# Match Record: The Dink Series Episode 1 @TheRally: 3.00-3.49+ DIVISION POOL A (2026-04-12)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 09:13:40
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8011882727
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-12
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** The Dink Series Episode 1 @TheRally: 3.00-3.49+ DIVISION POOL A
- **Location:** Melbourne VIC, Australia 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 6-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.45)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Avner Kooperman** (DUPR ID: L24DKK) - Rating: 3.379, Location: VIC, AU
- **Derek Buaya** (DUPR ID: 0ZE942) - Rating: 3.485, Location: Diggers Rest, VIC, AU

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Adam Newman** (DUPR ID: LV054Z) - Rating: 3.631, Location: N/A
- **Andrew Harper** (DUPR ID: 94M72J) - Rating: 3.300, Location: N/A

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