With a number of Overwatch League teams having announced player departures, janus will follow suit as he has officially entered free agency.
Today we have parted ways with Joon-hwa "Janus" Song. It was an incredible year, and we couldn't have done it without you, @januspy_. You've always been a wonderful player and teammate. We wish you the absolute best in your career! pic.twitter.com/HlF8hG7XFN
— NYXL (@NYXL) August 31, 2018
Huge thanks to @NYXL and the fans. It was incredible year for my life. I was so happy to be in the team. And yeah, of course I'm looking for team if you need a typical weeb main tank
— janus (@januspy_) September 1, 2018
Similarly to those that were released before him, janus did not see much playtime throughout the inaugural Overwatch League season over his main tank counterpart Mano , only appearing in 69 maps compared to Mano's 105 maps played throughout the team's 40 regular season matches (excluding playoff matches). When including the Excelsior's 8 post-stage and postseason matches, this total jumps to 81 maps played for janus and 127 maps played for Mano.
Prior to his Overwatch League debut, janus was a part of the  LuxuryWatch Blue team that would eventually become the 
	
		
		New York Excelsior	
	
		
							
						
			
				
					New York Excelsior
					
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						Gangnamjin
						Gang Nam-jin (강남진)
					
					
						flex support
					
				
							
					
						
						Myunb0ng
						Seo Sang-min (서상민)
					
					
						flex support
					
				
							
					
						
						Flora
						Lim Young-woo (임영우)
					
					
						dps
					
				
							
					
						
						Yaki
						Kim Jun-gi (김준기)
					
					
						dps
					
				
							
					
						
						Kellan
						Kim Min-jae
					
					
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 core. That team's most notable placing in a tournament was 3rd in Season 2 of the OGN APEX tournament, where the best teams in Korea and from the Americas and Europe would prove themselves against the talent rich Koreans on LAN.  Lunatic-Hai would eventually go on to win the entire tournament, and eventually become the core of the 
	
		
		Seoul Dynasty	
	
		
							
						
			
				
					Seoul Dynasty
					
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						Ir1s
						Kim Seung-Hyun (김승현)
					
					
						
					
				
							
					
						
						FITS
						Kim Dong-eon (김동언)
					
					
						dps
					
				
							
					
						
						Profit
						Park Joon-yeong (박준영)
					
					
						dps
					
				
							
					
						
						smurf
						Yoo Myeong-Hwan
					
					
						tank
					
				
							
					
						
						Vindaim
						Junwoo Park
					
					
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With the September 9th deadline for past Overwatch League players contracts set to expire, and the Excelsior having already parted ways with WizardHyeong , one can only wonder who may be the next to depart (or join) the Overwatch League for its second season.