# Match Record: Mercury Bay Pickleball Teams Event (2026-05-30)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 01:17:46
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-5951762133
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-30
- **Estimated Play Time:** 10:15 AM
- **Event:** Mercury Bay Pickleball Teams Event
- **Location:** Whitianga, New Zealand (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-3187-mercury-bay-area-school)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-14
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 4.12)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Matthew Koning** (Player ID: 89XJKE) - Rating: 4.476, Location: Hastings, Hawke's Bay, NZ
- **Hakan Nedjat** (Player ID: 30NLN4) - Rating: 4.495, Location: Whitianga, Waikato, NZ

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Grahame Christian** (Player ID: 3OXVYE) - Rating: 3.747, Location: Whitianga, Waikato, NZ
- **Tony Minto** (Player ID: 849M9V) - Rating: 3.757, Location: N/A

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