Back to 4-team groups, and that's for the best.
Still a bit of bloat but at least the tournament won't drag for a long period of time.
Edited to add: I initially posted there'd be fewer dead rubbers, but the change to having certain third-placed teams progress to the knockout stage means there may be a couple more than previous.
"The revised format mitigates the risk of collusion and ensures that all the teams play a minimum of three matches, while providing balanced rest time between competing teams,"
Still a bit of bloat but at least the tournament won't drag for a long period of time.
Edited to add: I initially posted there'd be fewer dead rubbers, but the change to having certain third-placed teams progress to the knockout stage means there may be a couple more than previous.