# Match Record: Open du Printemps 2026 - Double Homme 4.5 - Bracket - Round of 16 (2026-05-16)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 02:57:13
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-16
- **Estimated Play Time:** 10:15 AM
- **Event:** Open du Printemps 2026 - Double Homme 4.5 - Bracket - Round of 16
- **Location:** Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, QC, Canada 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 13-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.60)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Philippe Boucher** (DUPR ID: OZXKPE) - Rating: 4.721, Location: Saint-Jérôme, QC, CA
- **Nick Charette** (DUPR ID: 6K0NDG) - Rating: 4.627, Location: Saint-Sauveur, QC, CA

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **francis normandin** (DUPR ID: YN6ZME) - Rating: 4.480, Location: Mirabel, QC, CA
- **Pascal Lefebvre** (DUPR ID: X2V945) - Rating: 4.557, Location: Sainte-Thérèse, QC, CA

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