# Match Record: APP JAPAN SKECHERS Open 2026 (2026-02-27)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 15:11:08
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8035009060
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-27
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** APP JAPAN SKECHERS Open 2026
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 15-1
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.80)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Daisuke Araki** (DUPR ID: 2LR59E) - Rating: 4.218, Location: Tsuyama, Okayama, JP
- **masahiro nakata** (DUPR ID: 3XVOW5) - Rating: 4.278, Location: Koto City, Tokyo, JP

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **kohei fujiwara** (DUPR ID: RX2DNZ) - Rating: 3.579, Location: N/A
- **HIROKI KATO** (DUPR ID: 7NXYX0) - Rating: 3.127, Location: N/A

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