# Match Record: 2025 Pickletopia Men's Doubles 4.5 (8+) Group B (2025-07-12)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 12:58:03
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-07-12
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** 2025 Pickletopia Men's Doubles 4.5 (8+) Group B
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-12
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.03)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Josiah Nguyen** (DUPR ID: ODNJY2) - Rating: 4.270, Location: N/A
- **Joel Barshaw** (DUPR ID: JZK55O) - Rating: 4.262, Location: Santa Ana, CA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Ryan Vu** (DUPR ID: W60X7L) - Rating: 3.703, Location: Westminster, CA, US
- **Kurtis Vu** (DUPR ID: EGVNZM) - Rating: 3.883, Location: Westminster, CA, US

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