# Match Record: Pool A Over 50 Mixed Doubles - Pickleball World Cup Team USA Qualifier (2025-08-24)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:40:56
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-08-24
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** Pool A Over 50 Mixed Doubles - Pickleball World Cup Team USA Qualifier
- **Location:** The FORT Pickleball (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6366-the-fort-pickleball)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 18-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 5.02)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Scott Van** (DUPR ID: 8JYK24) - Rating: 5.234, Location: Key Largo, FL, US
- **Lily Yip** (DUPR ID: 3ZK7MW) - Rating: 4.710, Location: Jersey City, NJ, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Alan Mendelson** (DUPR ID: 8D54WM) - Rating: 5.020, Location: Bay Harbor Islands, FL, US
- **Chris Powers** (DUPR ID: Q3VKP1) - Rating: 5.113, Location: Aiken, SC, US

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