# Match Record: Champions Thursday Morning (2025-08-07)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 06:01:41
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4630146007
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-08-07
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** Champions Thursday Morning
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 9-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 3.64)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Steve Veilleux** (Player ID: YGZMVP) - Rating: 4.071, Location: Oakland, ME, US
- **Michael Michaud** (Player ID: 5EGOVL) - Rating: 3.019, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Doug McCosh** (Player ID: RZJMOE) - Rating: 3.795, Location: Augusta, ME, US
- **Emily Haft Bloom** (Player ID: LVJ6ZQ) - Rating: 3.671, Location: N/A

## Match Prep & Paddle Recommendations
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