Now that the draw for the knockout round has come out, TES will play against FNC, its old club from Europe, in the first round. Actually, I don't think there is anything to worry about this round. FNC lost to the third seed LCK in the group stage and came second in the group stage. TES cut the second seed DRX of LCK very neatly twice, and even the other ADC deft admitted that he was not strong enough to beat it in the post-match interview. You know, in the LCK competition, there is a big gap between the two, and there is actually no big threat to FNC, which is 50-50 with GEN.G
I think the biggest challenge is actually in the semi-finals. Not surprisingly, TES will play against JDG or SN. The former and TES met in two playoff finals in spring and summer, and both of them played BO5, which shows that the strength gap is not big. Moreover, in the last game of the summer finals, JDG once took the lead, and it was also thanks to Knight's spirit that he won the championship. If the Cavaliers don't get back in shape before this battle, the result may be really hard to say. On the other hand, SN is a bit like IG in the previous two years. They have shown confidence in the two games against G2, but I don't know if they can finally achieve nirvana when they are young.
I don't think we need to worry about it in the final. Needless to say, the other three teams in the second half of the competition area are far from JKL, and the other positions are almost fifty-fifty. In this fast-paced version, the advantage of getting off the road can better control the dragon and radiate the whole game. I believe TES will be invincible in the final.