# Match Record: 2025 Pickleball World Championships - Champions Division Under 50 Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (35 To 49) (2025-11-06)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 00:43:08
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7300985841
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-11-06
- **Estimated Play Time:** 10:15 AM
- **Event:** 2025 Pickleball World Championships - Champions Division Under 50 Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (35 To 49)
- **Location:** Farmers Branch, TX (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-5091-dfw-indoor-pickleball)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 12-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.29)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Winnie Uyen Tran** (DUPR ID: L54OG5) - Rating: 3.970, Location: Columbia, MD, US
- **Dan Hook** (DUPR ID: V70705) - Rating: 4.211, Location: Ellicott City, MD, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Kari Soto** (DUPR ID: 8KLQMQ) - Rating: 4.055, Location: Tulsa, OK, US
- **Aaron Soto** (DUPR ID: 8DXQRX) - Rating: 4.927, Location: Tulsa, OK, US

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