# Match Record: Pickleball Gloucestershire (2026-05-31)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 16:32:31
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7037044014
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-31
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** Pickleball Gloucestershire
- **Location:** Dursley GL11, UK 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 20-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.56)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Andy  Baxter** (DUPR ID: PZVNQX) - Rating: 3.886, Location: Worcester, England, GB
- **Russell  Duncan** (DUPR ID: M2Q72O) - Rating: 3.242, Location: Stoke Prior, England, GB

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Heath Fletcher** (DUPR ID: Z99MRW) - Rating: 3.350, Location: Hereford, England, GB
- **David Somerville** (DUPR ID: 4VDKWK) - Rating: 3.752, Location: Worcester, England, GB

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