# Match Record: Pickleball Gloucestershire (2026-05-17)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 08:43:10
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8514272396
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-17
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** Pickleball Gloucestershire
- **Location:** Dursley GL11, UK 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 21-7
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.18)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Harvey Taylor** (Player ID: MPDGRP) - Rating: 3.459, Location: N/A
- **Marta Chodkiewicz** (Player ID: LW40E5) - Rating: 3.304, Location: Worcestershire, England, GB

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Jim Allen** (Player ID: 2YZDGE) - Rating: 3.309, Location: Hallow, England, GB
- **Alison Wright** (Player ID: LW5WP6) - Rating: 2.652, Location: Bromsgrove, England, GB

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