# Match Record: WHaM Region Interclub R2 (2025-03-22)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 08:08:21
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7003438780
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-03-22
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** WHaM Region Interclub R2
- **Location:** Whanganui, New Zealand 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-19
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.70)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Chris Popata** (DUPR ID: DW4NVX) - Rating: 5.106, Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ
- **Shane Durston** (DUPR ID: 3PMELM) - Rating: 4.371, Location: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Phil Jones** (DUPR ID: 3PQJQX) - Rating: 4.683, Location: Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ
- **Lachie Smith** (DUPR ID: 30504X) - Rating: 4.644, Location: Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ

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