# Match Record: Queensland Pickleball Tour - Gladstone 2026 - 19+ Mixed Doubles DUPR: 3.49 and under *Merged* (2026-02-22)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 12:43:44
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-22
- **Estimated Play Time:** 2:15 AM
- **Event:** Queensland Pickleball Tour - Gladstone 2026 - 19+ Mixed Doubles DUPR: 3.49 and under *Merged*
- **Location:** Gladstone Central, Qld 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-9
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.07)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Claire Whiting** (DUPR ID: PZO24M) - Rating: 3.277, Location: Bucasia, QLD, AU
- **Steven Whiting** (DUPR ID: J50KWO) - Rating: 2.955, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Janine Chadwick** (DUPR ID: M267ZP) - Rating: 2.924, Location: QLD, AU
- **Ben Buckley** (DUPR ID: DNOV06) - Rating: 3.129, Location: N/A

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