# Match Record: 2025 iPickle Winter Classic Mixed 4.5 8+ (2025-01-19)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 12:59:39
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7436687943
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-01-19
- **Estimated Play Time:** 4:45 AM
- **Event:** 2025 iPickle Winter Classic Mixed 4.5 8+
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 11-8
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.01)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Austin Lu** (DUPR ID: 8M4Q0L) - Rating: 4.029, Location: Monterey Park, CA, US
- **Wai Kai Karen Tong** (DUPR ID: YGRGYP) - Rating: 3.724, Location: Arcadia, CA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Niko Tuomela** (DUPR ID: 8D59P4) - Rating: 4.641, Location: Upland, CA, US
- **Kathryn Richards** (DUPR ID: NYW99Z) - Rating: 3.635, Location: Claremont, CA, US

## Match Prep & Paddle Recommendations
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