# Match Record: Naples Pickleball Center (NPC) Championship (2025-01-31)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 05:59:50
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5467897531
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-01-31
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** Naples Pickleball Center (NPC) Championship
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 9-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average Rated Score: 4.77)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **David Moore** (Player ID: 8EXPPV) - Rating: 4.487, Location: East Lansing, MI, US
- **Gary Wilson** (Player ID: 8GEV6Q) - Rating: 4.528, Location: Punta Gorda, FL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Guy E Malaby** (Player ID: 30KPXQ) - Rating: 5.150, Location: Mendham Township, NJ, US
- **Chris Taormina** (Player ID: 1QM9NN) - Rating: 4.934, Location: Morris County, NJ, US

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