# Match Record: DUPR 18 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Canada Launch Party and Tournament WEST at IPOP Burnaby,  BC (2025-04-05)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 06:19:26
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-04-05
- **Estimated Play Time:** 4:45 AM
- **Event:** DUPR 18 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Canada Launch Party and Tournament WEST at IPOP Burnaby,  BC
- **Location:** Inclusive Place of Pickleball (IPOP) 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 17-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.47)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **John Vu** (DUPR ID: 1275E9) - Rating: 4.798, Location: Burnaby, BC, CA
- **Gillian Epp** (DUPR ID: DN7WN4) - Rating: 4.370, Location: Vancouver, BC, CA

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Johann Pamplona** (DUPR ID: NYZR22) - Rating: 4.358, Location: Victoria, BC, CA
- **Emma Knapp** (DUPR ID: GGX65V) - Rating: 4.369, Location: Victoria, BC, CA

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