# Match Record: The Rocky Mountain Championships - Men's Doubles 4.5: Ages 50-59 (Bracket Play - Round 1) (2025-06-22)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 15:15:23
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-06-22
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** The Rocky Mountain Championships - Men's Doubles 4.5: Ages 50-59 (Bracket Play - Round 1)
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 15-7
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.27)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Richard Sage** (DUPR ID: 8K5DNK) - Rating: 4.445, Location: Littleton, CO, US
- **Todd Welsh** (DUPR ID: 3YDRJD) - Rating: 4.429, Location: Arvada, CO, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Duane  Patchin** (DUPR ID: 8E92V8) - Rating: 4.535, Location: Lake Worth, FL, US
- **William McCorkle** (DUPR ID: 30Z57N) - Rating: 3.667, Location: TX, US

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