# Match Record: 3.5 rp (2025-02-21)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-08 00:43:58
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5494987765
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-02-21
- **Estimated Play Time:** 2:15 AM
- **Event:** 3.5 rp
- **Location:** Austin Pickle Ranch - Braker Lane, 11000 Middle Fiskville Rd Building B, Austin, TX 78753, USA 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 21-20
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 3.80)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Karime Bentatou** (Player ID: 3LQEXJ) - Rating: 3.799, Location: Austin, TX, US
- **Eric Lang** (Player ID: 129XYY) - Rating: 3.784, Location: Hays County, TX, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Richard Mills** (Player ID: V7J776) - Rating: 3.888, Location: N/A
- **Eric Jakob Vanderhoef** (Player ID: QP0QQ4) - Rating: 3.736, Location: Austin, TX, US

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