# Match Record: Pickleball Gloucestershire (2026-05-17)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 16:20:46
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6796347489
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-17
- **Estimated Play Time:** 10:15 AM
- **Event:** Pickleball Gloucestershire
- **Location:** Dursley GL11, UK 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 16-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 2.97)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Lynn Jones** (Player ID: O6LPLP) - Rating: 3.022, Location: Worcester, England, GB
- **Nicola OBrien** (Player ID: 5YD0Q0) - Rating: 2.814, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Alison Wright** (Player ID: LW5WP6) - Rating: 2.658, Location: Bromsgrove, England, GB
- **Louise  Simpkin** (Player ID: 0RPLGQ) - Rating: 3.396, Location: Worcestershire, England, GB

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