# Match Record: WEEK 8 (2026-01-17)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 02:29:16
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5670231160
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-01-17
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** WEEK 8
- **Location:** G4M5+6F8, Las Lajas, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 8-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.92)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Samuel  Gallagher** (DUPR ID: 6709KE) - Rating: 3.716, Location: Coloncito, Panamá Oeste Province, PA
- **Carlos Wilke** (DUPR ID: 4Z0R4K) - Rating: 3.814, Location: Panama City, Panamá Province, PA

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Sergio Suárez** (DUPR ID: K5WQXK) - Rating: 4.226, Location: Anton Valley, Coclé Province, PA
- **seve blackwell** (DUPR ID: QPOXRD) - Rating: 3.918, Location: Nueva Gorgona, Panamá Province, PA

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