# Match Record: Pool A - 11/16 DUPR 14 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ The Fall Classic - Paddle Up Pickleball Club - St. Louis (2025-11-16)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 02:40:21
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-11-16
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** Pool A - 11/16 DUPR 14 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ The Fall Classic - Paddle Up Pickleball Club - St. Louis
- **Location:** Paddle Up Pickleball Club 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 10-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.27)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Troy Hamilton** (Player ID: 2QQDQ7) - Rating: 3.012, Location: Cape Girardeau, MO, US
- **Gary Rust** (Player ID: V70ROJ) - Rating: 3.457, Location: Cape Girardeau, MO, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Rafael Da Costa** (Player ID: M2ZE2O) - Rating: 3.121, Location: St Louis County, MO, US
- **Justin Cahill** (Player ID: JJ5KWD) - Rating: 3.504, Location: Chesterfield, MO, US

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