# Match Record: The 2nd Annual Connecticut Dinksgiving Showdown - Mini Moneyball: (4.999 And Under) Age: (Any) (2025-11-29)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-08 00:44:22
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4533642448
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-11-29
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** The 2nd Annual Connecticut Dinksgiving Showdown - Mini Moneyball: (4.999 And Under) Age: (Any)
- **Location:** Simsbury, CT 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-8
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average Rated Score: 4.61)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Nathan Rule** (Player ID: 30N744) - Rating: 4.870, Location: Avon, CT, US
- **anish venkatesh** (Player ID: 0Y9Z0G) - Rating: 4.531, Location: Hartford, CT, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Chris DuVerger** (Player ID: QP6VO4) - Rating: 4.295, Location: Chicago, IL, US
- **John Gedicks** (Player ID: RZGW4Z) - Rating: 4.756, Location: West Hartford, CT, US

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