# Match Record: Pool A- DUPR 18 - CANADA The Dink Minor League Pickleball East Regional Showdown @ HiSports, OSHAWA (2025-10-25)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-04 20:38:10
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8101636727
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-10-25
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** Pool A- DUPR 18 - CANADA The Dink Minor League Pickleball East Regional Showdown @ HiSports, OSHAWA
- **Location:** Durham Sportsplex (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-3452-durham-sportsplex)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-17
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.39)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Andrew McLaren** (DUPR ID: 76DWY5) - Rating: 4.870, Location: Pickering, ON, CA
- **Valerie Saunders** (DUPR ID: OD0PNE) - Rating: 4.366, Location: Ajax, ON, CA

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Tanner Big Canoe** (DUPR ID: VX7V47) - Rating: 3.880, Location: Peterborough, ON, CA
- **Alex Manley** (DUPR ID: KOW64Y) - Rating: 4.441, Location: Peterborough, ON, CA

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