# Match Record: Elite Pickleball League Season 7 Playoffs (2025-04-29)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 09:19:23
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6662672639
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-04-29
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** Elite Pickleball League Season 7 Playoffs
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6429-fireside-at-desert-ridge-community-center)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 11-3, 11-0
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.61)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Paul Shoen** (DUPR ID: 35W4EP) - Rating: 4.537, Location: Paradise Valley, AZ, US
- **Random Vaughn** (DUPR ID: 8MMGJP) - Rating: 5.076, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **John Hopkins** (DUPR ID: JZL2Y4) - Rating: 4.594, Location: Scottsdale, AZ, US
- **Paul Clayton** (DUPR ID: JZ7RKM) - Rating: 4.241, Location: N/A

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