# Match Record: PPL Season 4 Tryouts - Sponsored by FRANC | PKL (2026-05-17)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 07:14:07
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5500769494
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-17
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** PPL Season 4 Tryouts - Sponsored by FRANC | PKL
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 8-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.57)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Niall Wareham** (DUPR ID: EWQPDM) - Rating: 4.635, Location: Southampton, England, GB
- **Alaric Mullins** (DUPR ID: 3ZXXYP) - Rating: 3.972, Location: Dorset, England, GB

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Nicholas Mayes** (DUPR ID: 2QDQG7) - Rating: 4.852, Location: Kent, England, GB
- **barney maddock** (DUPR ID: G55RVD) - Rating: 4.825, Location: Bracknell, England, GB

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