# Match Record: Harcourts Intermediate Mens (2026-06-02)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 16:35:38
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4711570943
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-06-02
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** Harcourts Intermediate Mens
- **Location:** Topspin Pickleball NZ Maxwell Place, Te Rapa, Hamilton, New Zealand 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 22-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.19)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Arnold Mercado** (DUPR ID: YND9N4) - Rating: 3.256, Location: Hamilton, Waikato, NZ
- **Simon Magele** (DUPR ID: WZG5WM) - Rating: 3.412, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Ngahere Rata** (DUPR ID: E95DLJ) - Rating: 3.265, Location: Hamilton, Waikato, NZ
- **Kodi Edmonds** (DUPR ID: EXRMNE) - Rating: 2.845, Location: N/A

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