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US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 5, 2017

(43) Natalia Alfaro/Karen Charles, Costa Rica

Natalia Alfaro
Costa Rica

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 8, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Heredia

Height:

165 cm (5'5")

Weight:

59 kg (130 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (FIVB Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$4,200.00

Karen Cope Charles
Costa Rica

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 6, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Jose

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (FIVB Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$4,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	US$8,400.00

Previous Vienna Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/6-17/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	18	19th	0	US$0.00

Vienna World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/29/2017	Pool F	Barbora Hermannova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (6)	Lost 9-21, 10-21	0:30
Sun, 7/30/2017	Pool F	Taru Lahti / Riikka Lehtonen, Finland (19)	Lost 15-21, 9-21	0:30
Mon, 7/31/2017	Pool F	Erika Bobadilla / Gabriela Filippo, Paraguay (30)	Lost 17-21, 24-22, 10-15	0:48

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Karen Charles - 37th	Natalia Alfaro - 37th
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Karen Charles - 37th	Natalia Alfaro - 37th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	38	37th	200	US$3,400.00
FIVB	7/28-8/5/2017	Vienna World Championships	43	37th	80	US$3,400.00

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$1,600.00
Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$8,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Natalia Alfaro												Karen Charles
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$800.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$800.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$4,200.00	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$4,200.00

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
2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00	0	3	0.0 %
2016	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$1,600.00	2	11	15.4 %
2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00	0	3	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	$8,400.00	2	17	10.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Natalia Alfaro													Karen Charles
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00	2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$800.00	2016	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00	2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$4,200.00	Total	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	$4,200.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	5.6%	3	16.7%	14	77.8%	1-17	5.6%	1-14	6.7%	1-3	25.0%	0	0	2-17	10.5%
2016-2017	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	6.7%	2	13.3%	12	80.0%	1-14	6.7%	1-12	7.7%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	2-14	12.5%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4	80.0%	0-5	0.0%	0-8	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0-5	0.0%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	2	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
Total	0	0	1	3	1	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17

Head to Head Results
Alfaro/Charles trail the series against the field 0-5 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Alfaro/Charles	38	21-9, 21-12	0:27
Trail the series against # 6 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/29/17	FIVB	Vienna World Championships	Pool F	Hermannova/Slukova	6	Alfaro/Charles	43	21-9, 21-10	0:30
Trail the series against # 11 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-1
8/6/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool F	Bawden/Clancy	7	Alfaro/Charles	18	21-15, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 19 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 0-1
7/30/17	FIVB	Vienna World Championships	Pool F	Lahti/Lehtonen	19	Alfaro/Charles	43	21-15, 21-9	0:30
Trail the series against # 30 Bobadilla/Filippo, Paraguay 0-1
7/31/17	FIVB	Vienna World Championships	Pool F	Bobadilla/Filippo	30	Alfaro/Charles	43	21-17, 22-24, 15-10	0:48