# Match Record: 2025 European Pickleball Champs (2025-09-20)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 21:18:16
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7265290515
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-09-20
- **Estimated Play Time:** 4:45 AM
- **Event:** 2025 European Pickleball Champs
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 1-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average Rated Score: 5.12)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Gerald SAINTOME** (Player ID: XJG4LR) - Rating: 4.693, Location: N/A
- **Stephane Lepine** (Player ID: N74RPZ) - Rating: 4.967, Location: Cincinnati, OH, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Marcello Paiva Jardim** (Player ID: 4LEL5V) - Rating: 5.849, Location: Bilbao, PV, ES
- **Daniel Paco Lopez** (Player ID: RZ45QZ) - Rating: 4.973, Location: Aspe, VC, ES

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