# Match Record: Desert ATPL Men 18+ Open Playoffs (2025-12-02)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 12:25:18
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4743664206
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-02
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** Desert ATPL Men 18+ Open Playoffs
- **Location:** Paradise Pickleball, California 111, Palm Desert, CA, USA 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 6-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.44)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Evan Unruh** (DUPR ID: RZV7OQ) - Rating: 4.708, Location: Palm Desert, CA, US
- **John Haddock** (DUPR ID: P5O4XE) - Rating: 3.983, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Robert Downing** (DUPR ID: 3ZZ2NW) - Rating: 4.386, Location: Rancho Mirage, CA, US
- **Bradley Cummins ** (DUPR ID: YGOL4G) - Rating: 4.686, Location: Rancho Mirage, CA, US

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