Following a disappointing season and run at The International 2018, the second change to Newbee's roster sees kaka depart after over two years with the organization.
Newbee had a spectacular run at The International 2017, where they advanced to the grand finals only to be taken down by the champions Team Liquid and getting 2nd place. They decided to stick to their roster and grind it through the following year, the first DPC season 2017-18.
The season was not too great for them, as they went through a series of ups and downs, sometimes performing admirably and taking first place in tournaments, and sometimes disappointing with struggles in the group stages itself. Although they did manage to secure enough points to get a direct invite to The International 2018, their struggles would continue. Getting very close but failing to qualify to the upper bracket of the main event, they had a daunting task at hand in the lower bracket.
However, they failed to win even a single round and were eliminated by the surprise underdogs Winstrike Team in the Bo1 series. Following the dismal results, they decided to make their first roster change in over two years as Damien 'kpii' Chok departed only a few days ago. Next in line is their support player Hu 'Kaka' Liangzhi who made the announcement in a post on his weibo account.
Following is a translation of his post (translated from Chinese):
The Newbee organization have not made any official statement on their twitter regarding the status of the rest of the players on their main squad. However, their only post regarding the three teams under their banner claims that the news surrounding them will be made official soon.
Current Newbee roster:
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