# Match Record: Men's DUPR Ladder - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 1 (2026-03-21)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 07:15:26
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6858812917
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-03-21
- **Estimated Play Time:** 2:15 AM
- **Event:** Men's DUPR Ladder - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 1
- **Location:** Edmonton Sports Centre (ESC) 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 9-5
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.65)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **yunus kaya** (DUPR ID: XOOM07) - Rating: 3.811, Location: Edmonton, AB, CA
- **Andrew Happer** (DUPR ID: L55DGK) - Rating: 3.633, Location: Edmonton, AB, CA

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **ernesto palomino** (DUPR ID: JJRR7O) - Rating: 3.516, Location: Edmonton, AB, CA
- **Jesse Penner** (DUPR ID: RXYDNZ) - Rating: 3.658, Location: Edmonton, AB, CA

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