# Match Record: 2nd Annual World Pickleball Tour Amateur Invitational Championships - Mixed Doubles 4.5: 50+ (2025-01-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 09:45:37
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7564529125
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-01-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 2:15 AM
- **Event:** 2nd Annual World Pickleball Tour Amateur Invitational Championships - Mixed Doubles 4.5: 50+
- **Location:** Macon, GA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-3841-blees-park)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 15-6
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.35)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Kaoru ''Kay'' Sloan** (DUPR ID: V77WKP) - Rating: 4.358, Location: Peachtree City, GA, US
- **Marvin Kenner** (DUPR ID: 30ZOX3) - Rating: 4.614, Location: McDonough, GA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Jin Zhang** (DUPR ID: 84EXY2) - Rating: 3.695, Location: Westfield, IN, US
- **Malcolm Gabriel** (DUPR ID: ZNRV2D) - Rating: 4.738, Location: Carmel, IN, US

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