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FIVB Age Group World Championships
FIVB U19 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 27 - September 1, 2024

(15) Laura Molina/Sofia Vega, Costa Rica

Laura Valentina Molina Alvarado
Costa Rica

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 10, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (2 times)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$100.00

Sofía Vega Barrantes
Costa Rica

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 1, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Height:

172 cm (5'8")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (2 times)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

17th (Shangluo 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$100.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	US$200.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	US$200.00

Previous Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

FIVB U19 Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/28/2024	Pool B	Kristina Karimova / Mariya Peressetskaya, Kazakhstan (18)	Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:52
Wed, 8/28/2024	Pool B	Paula Krieva / Monika Mamaja, Latvia (31, Q4)	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:35
Thu, 8/29/2024	Pool B	Sally Perez / Sarah Wood, United States (2)	Lost 10-21, 12-21	0:26
Fri, 8/30/2024	Winner 1	Muriel Bossart / Livia Stolz, Switzerland (7)	Lost 9-21, 10-21	0:27

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$200.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Molina												Sofia Vega
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$100.00	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$100.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2024	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Molina													Sofia Vega
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-3	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%
2023-2024	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-3	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-6	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Total	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7

Head to Head Results
Molina/Vega trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Perez/Wood, United States 0-1
8/29/24	FIVB Age Group WC	FIVB U19 Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool B	Perez/Wood	2	Molina/Vega	15	21-10, 21-12	0:26
Trail the series against # 7 Bossart/Stolz, Switzerland 0-1
8/30/24	FIVB Age Group WC	FIVB U19 Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Bossart/Stolz	7	Molina/Vega	15	21-9, 21-10	0:27
Lead the series against # 18 Karimova/Peressetskaya, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/28/24	FIVB Age Group WC	FIVB U19 Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool B	Molina/Vega	15	Karimova/Peressetskaya	18	21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 31, Q4 Krieva/Mamaja, Latvia 0-1
8/28/24	FIVB Age Group WC	FIVB U19 Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool B	Krieva/Mamaja	31, Q4	Molina/Vega	15	21-17, 21-18	0:35