# Match Record: Thursday Night Throwdown - APR 2025 (2025-04-17)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 06:39:26
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8176253588
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-04-17
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** Thursday Night Throwdown - APR 2025
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 21-18
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.96)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Apalala Ding** (DUPR ID: L579Z5) - Rating: 3.392, Location: Suwanee, GA, US
- **Chunping Ding** (DUPR ID: YGGOKG) - Rating: 4.441, Location: Suwanee, GA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Jonathan Chang** (DUPR ID: 17XMX5) - Rating: 4.067, Location: Sugar Hill, GA, US
- **Ilwon Kang** (DUPR ID: 3ZQ7ZQ) - Rating: 3.952, Location: Duluth, GA, US

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