# Match Record: PPA Tour: Masters - $1,000 Money Ball (2025-01-09)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 11:10:51
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6641548908
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-01-09
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** PPA Tour: Masters - $1,000 Money Ball
- **Location:** Rancho Mirage, CA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-1621-del-webb-rancho-mirage)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-9
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 5.00)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Luc Pham** (DUPR ID: XJENE2) - Rating: 5.584, Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, VN
- **Maddox Castellanos** (DUPR ID: 3ZXY2M) - Rating: 4.779, Location: Irvine, CA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Levi Daniel** (DUPR ID: 59RPOV) - Rating: 5.029, Location: San Jose, CA, US
- **JT Troike** (DUPR ID: 3PDMMZ) - Rating: 4.596, Location: Austin, TX, US

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