# Match Record: Thurs Slam 3.0+ - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 8 (2026-06-04)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 14:13:23
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-06-04
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** Thurs Slam 3.0+ - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 8
- **Location:** Oxford Falls Grammar School 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 9-7
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.34)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Kate File** (DUPR ID: 4V769M) - Rating: 3.068, Location: NSW, AU
- **Natalie Blyth** (DUPR ID: DYVQ9X) - Rating: 3.547, Location: Avalon Beach, NSW, AU

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Anthony  Long** (DUPR ID: RWPXPD) - Rating: 3.001, Location: N/A
- **Terence Wood** (DUPR ID: Q5POYD) - Rating: 3.747, Location: Collaroy Plateau, NSW, AU

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