# Match Record: PPA Tour: Rate Vegas Cup - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (08 To 34) (2025-10-25)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 02:20:14
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6386434004
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-10-25
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** PPA Tour: Rate Vegas Cup - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (08 To 34)
- **Location:** Las Vegas, NV (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6981-the-pickleball-universe)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-7, 7-11, 8-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.55)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **John Funaki** (DUPR ID: 1NP226) - Rating: 4.890, Location: Henderson, NV, US
- **Ricky Afalava** (DUPR ID: W6NEVM) - Rating: 4.407, Location: Henderson, NV, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Calvin Ho** (DUPR ID: QPE25D) - Rating: 4.421, Location: Tustin, CA, US
- **Joel Barshaw** (DUPR ID: JZK55O) - Rating: 4.466, Location: Santa Ana, CA, US

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