# Match Record: EVPC  Ladder (DUPR) - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 1 (2026-05-14)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 04:06:03
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7428908348
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-14
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** EVPC  Ladder (DUPR) - Pickleheads Up & Down the River - Game 1
- **Location:** Arizona Athletic Grounds 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 9-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.65)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Ketal Parikh** (DUPR ID: RZLMZM) - Rating: 3.878, Location: Gilbert, AZ, US
- **Chaudhary Ahmad Ali** (DUPR ID: PKM02E) - Rating: 3.625, Location: Gilbert, AZ, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Archish Patel** (DUPR ID: RZQZNZ) - Rating: 3.556, Location: Queen Creek, AZ, US
- **Juan Navarro** (DUPR ID: KX6V27) - Rating: 3.544, Location: Queen Creek, AZ, US

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