# Match Record: Pickleball Gloucestershire (2026-05-31)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 09:19:34
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6614045689
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-31
- **Estimated Play Time:** 2:15 AM
- **Event:** Pickleball Gloucestershire
- **Location:** Dursley GL11, UK 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 17-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.57)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Andy  Baxter** (DUPR ID: PZVNQX) - Rating: 3.881, Location: Worcester, England, GB
- **Michelle Poulson** (DUPR ID: XJEMM2) - Rating: 3.230, Location: Stourport-on-Severn, England, GB

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Louise  Simpkin** (DUPR ID: 0RPLGQ) - Rating: 3.405, Location: Worcestershire, England, GB
- **David Somerville** (DUPR ID: 4VDKWK) - Rating: 3.755, Location: Worcester, England, GB

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