# Match Record: AZ SR Top 8 Teams Playoffs (2024-10-20)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 09:01:12
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7420135807
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2024-10-20
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** AZ SR Top 8 Teams Playoffs
- **Location:** 5665 W Bell Rd 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 16-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 4.18)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Sophia Thompson** (Player ID: 8M4E4L) - Rating: 3.828, Location: Fargo, ND, US
- **Mary Layne Holloway** (Player ID: JZJO4O) - Rating: 3.899, Location: Glenwood Springs, CO, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Danielle Halpin** (Player ID: 3LPW45) - Rating: 4.427, Location: Huntington Beach, CA, US
- **Leanna Ching** (Player ID: 3L0QLQ) - Rating: 4.547, Location: Phoenix, AZ, US

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