The 2012 World Championship Series Global Finals will feature a double elimination group stage and a single elimination playoff bracket.

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

NPR: Americans Try To Reach WBC Title Game At Last

The inaugural 2006 Classic featured a pool-play format, while 2009 was double-elimination and this one will be a combination of both.

NPR: Americans Try To Reach WBC Title Game At Last

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.

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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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Mr Greenspan said he did support one of Mr Bush's core aims: the elimination of double taxation on dividends.

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The Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hard rock Mining Industry Act takes on depletion allowances for mineral extraction based industries.

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