# Match Record: 5/8 DUPR over 3.4 (2025-08-05)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-04 23:06:20
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6878787380
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-08-05
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** 5/8 DUPR over 3.4
- **Location:** 17A, Goulstone Rd, Whakatāne 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-7
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.81)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Francois  Herbst** (DUPR ID: 7NYGQ4) - Rating: 3.775, Location: N/A
- **Simon Mees** (DUPR ID: ZDQPVM) - Rating: 3.615, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Bill Dippie** (DUPR ID: RZMJJE) - Rating: 3.881, Location: Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty, NZ
- **Dino  Carciller** (DUPR ID: M265DG) - Rating: 3.970, Location: Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty, NZ

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