Members of the Valorant community have come together on social media to celebrate Britain’s Jake ‘Boaster’ Howlett after an agonising 2-3 Grand Final loss saw NRG down Fnatic at Valorant Champions 2025.
A historic comeback saw Fnatic fight back from 11-1 down on map three to go on to force a fifth and final map, but NRG showed their mental resilience to take the fifth map and become VCT Paris winners.
Boaster, a player who always wears his heart on his sleeve, was visibly emotional after the loss, but the Valorant community have celebrated that vulnerability and the meaning it gives to the scene and its competitions.
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