play-ins. This year is the organization's first time missing out on Champions and with it, their first year missing out on all three international events.

This major shakeup is unlikely to be the first from FNATIC, as the team shared an update earlier today stating that they have “given some members of the team permission to explore other opportunities.”

FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #16 crashies Austin Roberts kaajak Kajetan Haremski Cloud Kirill Nehozhin Alfajer Emir Ali Beder is currently:

  • Austin "crashies" Roberts
  • Kajetan "kaajak" Haremski
  • Kirill "Cloud" Nehozhin
  • Emir "Alfajer" Ali Beder
  • Colin "CoJo" Johnson (Manager)
  • Andrey "ENGH" Sholokhov (Head coach)
  • Casper "Desmo" Rasmussen (Assistant coach)
  • Philipp "Szed" Schickor (Performance coach)