# Match Record: 2025 ETC Holiday Smash by PIG - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0 and Above) - Saturday Age: (5 To 32) (2025-12-20)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 09:09:36
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5194103119
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-20
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** 2025 ETC Holiday Smash by PIG - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0 and Above) - Saturday Age: (5 To 32)
- **Location:** Kirkland, WA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-3252-finn-hill-middle-school)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 14-16
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.52)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Steven Ip** (DUPR ID: W6J4GK) - Rating: 4.651, Location: Kirkland, WA, US
- **Benjamin Chen** (DUPR ID: 4ZWZ22) - Rating: 4.400, Location: Bellevue, WA, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Manuel Eckert** (DUPR ID: G5GGNX) - Rating: 4.420, Location: Seattle, WA, US
- **Nicholas Button** (DUPR ID: X22LYR) - Rating: 4.611, Location: Seattle, WA, US

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