# Match Record: Grp 1 Thurs DUPR (2026-02-26)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 12:41:24
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7540372040
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-26
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** Grp 1 Thurs DUPR
- **Location:** Rotorua Badminton Club 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-6
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.79)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Russell sinclair** (DUPR ID: 2L7Q49) - Rating: 3.640, Location: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, NZ
- **Dan Peden** (DUPR ID: XJVVZR) - Rating: 3.815, Location: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, NZ

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Mark Lovegrove** (DUPR ID: 8GLZ5X) - Rating: 3.669, Location: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, NZ
- **Vance Shoebridge** (DUPR ID: KOOYJY) - Rating: 4.021, Location: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, NZ

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