# Match Record: 2025 Capital Benefit Group Seattle Metro Classic Presented by UW Medicine - Thursday Senior Men's Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (50 To 59) (2025-07-17)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 12:00:27
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6357721378
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-07-17
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** 2025 Capital Benefit Group Seattle Metro Classic Presented by UW Medicine - Thursday Senior Men's Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (50 To 59)
- **Location:** Shoreline, WA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6752-mirror-lake-hoa)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 6-11, 6-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 4.40)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **jay smith** (Player ID: 8EVX9V) - Rating: 4.783, Location: Bothell, WA, US
- **Steven Blatt** (Player ID: V76E57) - Rating: 4.033, Location: Bellevue, WA, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Patrick Johnson** (Player ID: 8DPRX8) - Rating: 4.562, Location: Lynnwood, WA, US
- **Fiachra O'Dea** (Player ID: 1N5PEZ) - Rating: 4.225, Location: Seattle, WA, US

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