Sometimes you have to look at the tourney host's side of view.
Kyle hosts a brawl tourney, expecting about 7 setups for a 32 man bracket.
56 players show up.
Nike bails and instead of the expected 7 setups, there's 3.
Owner wants everyone out before 11:00, giving Kyle 5 hours to run the event
In situations like that, I completely understand Kyle moving it to single.
If I was playing single elim and got Espy first round, yes I would be very upset. However, I'd most likely MM everyone else at the tourney that I think I can beat.