Han Dong's original plan was to place his match with Pope in the fourth or fifth round.
The ideal scenario would be a 'captain's duel'.
According to observations,
[Aoki Shinshi] has been using a special method throughout to collect 'information' from defeated teammates,
possibly even some tangible information that can benefit him in his own battle... Moreover, Shinshi himself is very powerful.
[Bo], in Han Dong's view, is the real core of the Greek team, as opposed to the captain Demis.
And seemingly due to issues with his eye, he received a huge blessing in the maze, feeling completely different from before.
If the opponents are these two, it would surely put a lot of pressure on Pope and possibly cause substantial harm.
The 'Demon Eye' would have a chance to capture Pope's traits.
Unfortunately, Pope anticipated this and chose the seemingly easiest third match.
Unexpectedly,