# Match Record: The Connecticut Dinksgiving Showdown - Coed Singles Skill: (4.0 And Above) Age: (Any) (2024-12-01)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 09:00:55
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8439132691
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2024-12-01
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** The Connecticut Dinksgiving Showdown - Coed Singles Skill: (4.0 And Above) Age: (Any)
- **Location:** Simsbury, CT 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 5-11
- **Division:** Singles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.25)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Jared Thurston** (DUPR ID: 3XVMZ5) - Rating: 4.485, Location: Wallingford, CT, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Gaurav mootha** (DUPR ID: Q557EN) - Rating: 4.020, Location: Hyderabad, TS, IN

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