Is TSM mind-gaming the bracket?

I'm full well aware that I'll likely be accused of making excuses for NA, fanboying, etc etc. Hear me out.

So in a 6 team round robin, four teams are going to go to the elimination bracket. Turkey is going to be in one of those 5th/6th spots. That leaves one other team getting eliminated.

Let's say then, TSM decide they want to focus on 1 team. Just one, to beat handily in the group stages, who would they pick? Chances are it would be AHQ.

This would essentially give them a 2-4 (or 3/3) record in the group stages, putting them in 4th place. They'd likely be up against SKT in the semifinals of the elimination portion of it, which is right where they want to be. TSM has said repeatedly that if they don't win on a world stage, then none of it actually matters. Also - in a lot of international tournaments, the deciding games tend to be played in the semi-finals anyway, and the finals tend to be a 3-0 or 3-1 rout.

So if they end up placing right where they want, which is 4th, and face of against SKT T1, then they have the benefit of being able to sit back and watch Fnatic and EDG brawl it out with each other. Fnatic and EDG have extremely similar brawl styles, so it might be difficult for the winner of that series to adjust to TSM's more controlled style. Theoretically, that would give TSM the edge moving into the grand finals.

I'm well aware this sounds very conspiracy theory-esque, and maybe my brain is trying to rationalize the god awful TSM game. But is it possible that TSM is trying to mindgame the bracket into a setup they feel favors them moving into the elimination stage?

This would be so unbelievably risky, almost to the point of suicidal when it comes to a tournament that is this important... but....what if?