# Match Record: The Rocky Mountain Championships - Men's Doubles 4.5: Ages 50-59 (Bracket Play - Quarterfinals) (2025-06-22)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 19:57:59
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8294759603
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-06-22
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** The Rocky Mountain Championships - Men's Doubles 4.5: Ages 50-59 (Bracket Play - Quarterfinals)
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 17-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 4.41)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Ed Kang** (Player ID: W8KY61) - Rating: 4.486, Location: Superior, CO, US
- **Erik Flatland** (Player ID: 1NP5M2) - Rating: 4.618, Location: Boulder, CO, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Ray Estes** (Player ID: 3ZZDOM) - Rating: 4.022, Location: Cheyenne, WY, US
- **Rick Morgan** (Player ID: 8EDO9V) - Rating: 4.499, Location: Timnath, CO, US

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