# Match Record: 2025 Pickleball World Championships - Champions Division Mens Singles Skill: (3.0) Age: (70 To 79) (2025-11-07)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:55:49
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7640567852
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-11-07
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** 2025 Pickleball World Championships - Champions Division Mens Singles Skill: (3.0) Age: (70 To 79)
- **Location:** Farmers Branch, TX (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-5091-dfw-indoor-pickleball)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-2
- **Division:** Singles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 2.77)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Stivarius John** (DUPR ID: 8W2YLG) - Rating: 3.033, Location: Atlanta, GA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Stephen Perry** (DUPR ID: 6ZMOG0) - Rating: 2.515, Location: Boulder, CO, US

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