# Match Record: Pool A - Men's Open Doubles - QAT Florence Pickleball Championships  (2025-05-03)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 05:12:46
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8420243218
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-05-03
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** Pool A - Men's Open Doubles - QAT Florence Pickleball Championships 
- **Location:** Timrod Park (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-5723-timrod-park)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 15-7
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.34)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Spencer Smith** (DUPR ID: 3OQZ07) - Rating: 4.524, Location: Myrtle Beach, SC, US
- **Ralph Tradd Teal** (DUPR ID: 3PO69Q) - Rating: 4.100, Location: Myrtle Beach, SC, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **PRAKASH BEERAKA** (DUPR ID: 1QW425) - Rating: 4.580, Location: Florence, SC, US
- **Favi Lastimoso** (DUPR ID: 590MZP) - Rating: 4.139, Location: Sumter, SC, US

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