# Match Record: 2026 Yeperenye Northern Territory Pickleball Championships - OPEN Mixed Doubles Combined (AR) (2026-05-31)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 07:58:31
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-31
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** 2026 Yeperenye Northern Territory Pickleball Championships - OPEN Mixed Doubles Combined (AR)
- **Location:** Alice Springs, NT 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-4
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.31)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Paula Carignano** (DUPR ID: 6NPJDK) - Rating: 3.123, Location: N/A
- **John McBryde** (DUPR ID: WX0K7M) - Rating: 3.720, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Betty Strawbridge** (DUPR ID: OZRG92) - Rating: 2.488, Location: N/A
- **Gavin Porter** (DUPR ID: 3OKXDP) - Rating: 3.905, Location: Nicholls Rivulet, TAS, AU

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