# Match Record: 2025 PUBLIX Candy Cane Classic - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (35+, 50+, 60+) COMBINED (2025-12-06)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 08:37:49
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4473730144
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-06
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** 2025 PUBLIX Candy Cane Classic - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (35+, 50+, 60+) COMBINED
- **Location:** Macon, GA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-3841-blees-park)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 8-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.56)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Sunny Lyu** (DUPR ID: ZNGVMW) - Rating: 4.436, Location: Macon, GA, US
- **Douglas Johnson** (DUPR ID: W6NVXY) - Rating: 4.490, Location: Gordon, GA, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Nathan Gabel** (DUPR ID: ZNGRJL) - Rating: 4.126, Location: Tifton, GA, US
- **Thomas Provost ** (DUPR ID: 7D92V0) - Rating: 5.178, Location: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FR

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