# Match Record: 2025 Pickleball World Cup (2025-10-31)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 18:07:03
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6441666268
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-10-31
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** 2025 Pickleball World Cup
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 21-19
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average Rated Score: 5.02)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Michelle Ncube** (Player ID: RZ5QEZ) - Rating: 4.605, Location: Essex Fells, NJ, US
- **Megan Charity** (Player ID: 3ZDPQL) - Rating: 5.286, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Natalija Todorovic-Shaw** (Player ID: 3P5KGZ) - Rating: 5.352, Location: Belgrade, RS
- **Ivana Ilija Nikolic** (Player ID: RWG24D) - Rating: 4.851, Location: Chicago, IL, US

## Match Prep & Paddle Recommendations
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- **Power & Depth**: [View Power Paddles](https://pickleballcentral.com/composite-pickleball-paddles/) - Optimized for energy return and deep baseline drives.
- **Beginner & Budget**: [View Beginner Paddles](https://pickleballcentral.com/paddles/beginner-pickleball-paddles/) - High-value paddle setups to get started.