# Match Record: 2025 Vetta Sunset Dink in the New Year - Mens Doubles Skill: $$$$ OPEN Age: (50 And Above) (2025-12-30)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 02:33:51
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5880950747
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-30
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** 2025 Vetta Sunset Dink in the New Year - Mens Doubles Skill: $$$$ OPEN Age: (50 And Above)
- **Location:** St. Louis, MO (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-3446-st-louis-gym)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 15-5
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.44)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Stephen Brand** (DUPR ID: 12ZDP9) - Rating: 4.956, Location: Chesterfield, MO, US
- **Christopher Patrick Fortune** (DUPR ID: 3X04O5) - Rating: 4.676, Location: St. Louis, MO, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Brian Garner** (DUPR ID: 35NQV1) - Rating: 4.032, Location: Saint Charles, MO, US
- **B L** (DUPR ID: 3YOV2E) - Rating: 4.108, Location: FL, US

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