# Match Record: Thurs Slam 3.0+ - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 5 (2026-05-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 16:32:45
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** Thurs Slam 3.0+ - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 5
- **Location:** Oxford Falls Grammar School 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 9-2
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.50)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Alistair Cook** (DUPR ID: MPQLGO) - Rating: 3.374, Location: Freshwater, NSW, AU
- **Mark Reardon** (DUPR ID: L2D466) - Rating: 3.602, Location: NSW, AU

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Gavin Ning** (DUPR ID: OZ4ZNE) - Rating: 3.631, Location: Forestville, NSW, AU
- **Ian forrester** (DUPR ID: QJQRK0) - Rating: 3.384, Location: Mona Vale, NSW, AU

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