# Match Record: Pickleball Showdown at Depot 18 - Group Stage (2026-04-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 11:04:35
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 2:15 AM
- **Event:** Pickleball Showdown at Depot 18 - Group Stage
- **Location:** GoRally Pickleball Jayamahal (Depot18), Jayamahal Main Road, opposite Jayamahal Palace, Jayamahal, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-4
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.72)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Sandeep mahendra** (DUPR ID: DNOGOM) - Rating: 3.914, Location: N/A
- **Parth Singh** (DUPR ID: 6NEM5E) - Rating: 4.068, Location: Bengaluru, KA, IN

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Joseph Stephen** (DUPR ID: RXVKRE) - Rating: 3.328, Location: Bengaluru, KA, IN
- **karthik  j** (DUPR ID: 2YGOEE) - Rating: 3.567, Location: Bengaluru, KA, IN

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