Update:
Newbee and its players have since been banned from Valve events.
Former TI champions, Chinese organisation Newbee has reportedly been blacklisted from all competitions in China including Tier 1 tournaments like the DPL-CDA Professional League and Imba Pro League for matchfixing.
This was revealed by Kyle "Kyle" Freedman in a Tweet made earlier today.
Kyle added that this was likely in response to their match against Avengers in the StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Qualifiers.
Both ImbaTV and Chinese Dota 2 Professional Association (CDA) have issued statements confirming the same.
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Summary of the statements:
Newbee’s playing roster at the time of the StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Qualifiers featured:
The Newbee organization won the International 4 and placed second in the International 7. One of their players, Faith won the International 2 under the Invictus Gaming banner.