# Match Record: APS Winter Open - Amateur 2.5-5.0 - Men's Singles 3.5 Single Elimination 50+ Age (2025-12-05)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 11:50:11
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8110497039
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-05
- **Estimated Play Time:** 4:45 AM
- **Event:** APS Winter Open - Amateur 2.5-5.0 - Men's Singles 3.5 Single Elimination 50+ Age
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-11
- **Division:** Singles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.10)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Leo Chen** (Player ID: Q5ZPW5) - Rating: 3.246, Location: Irvine, CA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Benjamin Read** (Player ID: PZGREX) - Rating: 2.952, Location: Lake Forest, CA, US

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