# Match Record: PickleLab Sunday night - Pickleheads Popcorn - Round 5 Game 1 (2026-05-31)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 11:03:41
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6689761289
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-31
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** PickleLab Sunday night - Pickleheads Popcorn - Round 5 Game 1
- **Location:** CrossCourt Bedford 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-9
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 2.56)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **sam shen** (Player ID: 0PXPEQ) - Rating: 2.637, Location: Halifax, NS, CA
- **Riva Yang** (Player ID: GW9RJQ) - Rating: 2.607, Location: Bedford, NS, CA

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Vincent Bao** (Player ID: OWP477) - Rating: 2.511, Location: Bedford, NS, CA
- **Joe Lawson** (Player ID: 76KPEN) - Rating: 2.479, Location: Halifax, NS, CA

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