The second round is double-elimination, and the top two teams will reach the semifinals.

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The Tar Heels (52-8) take on fourth-seeded Canisius (42-15) on Friday evening after second-seeded Florida Atlantic (39-20) faces third-seeded Towson (29-28) in the opener of the double-elimination regional.

WSJ: No. 1 seed UNC ready to begin NCAA regional

With over 1, 000 gamers from around the globe competing, viewers from 171 countries watched four live streams during the three-day, double elimination tournament online at www.majorleaguegaming.com for a total of more than 2.6 million hours of video consumed.

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He endorsed the centrepiece of Mr Bush's new tax-cutting plans: the elimination of double taxation on dividends.

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