# Match Record: Pickleball Gloucestershire (2026-05-31)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 07:14:03
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6458036020
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-31
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** Pickleball Gloucestershire
- **Location:** Dursley GL11, UK 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-13
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.20)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Daniel Hopson** (DUPR ID: V4YO9J) - Rating: 4.313, Location: N/A
- **Matthew Hazlehurst** (DUPR ID: KDNRGK) - Rating: 4.701, Location: Caerleon, Wales, GB

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Francis  Chudley** (DUPR ID: 76Y9E9) - Rating: 3.780, Location: Brockworth, England, GB
- **Stephen Underwood** (DUPR ID: V44DXP) - Rating: 4.011, Location: N/A

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