# Match Record: MLK Rotating Pratner Round Robin - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 5 (2026-01-19)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 02:27:53
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6284077408
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-01-19
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** MLK Rotating Pratner Round Robin - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 5
- **Location:** Rhythm & Rally Sports & Events 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-8
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.29)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Nikki Nixon** (Player ID: 6Z5LX0) - Rating: 3.717, Location: Warner Robins, GA, US
- **Jamal McLaughlin** (Player ID: OWVJO7) - Rating: 3.042, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Denny Sims** (Player ID: DNJKN4) - Rating: 3.370, Location: Macon, GA, US
- **Tabitha Walker** (Player ID: X2G54X) - Rating: 3.044, Location: Macon, GA, US

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