# Match Record: 4.5+ Cream of the Crop (2023-08-21)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:51:26
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4847140616
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2023-08-21
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** 4.5+ Cream of the Crop
- **Location:** 203 West 9000 South, Sandy, UT 84070, USA 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 9-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.57)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **DELETED Account** (DUPR ID: 8W0QZK) - Rating: 4.948, Location: N/A
- **Tracy Bird** (DUPR ID: 16W2KQ) - Rating: 4.386, Location: Salt Lake City, UT, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Jorge Garcia-Haro** (DUPR ID: 84QRNM) - Rating: 4.477, Location: Stansbury Park, UT, US
- **Mark Gubler** (DUPR ID: 8WQ07G) - Rating: 4.460, Location: West Jordan, UT, US

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