# Match Record: 3rd Shot Pickleball 1st Birthday Bash - OPEN DOUBLES PRO DIVISION (2025-10-11)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 09:11:26
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8460373590
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-10-11
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** 3rd Shot Pickleball 1st Birthday Bash - OPEN DOUBLES PRO DIVISION
- **Location:** Evansville, IN (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-2269-scott-township-baseball-fields)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 0-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.91)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **David Talbott** (DUPR ID: 3PG6JQ) - Rating: 4.594, Location: Lexington, KY, US
- **Alex Shearer** (DUPR ID: 3OZWK2) - Rating: 4.613, Location: Elizabethtown, KY, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **James Tapley** (DUPR ID: 8E9R2J) - Rating: 5.214, Location: Princeton, IN, US
- **Christo Nousiadis** (DUPR ID: 8GWKVD) - Rating: 5.206, Location: Owensboro, KY, US

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