"Newcomer-2012. Summer"

Is holding a group stage a matter of principle for the organizers? My opinion, of course, is not based on experience, but if I were an organizer, I would hold all tournaments immediately in a double-elimination format. In my opinion, the group stage only complicates both the organization process and the lives of the participants. It's okay when there are many people, but when there are only 27 participants, it's clear that a double-elimination format should be used. The only downside, of course, is that this way, fewer games will be played, but I don't see the point in trying to play as many games as possible specifically in a tournament; you can just play casual games. A tournament is a means of testing how good you are, and if a player is weak and doesn't aim for high places, why does he need to play many tournament games?