# Match Record: PickleB Nottingham - 18+ Mens Doubles 4.5 Final (2025-12-27)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 08:26:52
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4563383361
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-27
- **Estimated Play Time:** 10:15 AM
- **Event:** PickleB Nottingham - 18+ Mens Doubles 4.5 Final
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 5-11, 11-7, 4-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.92)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Sam Basford** (DUPR ID: 3YMR6G) - Rating: 4.884, Location: Rugby, England, GB
- **Peter Hitchman** (DUPR ID: 8M6KPD) - Rating: 4.967, Location: Clifton upon Dunsmore, England, GB

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Jack Edwards** (DUPR ID: 566RZP) - Rating: 4.896, Location: Telford, England, GB
- **Joshua Roberts** (DUPR ID: WXXGYQ) - Rating: 4.944, Location: Nuneaton, England, GB

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