# Match Record: Team Picklebowl - Club Pickleball USA - Men's 4.5 (2025-01-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 06:44:08
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5538815188
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-01-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** Team Picklebowl - Club Pickleball USA - Men's 4.5
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 18-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.65)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Nickolas Carter** (DUPR ID: 3XXLL5) - Rating: 4.679, Location: Salt Lake City, UT, US
- **Brady Johnson** (DUPR ID: 8MZ2KP) - Rating: 4.445, Location: Bluffdale, UT, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Nic Suder** (DUPR ID: 3ZRGQD) - Rating: 4.749, Location: Saratoga Springs, UT, US
- **Mingi Hong** (DUPR ID: 8MXPED) - Rating: 4.739, Location: Salt Lake City, UT, US

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