# Match Record: The HOP - HOP Wars (2025-07-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 08:27:25
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7673092032
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-07-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 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:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-10
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.79)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Evan Culp** (DUPR ID: 6Z66NK) - Rating: 4.961, Location: Myrtle Beach, SC, US
- **Emmanuel DeCosier** (DUPR ID: PZWLKX) - Rating: 4.613, Location: Myrtle Beach, SC, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Shane ONeill** (DUPR ID: XJ9VZ2) - Rating: 4.675, Location: Sunset Beach, NC, US
- **Spencer Smith** (DUPR ID: 3OQZ07) - Rating: 4.897, Location: Myrtle Beach, SC, US

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