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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro
July 29 - August 2, 2026

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$22,398.51

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:

124

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$317,909.34

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	14	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	1	4	0	1	US$38,518.59

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	Did not play	Adrian Carambula - 9th
2016	Did not play	Adrian Carambula - 9th
2016	Did not play	Adrian Carambula - 9th
2017	Did not play	Adrian Carambula - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-26/2026	BPT Challenge Shangluo			0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad			0	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

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$4,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	3	0	0	$32,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00
Total	14	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	1	4	0	0	$38,250.00

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	0	$16,900.00
											World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$17,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$2,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	55	0	0	4	3	6	14	14	6	0	$194,300.00
11	0	0	1	0	0	5	3	1	0	$16,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	3	1	1	3	9	13	5	1	0	$78,250.00
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
29	1	2	1	1	9	7	6	1	0	$21,075.00	Total	124	4	4	5	7	19	34	23	9	0	$316,375.00

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	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$9,800.00	9	6	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	14	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	1	4	0	1	$38,250.00	34	20	63.0 %

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
											2015	FIVB	8	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	$45,500.00
											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
											2018	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	$11,500.00
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
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
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
4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$4,900.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$4,900.00
29	1	2	1	1	9	7	6	1	1	$21,075.00	Total	Total	124	4	4	5	7	19	34	23	9	19	$316,375.00

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	19	59.4%	6	18.8%	7	21.9%	25-7	78.1%	8	38.1%	0	0.0%	13	61.9%	8-13	38.1%	19-13	59.4%	14-7	66.7%	1	0	34-20	63.0%
2025-2026	19	59.4%	6	18.8%	7	21.9%	25-7	78.1%	8	38.1%	0	0.0%	13	61.9%	8-13	38.1%	19-13	59.4%	14-7	66.7%	1	0	34-20	63.0%
Against the Field	4	50.0%	2	25.0%	2	25.0%	6-2	75.0%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	6	85.7%	1-6	14.3%	8-10	44.4%	6-4	60.0%	1	0	8-7	53.3%

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	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	6	1	13	5	0	0	4	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	24	15
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	2	18	6	0	0	6	9	2	1	1	0	0	2	34	20

Head to Head Results
Alfieri/Ranghieri lead the series against the field 8-7 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Amieva/Bueno, Argentina 1-0
3/21/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool B	Alfieri/Ranghieri	31, Q22	Amieva/Bueno	18	21-12, 16-21, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against 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
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
6/12/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool A	Alfieri/Ranghieri	16	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	1	21-14, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against Cuzmiciov/Elazar, Israel 1-0
10/2/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Pool E	Alfieri/Ranghieri	12	Cuzmiciov/Elazar	21	By Forfeit
Trail the series against Friedli/Jordan, Switzerland 0-1
5/16/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 2	Friedli/Jordan	11	Alfieri/Ranghieri	5	21-18, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against 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
Trail the series against Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 0-1
12/5/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Itapema	Winner 1	Goncalves/Lanci	1	Alfieri/Ranghieri	9	22-20, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-2
10/7/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	13, Q1	Alfieri/Ranghieri	Q8	21-18, 23-21	0:38
3/20/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Alfieri/Ranghieri	31, Q22	15-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against Kantor/Lejawa, Poland 1-0
5/15/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 1	Alfieri/Ranghieri	5	Kantor/Lejawa	24	21-18, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against 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 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
Lead the series against Pickett/Schachter, Canada 1-0
3/21/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Winner 1	Alfieri/Ranghieri	31, Q22	Pickett/Schachter	22	10-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:44