# Match Record: MANUALLY ENTER EVENT NAME HERE (2026-05-12)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-04 20:59:59
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4836571168
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-12
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** MANUALLY ENTER EVENT NAME HERE
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 5-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.39)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Quinton Birkeness** (DUPR ID: 1RWY9N) - Rating: 4.895, Location: Excelsior Springs, MO, US
- **Jonathan Gaikwad** (DUPR ID: 0YXR5Q) - Rating: 4.107, Location: Kansas City, MO, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Josh Thomson** (DUPR ID: G5GR0Q) - Rating: 4.260, Location: Blue Springs, MO, US
- **Andrew Walters** (DUPR ID: 3O9EP7) - Rating: 4.291, Location: Gardner, KS, US

## Match Prep & Paddle Recommendations
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- **Power & Depth**: [View Power Paddles](https://pickleballcentral.com/composite-pickleball-paddles/?oid=1&affid=7919348) - Optimized for energy return and deep baseline drives.
- **Beginner & Budget**: [View Beginner Paddles](https://pickleballcentral.com/paddles/beginner-pickleball-paddles/?oid=1&affid=7919348) - High-value paddle setups to get started.