# Match Record: Durango Pickleball Tournament by Baird - Men's Doubles Advanced (4.0+) (2025-09-06)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 05:26:47
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4869693004
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-09-06
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** Durango Pickleball Tournament by Baird - Men's Doubles Advanced (4.0+)
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 2-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.83)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Daniel Zalbowitz** (DUPR ID: OD97M7) - Rating: 4.422, Location: Durango, CO, US
- **Andre Botha** (DUPR ID: RY7ZWM) - Rating: 4.580, Location: Hesperus, CO, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **william hacker** (DUPR ID: 3O50QP) - Rating: 5.056, Location: La Plata County, CO, US
- **GREGORY MICHALAK** (DUPR ID: 8G020G) - Rating: 5.255, Location: McKinney, TX, US

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