David “DAVEY” Stafford and Enkhtaivan “Machinegun” Lkhagva have been released from Splyce's CS:GO roster, according to a statement from the team's website.

There was no reason listed in the statement for why DAVEY was released, but explained that Machinegun's departure was because "the language barriers were too great a challenge amidst the other difficulties of building a brand new team."

There was also mention in the statement that Splyce's CEO and co-founder Marty Strenczewilk would later be releasing a vlog to give further details about Splyce's roster.

DAVEY joined Splyce’s roster in January, while Machinegun came to the team in July, but the team has since gone through some mild roster turbulence — with Machinegun missing events such as Northern Arena Toronto and part of the EPL Season 4 - North America due to visa issues. DAVEY also recently missed the ZOTAC World Cup in October for undisclosed reasons. Splyce finished first at that event.

Three players stood in for the team during this period, with Temin "reD" Kwon and Chris "buZZa" Buzza subbing for Machinegun and Damian "daps" Steele filling DAVEY’s shoes.

Machinegun has yet to publicly respond to the news, but DAVEY responded with a positive tweet towards his former organization and teammates.

Olivia Da Silva is a news editor at theScore esports. She likes piña coladas, getting caught in the rain and dank no-scopes. You're eligible for free high fives if you follow her on Twitter.