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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Shangluo
July 22 - 26, 2026

(19) Manuel Alfieri/Alex Ranghieri, Italy

Manuel Alfieri
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 20, 1998 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pescara

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Balikesir 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$24,898.51

Alex Ranghieri
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 18, 1987 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pordenone

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

137

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$344,639.59

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	17	0	2	1	0	1	0	5	1	4	1	1	US$43,518.59

Previous Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	Q15	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	16	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	5/28-31/2026	BPT Futures Cervia	1	2nd	360	€ 1,050.00
FIVB	5/20-24/2026	BPT Challenge Nuvali	7	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	5	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	9	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	6	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Q8	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	12	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	23, Q1	9th	460	US$3,250.00

BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/23/2026	Pool C	Tomas Semerad / Adam Stocek, Czechia (14)	Won 21-13, 21-19	0:41
Thu, 7/23/2026	Pool C	Jonah Kjemperud / Sebastian Kjemperud, Norway (30, Q8)	Won 21-14, 21-11	0:35
Fri, 7/24/2026	Winner 2	Ardis Bedritis / Arturs Rinkevics, Latvia (16)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:48
Sat, 7/25/2026	Winner 3	Nils Ehlers / Lui Wust, Germany (2)	Lost 24-22, 18-21, 11-15	0:57

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$4,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	3	0	1	$37,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00
Total	17	0	2	1	0	1	0	5	1	4	1	1	$43,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Manuel Alfieri												Alex Ranghieri
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	$16,900.00
											World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$17,500.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$2,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	57	0	0	4	3	6	14	14	7	8	$194,300.00
12	0	0	1	0	1	5	3	1	1	$18,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	47	3	1	1	3	10	13	5	1	10	$80,750.00
15	1	2	0	1	8	1	2	0	0	$2,825.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	14	1	3	0	1	3	2	2	2	0	$9,425.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U17 World Championships
											Confederation Championship	7	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	$12,750.00
32	1	2	1	1	10	7	6	2	1	$23,575.00	Total	134	4	5	5	7	21	36	25	11	19	$331,625.00

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
2025	FIVB	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	1	$28,450.00	25	14	64.1 %
2026	FIVB	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	$14,800.00	12	8	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	16	0	2	1	0	1	0	5	1	4	1	1	$43,250.00	37	22	62.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Manuel Alfieri													Alex Ranghieri
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2010	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
											2011	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2013	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	$23,050.00
											2014	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	$27,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
											2014	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00
											2015	FIVB	8	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	$45,500.00
											2015	CEV	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$10,500.00
											2016	FIVB	17	2	0	0	3	5	6	1	0	0	$72,000.00
											2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	$15,500.00
											2017	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
											2018	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	$11,500.00
											2018	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	2019	FIVB	9	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	4	$9,150.00
											2020	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$550.00
											2021	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	$4,250.00
4	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	$450.00	2022	FIVB	13	0	1	1	0	5	4	1	1	0	$40,500.00
											2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$350.00	2023	FIVB	10	0	0	2	0	3	5	0	0	0	$42,750.00
											2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
6	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	$1,000.00	2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	$5,000.00
10	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	1	$14,225.00	2025	FIVB	11	1	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	1	$14,725.00
											2025	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
6	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	$7,400.00	2026	FIVB	6	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	$7,400.00
31	1	2	1	1	10	7	6	2	1	$23,575.00	Total	Total	136	5	5	5	7	22	37	25	11	19	$335,375.00

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	22	61.1%	6	16.7%	8	22.2%	28-8	77.8%	8	36.4%	0	0.0%	14	63.6%	8-14	36.4%	22-14	61.1%	14-8	63.6%	1	0	37-22	62.7%
2025-2026	22	61.1%	6	16.7%	8	22.2%	28-8	77.8%	8	36.4%	0	0.0%	14	63.6%	8-14	36.4%	22-14	61.1%	14-8	63.6%	1	0	37-22	62.7%
Against the Field	6	54.5%	3	27.3%	2	18.2%	9-2	81.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	12-8	60.0%	6-4	60.0%	0	0	9-6	60.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	6	1	15	5	0	0	5	9	0	1	1	0	0	0	27	16
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	2
Total	0	0	7	3	20	6	0	0	7	10	2	1	1	0	0	2	37	22

Head to Head Results
Alfieri/Ranghieri lead the series against the field 9-6 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Hodges/Hood, Australia 0-1
5/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool G	Hodges/Hood	10	Alfieri/Ranghieri	7	21-17, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Ehlers/Wust, Germany 0-1
7/25/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Winner 3	Ehlers/Wust	2	Alfieri/Ranghieri	19	22-24, 21-18, 15-11	0:57
Lead the series against # 3 Pearse/Potts, Australia 1-0
10/18/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 2	Alfieri/Ranghieri	6	Pearse/Potts	25, Q3	21-19, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Bello/Bello, England 0-1
10/19/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Semi-Finals	Bello/Bello	5	Alfieri/Ranghieri	6	11-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Gavira/Huerta, Spain 0-1
6/12/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Winner 2	Gavira/Huerta	9	Alfieri/Ranghieri	16	21-17, 21-10	0:32
Series tied with # 7 Aas/Ringoen, Norway 1-1
6/11/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool A	Alfieri/Ranghieri	16	Aas/Ringoen	17	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:54
10/3/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Winner 1	Aas/Ringoen	31, Q9	Alfieri/Ranghieri	12	21-15, 21-19	0:32
Lead the series against # 14 Semerad/Stocek, Czechia 1-0
7/23/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Pool C	Alfieri/Ranghieri	19	Semerad/Stocek	14	21-13, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Bedritis/Rinkevics, Latvia 1-0
7/24/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Winner 2	Alfieri/Ranghieri	19	Bedritis/Rinkevics	16	21-18, 21-14	0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Moiseiev/Savvin, Ukraine 1-0
5/14/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool E	Alfieri/Ranghieri	5	Moiseiev/Savvin	28, Q5	21-19, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 25 Grossig/Horl, Austria 0-1
5/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Grossig/Horl	15	Alfieri/Ranghieri	7	21-16, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Lorenz/Rietschel, Germany 1-0
5/21/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool G	Alfieri/Ranghieri	7	Lorenz/Rietschel	26	21-16, 19-21, 17-15	0:57
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Kjemperud/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/23/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Pool C	Alfieri/Ranghieri	19	Kjemperud/Kjemperud	30, Q8	21-14, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # Q7 Batrane/Bialokoz, England 1-0
8/6/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Qualifier 2	Alfieri/Ranghieri	23, Q1	Batrane/Bialokoz	Q16	21-16, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # Q14 Doczi/Veress, Hungary 1-0
5/31/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Cervia	Semi-Finals	Alfieri/Ranghieri	1	Doczi/Veress	4	23-21, 19-21, 15-11	0:56