# Match Record: Mixed Wk 7: playoff (2026-05-12)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 02:53:46
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7131977811
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-12
- **Estimated Play Time:** 4:45 AM
- **Event:** Mixed Wk 7: playoff
- **Location:** Dynamite Pickleball 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 5-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.57)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Bryan Playford** (DUPR ID: 2QEWKY) - Rating: 3.922, Location: Salem, NH, US
- **Julie Murphy** (DUPR ID: NXOP9Z) - Rating: 3.393, Location: Methuen, MA, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Blagovest Kotsev** (DUPR ID: NY66ZN) - Rating: 3.518, Location: Nashua, NH, US
- **Katie Henderson** (DUPR ID: 3XD75R) - Rating: 3.464, Location: Amherst, NH, US

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