# Match Record: Portugal Pickleball Masters - RTA Amateur Events (2026-05-02)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-08 08:51:03
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4904224438
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-02
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** Portugal Pickleball Masters - RTA Amateur Events
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 11-8, 11-8
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.13)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Nuno  Dias de Sousa** (DUPR ID: YM0NNP) - Rating: 4.018, Location: N/A
- **Finn Bolte** (DUPR ID: 595KGV) - Rating: 4.451, Location: Düsseldorf, NRW, DE

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Gerardo Jorge Lopes Coutinho De Sousa** (DUPR ID: KO6G5Q) - Rating: 3.700, Location: Porto, Porto, PT
- **Andre Ponce** (DUPR ID: 765YQ0) - Rating: 4.362, Location: Carvoeiro, Faro District, PT

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