# Match Record: The HOP - HOP Wars (2025-07-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 08:26:10
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7440598014
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-07-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** The HOP - HOP Wars
- **Location:** 115 Kay Todd Rd SE, Leland, NC 28451, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-1388-house-of-pickleball)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 8-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.83)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Thomas Palko** (DUPR ID: 89KV2R) - Rating: 4.579, Location: Murrells Inlet, SC, US
- **Michael Finch** (DUPR ID: 4Z7OJM) - Rating: 4.834, Location: Columbia, SC, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Brian Chandler** (DUPR ID: 1RXGEZ) - Rating: 4.880, Location: Wilmington, NC, US
- **Tristan James Watson** (DUPR ID: 122EZR) - Rating: 5.024, Location: Hamer, SC, US