# Match Record: APP JAPAN SKECHERS Open 2026 (2026-02-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 20:45:33
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6414515044
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** APP JAPAN SKECHERS Open 2026
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-2, 11-8
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.78)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Wong Hong Kit** (DUPR ID: EGPQDV) - Rating: 5.759, Location: New Territories, HK
- **Pui Long Fan** (DUPR ID: PKDYOQ) - Rating: 4.655, Location: New Territories, HK

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Koya Nakaema** (DUPR ID: KOGMMQ) - Rating: 4.458, Location: Uruma, Okinawa, JP
- **Haruna Masuda** (DUPR ID: 7NQEY5) - Rating: 4.229, Location: Hofu, Yamaguchi, JP

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