Giants Gaming have released Lennart “Smittyj” Warkus and Seung-ik “S0NSTAR” Son from their contracts, according to a Facebook post from the organization.

The statement says the two players are now free agents and subsequently will not be part of the team's 2017 EU LCS Spring Split roster.

Giants had a rough go in the 2016 EU LCS Spring Split, finishing last at the end of the regular season. They successfully stayed in the EU LCS through the Summer Promotion Tournament and went on to place fourth in the 2016 EU LCS Summer Split. They were eliminated from the summer playoffs in the quarterfinals after losing 3-1 to Unicorns of Love.

The team's most recent event was at the Europe Regional Finals, where they placed fourth after being swept 3-0 by UoL.

While top laner Smittyj compiled a 3.3 KDA over the course of the summer split, the second lowest on the team, AD carry S0NSTAR maintained a 4.9 KDA, which was the the highest on the team.

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