Granted, Tedd doesn't know that's what the interdimensional space whale was referring to, but it's a decent guess, all things considered.
But really, who else was Tedd going to play against this round? There's just no way his opponent was going to be anybody else. One of them could have a perfect win record and the other nothing but losses and they'd still wind up playing a card game against each other for it is their destiny to play a card game.
I'm actually pretty sure their win / loss record is even or close, however, given that a bye effectively counts as a win. You can double check that if you want, but whatevs. Like I said: DESTINY.
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