# Match Record: OPA Spring 2.5-3.39 - Pickleheads Pool Play - Round 1 Game 3 (2026-05-30)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:14:01
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5359863243
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-30
- **Estimated Play Time:** 4:45 AM
- **Event:** OPA Spring 2.5-3.39 - Pickleheads Pool Play - Round 1 Game 3
- **Location:** Ontario Pickleball Academy (Hamilton) (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6879-ontario-pickleball-academy-hamilton)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 1-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 2.87)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Shelley  Brown** (DUPR ID: ELDX7M) - Rating: 2.279, Location: Hamilton, ON, CA
- **Glenn Binkosky** (DUPR ID: YMEDJE) - Rating: 2.832, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Desmond Thackeray** (DUPR ID: 76P765) - Rating: 3.335, Location: Hamilton, ON, CA
- **Christian Pack** (DUPR ID: ZZE6RM) - Rating: 3.028, Location: Hamilton, ON, CA

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