# Match Record: Open Play Novice (2026-03-03)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 08:40:27
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-4954702159
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-03-03
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** Open Play Novice
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-13
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 2.42)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Farhad Hashemi** (Player ID: LV6005) - Rating: 2.475, Location: Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, MY
- **Justin Chan** (Player ID: WN4OEY) - Rating: 2.608, Location: Shah Alam, Selangor, MY

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Mark** (Player ID: G05Q5M) - Rating: 2.429, Location: Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, MY
- **William Kong** (Player ID: ZZYGJP) - Rating: 2.171, Location: Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, MY

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