# Match Record: 3.5 Ladder (2024-03-17)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 12:07:05
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5857656098
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2024-03-17
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** 3.5 Ladder
- **Location:** 5000 S Arizona Mills Cir STE 313, Tempe, AZ 85282, USA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-8
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.68)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Jaxon Thomas** (DUPR ID: NYGVO2) - Rating: 3.584, Location: Chandler, AZ, US
- **Arnold Diamond** (DUPR ID: 8MZZ2O) - Rating: 3.528, Location: Cave Creek, AZ, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Gordon Higgins** (DUPR ID: XJYOE5) - Rating: 2.836, Location: N/A
- **Chris Chakkaw** (DUPR ID: R8J9W3) - Rating: 4.755, Location: Gilbert, AZ, US

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