# Match Record: DUPR 18 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Canada Launch Party and Tournament WEST at IPOP Burnaby,  BC (2025-04-05)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 06:01:02
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-04-05
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** DUPR 18 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Canada Launch Party and Tournament WEST at IPOP Burnaby,  BC
- **Location:** Inclusive Place of Pickleball (IPOP) 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 12-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.44)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Esther Chan** (DUPR ID: 8J974J) - Rating: 4.546, Location: Burnaby, BC, CA
- **Gillian Epp** (DUPR ID: DN7WN4) - Rating: 4.433, Location: Vancouver, BC, CA

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Emma Knapp** (DUPR ID: GGX65V) - Rating: 4.355, Location: Victoria, BC, CA
- **Danielle Wickens** (DUPR ID: 0YM0KX) - Rating: 4.435, Location: Victoria, BC, CA

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