# Match Record: Thurs Slam 3.0+ - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 5 (2026-03-19)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 08:32:02
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-03-19
- **Estimated Play Time:** 4:45 AM
- **Event:** Thurs Slam 3.0+ - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 5
- **Location:** Oxford Falls Grammar School 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 8-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.58)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Jun Yan** (DUPR ID: J5EY54) - Rating: 3.748, Location: Killara, NSW, AU
- **Scott Heffernan** (DUPR ID: KXODYY) - Rating: 3.719, Location: North Balgowlah, NSW, AU

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Azam Bulbulia** (DUPR ID: G06XPX) - Rating: 3.633, Location: Manly, NSW, AU
- **Alistair Cook** (DUPR ID: MPQLGO) - Rating: 3.202, Location: Freshwater, NSW, AU

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