# Match Record: Tulip Tussle 2025 - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 To 5.0) Age: (50 And Above) (2025-04-25)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 03:41:15
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4847329217
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-04-25
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** Tulip Tussle 2025 - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 To 5.0) Age: (50 And Above)
- **Location:** Mount Vernon, WA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6369-mount-vernon-barbell)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 11-10
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.40)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Rich Litchfield** (DUPR ID: 3PQJLX) - Rating: 4.483, Location: Mill Creek, WA, US
- **John Lui** (DUPR ID: 8DVVL8) - Rating: 4.101, Location: Bellevue, WA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **KJ Babu** (DUPR ID: 1NEK2N) - Rating: 4.368, Location: Anacortes, WA, US
- **Mark Dana** (DUPR ID: W6W6NM) - Rating: 4.638, Location: Abbotsford, BC, CA

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