# Match Record: POOL A DUPR 16 50+ / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship (2025-12-04)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-04 23:59:12
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5152713754
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-04
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** POOL A DUPR 16 50+ / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship
- **Location:** Pickler Universe - Carrollton 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-13
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.01)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Walter Golden** (DUPR ID: 3V5KJJ) - Rating: 4.352, Location: New Braunfels, TX, US
- **Linda shields** (DUPR ID: 17PDKN) - Rating: 3.768, Location: New Braunfels, TX, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **christopher matthews** (DUPR ID: 3OR5WW) - Rating: 3.763, Location: Wichita Falls, TX, US
- **Nancy Sjulin** (DUPR ID: 8DNZ63) - Rating: 4.162, Location: Ardmore, OK, US

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