# Match Record: MD 4.5 35+ (Sat 4pm) (2025-12-20)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 13:02:14
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5800126943
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-20
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** MD 4.5 35+ (Sat 4pm)
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 15-10
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.14)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Patrick Strom** (DUPR ID: JZK20D) - Rating: 4.153, Location: Los Angeles, CA, US
- **Fabian Plata** (DUPR ID: 3YK4WE) - Rating: 4.203, Location: West Hollywood, CA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Steve Ng** (DUPR ID: KOG0VY) - Rating: 4.246, Location: Oxnard, CA, US
- **Jorge Chavez** (DUPR ID: 84WLQ2) - Rating: 3.953, Location: Ventura County, CA, US

## Match Prep & Paddle Recommendations
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