# Match Record: POOL A DUPR 18 50+ / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship (2025-12-03)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-04 23:41:20
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6013346684
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-03
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** POOL A DUPR 18 50+ / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship
- **Location:** Pickler Universe - Carrollton 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 18-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.43)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Brent Thompson** (DUPR ID: 1QWNPN) - Rating: 4.457, Location: Benton, KY, US
- **Kim Church** (DUPR ID: 3ZDXOP) - Rating: 4.397, Location: Carterville, IL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Marcus Kirk ** (DUPR ID: EGRNJJ) - Rating: 4.696, Location: Bastrop, TX, US
- **Jenifer Awtry** (DUPR ID: 6Z6MKD) - Rating: 4.176, Location: Wichita Falls, TX, US

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