# Match Record: The DUPR Ladder Round 3 (2025-11-23)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:05:02
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5876025245
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-11-23
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** The DUPR Ladder Round 3
- **Location:** 3800 Merle Hay Rd suite 1000, Des Moines, IA 50310, USA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 5-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.90)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Nathan Blocker** (DUPR ID: WKZX2K) - Rating: 4.019, Location: West Des Moines, IA, US
- **Chelsea Bachman** (DUPR ID: VXPXW6) - Rating: 3.611, Location: Albia, IA, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Clayton Ferguson** (DUPR ID: 0Y7KJ2) - Rating: 4.415, Location: Ottumwa, IA, US
- **Andrew Behncke** (DUPR ID: 56KGWV) - Rating: 3.550, Location: Clive, IA, US

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