# Match Record: Minto US Open Pickleball Championships - Men's Doubles 5.0 Double Elimination 60-64 Age (2025-04-29)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 02:33:51
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-04-29
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** Minto US Open Pickleball Championships - Men's Doubles 5.0 Double Elimination 60-64 Age
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 17-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.88)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Christopher Patrick Fortune** (DUPR ID: 3X04O5) - Rating: 5.017, Location: St. Louis, MO, US
- **Stephen Brand** (DUPR ID: 12ZDP9) - Rating: 4.912, Location: Chesterfield, MO, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Paul Gallagher** (DUPR ID: 8ELWVM) - Rating: 4.445, Location: Naples, FL, US
- **Scott Gilbert** (DUPR ID: 89DDPR) - Rating: 5.126, Location: Naples, FL, US

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