# Match Record: Naples Pickleball Center (NPC) Championship (2025-01-30)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 04:49:24
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4811524824
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-01-30
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** Naples Pickleball Center (NPC) Championship
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 1-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average Rated Score: 4.68)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Edward Giard** (Player ID: 12XNJE) - Rating: 4.064, Location: Six Mile, SC, US
- **john eskuri** (Player ID: 8KPNWO) - Rating: 4.665, Location: Six Mile, SC, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Don Parker** (Player ID: 17YEXN) - Rating: 4.790, Location: N/A
- **John Morabito** (Player ID: 352LP5) - Rating: 5.213, Location: Paoli, PA, US

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