Rest on CFO being NA slayers: "I'd agree if this was last year, but this year, we're still figuring things out"

After pulling off an upset against in their opening match of the tournament, have made the perfect start to their campaign. A year after their memorable run captured the hearts of fans, CFO are showing that their return to the biggest stage in competition was no fluke.

Among the players returning from last year’s roster, toplaner stands out as a veteran with plenty of experience on the international stage. With the team set to face Movistar KOI in their second match, the Taiwanese player spoke to Sheep Esports about CFO’s opening game.

Hsu “Rest” Shih-Chieh: “Our coach is very fluent in English, so we did thorough research, and we know he's really good at Lee Sin. However, Qiyana was open, which is one of best champions. We were confident that we could take him down even if we gave him Lee Sin.

Rest: It was obviously all Shadow. He kept telling us to look out for level 2. Given his experience, he's a lot less nervous on the big stage.

Rest: We are a team that likes giving counter pick to our botlane. Obviously, this patch, Rumble and Olaf are among the strongest top laners, so that's why I decided to pick it, simply because it was open.

Rest: I felt rather equal pressure from both of them. I think when I'm playing Rumble against a Galio, I have to play very passively, and today Morgan played really well on his Galio.

Rest: I would say that during the laning phase, it's pretty similar. Galio is a very teamfight-oriented champion. The difference really comes later in the game during those phases.

Rest: I do want to give most of the credit to Shadow. He got a lead pretty much from the early game to the late game, but I also want to shout out my teammates, who managed to stay calm throughout the process. Some of us have never played at Worlds before, and others have not been here in a long time, so shout-out to them.

Rest: One little trick that we do is pay attention to the dragon until it gets around 2,000 or 3,000 HP. Once that happens, we start initiating a team fight with a champion that can do that, which is Alistar in this scenario, and also keep a very close eye on the opponent's jungler.

Rest: I would probably agree if this was last year. But I think this year, we're kind of still figuring things out. We're still kind of working on our team cohesion. And also, it was a best-of-one. Anything could happen. So, yeah, I’m not sure I could be called that.

Rest: Because we are CFO!

Rest: Thank you guys so much for waking up early to watch our games. I know the time difference is very drastic right now, and I know it's very hard to wake up. So, thank you guys so much for doing that.”