# Match Record: Australian Masters 40+ Sydney - 40+ Men's Doubles DUPR: 3.5-3.99 (2026-05-09)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 19:09:12
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-09
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** Australian Masters 40+ Sydney - 40+ Men's Doubles DUPR: 3.5-3.99
- **Location:** Sydney, NSW 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 2-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.55)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Ernest Materyn** (DUPR ID: 2QO5G9) - Rating: 3.319, Location: Port Macquarie, NSW, AU
- **Ray Porter** (DUPR ID: KXGVN7) - Rating: 3.545, Location: Port Macquarie, NSW, AU

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **shannon cooper** (DUPR ID: KXKY26) - Rating: 3.687, Location: Hazelbrook, NSW, AU
- **Rajon Rai** (DUPR ID: 4PZ50M) - Rating: 3.640, Location: Marsden Park, NSW, AU

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