# Match Record: LPC Men's 3.5+ RR (Round 8) (2024-09-30)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 19:33:19
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2024-09-30
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** LPC Men's 3.5+ RR (Round 8)
- **Location:** Guthrie Creek, Longview, TX, USA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-1
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 3.77)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Xiaodong Charles Zhang** (Player ID: 7DRL95) - Rating: 3.654, Location: Houston, TX, US
- **Pete Molina** (Player ID: 4LZMGK) - Rating: 3.943, Location: White Oak, TX, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Edgar Lara** (Player ID: DWDVDM) - Rating: 3.552, Location: N/A
- **James Simons** (Player ID: 3ZX0RL) - Rating: 3.925, Location: Gilmer, TX, US

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