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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
October 6 - 15, 2023

(24) Lezana Placette/Alexia Richard, France

Lézana Placette
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 11, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Croix

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Montpellier 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$101,183.92

Alexia Richard
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 3, 1996 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

La Teste de Buch

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$100,659.67

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	Money
CEV	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	US$7,858.55
FIVB	76	0	0	2	2	6	1	19	3	10	9	5	9	7	0	2	US$188,054.50
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	86	0	0	2	2	6	1	20	3	15	9	5	12	7	1	2	US$195,913.05

Previous Tlaxcala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Alexia Richard - 25th	Lezana Placette - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	12	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	14, Q10	9th	600	US$6,000.00
CEV	8/2-5/2023	European Championships	19	17th	360	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	14, Q3	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	Q6	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	4	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	5	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	14, Q4	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	8	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	11/3-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	8	4th	900	US$10,000.00

Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 10/7/2023	Pool A	Niina Ahtiainen / Taru Lahti, Finland (25)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:36
Sun, 10/8/2023	Pool A	Francisca Rivas / Chris Vorpahl, Chile (48)	Won 21-10, 21-13	0:32
Mon, 10/9/2023	Pool A	Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (1)	Lost 16-21, 12-21	0:32
Wed, 10/11/2023	Winner 1	Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (17)	Lost 24-26, 16-21	0:46

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	World Championships	Rome	Alexia Richard - 17th	Lezana Placette - 17th
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Alexia Richard - 17th	Lezana Placette - 17th
2025	World Championships	Adelaide	Alexia Richard - 17th	Lezana Placette - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	34	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	24	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	28	17th	640	US$7,000.00

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
Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$21,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	23	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	3	11	2	1	$60,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	40	0	0	2	1	4	1	11	0	8	5	8	$92,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	1	2	0	$14,940.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Confederation Championship	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	$7,000.00
Total	86	0	0	2	2	6	1	20	3	29	12	10	$194,940.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Lezana Placette												Alexia Richard
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$10,500.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$10,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	World Tour Finals
24	0	0	0	1	1	6	11	2	2	$30,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	24	0	0	0	1	1	6	11	2	2	$30,000.00
42	0	0	2	1	5	11	8	5	10	$46,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	42	0	0	2	1	5	11	9	5	9	$47,000.00
14	1	0	1	0	1	6	1	2	2	$8,660.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	2	1	$7,870.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
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
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	$3,500.00	Confederation Championship	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	$3,500.00
95	1	0	3	2	7	24	29	12	16	$99,160.00	Total	93	0	0	2	2	9	23	31	12	13	$98,870.00

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
2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	7	5	58.3 %
2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2018	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	$7,300.00	4	9	30.8 %
2019	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	4	$10,000.00	11	14	44.0 %
2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	3	40.0 %
2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2021	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	3	$10,640.00	11	12	47.8 %
2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	0	2	0.0 %
2022	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	$28,750.00	13	15	46.4 %
2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	0	2	0.0 %
2023	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	3	0	0	$35,000.00	16	19	45.7 %
2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	40	0	0	0	1	4	0	10	1	9	6	9	$91,690.00	55	70	44.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	7	6	53.8 %
Total	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	$5,500.00	4	11	26.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Lezana Placette													Alexia Richard
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	$600.00	2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2017	CEV
9	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	4	$4,240.00	2018	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	4	$4,800.00
											2018	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
11	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	5	$5,500.00	2019	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	4	$5,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	$5,320.00	2021	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	$5,320.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
8	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	$14,375.00	2022	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	$14,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
9	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0	$17,500.00	2023	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0	$17,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
58	1	0	1	1	4	13	14	8	16	$50,285.00	Total	Total	55	0	0	0	1	6	12	15	8	13	$49,995.00

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	66	64.1%	20	19.4%	17	16.5%	86-17	83.5%	23	17.3%	23	17.3%	87	65.4%	23-110	17.3%	66-87	43.1%	43-40	51.8%	3	4	112-131	46.1%
2022-2023	23	67.6%	5	14.7%	6	17.6%	28-6	82.4%	9	20.0%	7	15.6%	29	64.4%	9-36	20.0%	23-29	44.2%	14-13	51.9%	0	1	37-43	46.3%
Against the Field	12	50.0%	4	16.7%	8	33.3%	16-8	66.7%	7	11.9%	9	15.3%	43	72.9%	7-52	11.9%	24-80	23.1%	22-34	39.3%	1	2	24-59	28.9%

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	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Youth Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	15	11	10	19	0	0	2	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	27	37
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	20	9	27	35	1	1	15	18	0	3	2	1	0	0	65	67
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	7	11	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	17
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	4	12	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	16
Total	0	0	35	21	61	86	2	2	24	38	0	4	2	2	0	0	124	153

Head to Head Results
Placette/Richard trail the series against the field 15-32 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 0-3
10/9/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Placette/Richard	24	21-16, 21-12	0:32
11/6/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Bronze Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Placette/Richard	8	21-15, 21-15	0:32
11/3/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Placette/Richard	8	21-17, 21-18	0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Brasher/Cruz, United States 0-2
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	21-13, 21-18	0:36
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Placette/Richard	8	25-27, 21-18, 15-9	1:07
Trail the series against # 3 Cheng/Hughes, United States 0-1
9/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool D	Cheng/Hughes	5	Placette/Richard	12	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 1	Salgado/Seixas	8	Placette/Richard	14, Q4	21-9, 18-21, 16-14	0:55
Trail the series against # 7 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-3
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Brunner/Huberli	6	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	22-20, 21-11	0:38
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool D	Brunner/Huberli	4	Placette/Richard	12	21-15, 21-6	0:31
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Brunner/Huberli	11	Placette/Richard	34	21-14, 20-22, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # 8 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 2-0
8/16/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 2	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	Schoon/Stam	Q2	21-18, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
4/16/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	Q9	Schoon/Stam	Q24	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Gottardi/Menegatti, Italy 1-2
8/2/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Placette/Richard	19	21-17, 21-14	0:37
4/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 1	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Placette/Richard	4	23-21, 22-20	0:50
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool D	Placette/Richard	12	Gottardi/Menegatti	5	19-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:56
Trail the series against # 11 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-4
9/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool D	Muller/Tillmann	4	Placette/Richard	12	21-17, 21-12	0:36
8/19/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 1	Muller/Tillmann	4	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	21-19, 21-15	0:39
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Muller/Tillmann	3	Placette/Richard	14, Q4	21-16, 21-11	0:32
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool F	Muller/Tillmann	6	Placette/Richard	19, Q3	18-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # 14 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-2
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Placette/Richard	14, Q3	Lopes/Silva	8	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:52
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool F	Lopes/Silva	7	Placette/Richard	19, Q3	26-24, 21-16	0:39
11/12/21	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 2	Lopes/Silva	21, Q3	Placette/Richard	19	21-16, 18-11 Retired	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Donlin/Flint, United States 1-0
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Placette/Richard	14, Q4	Donlin/Flint	6	19-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:46
Trail the series against # 17 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-4
10/11/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Bobner/Verge-Depre	17	Placette/Richard	24	26-24, 21-16	0:46
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool D	Bobner/Verge-Depre	13, Q6	Placette/Richard	12	21-15, 21-13	0:34
8/10/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Bobner/Verge-Depre	13, Q3	Placette/Richard	Q6	21-11, 26-24	0:42
3/16/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Qualifier 2	Bobner/Verge-Depre	21, Q6	Placette/Richard	Q11	23-21, 23-21	0:46
Trail the series against # 18 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
8/11/22	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2021	Pool D	Graudina/Samoilova	4	Placette/Richard	29	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Lippmann/Ludwig, Germany 0-1
9/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool D	Lippmann/Ludwig	13, Q1	Placette/Richard	12	21-18, 21-16	0:33
Series tied with # 21 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czechia 1-1
8/2/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Placette/Richard	19	Hermannova/Stochlova	14	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:54
7/15/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Pool B	Hermannova/Stochlova	11	Placette/Richard	14, Q2	18-21, 21-19, 24-22	1:07
Series tied with # 23 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 1-1
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 2	Cavalcanti/De Souza	9	Placette/Richard	14, Q3	21-17, 21-15	0:39
8/28/21	FIVB	Brno 2 Star	Pool E	Placette/Richard	8	Cavalcanti/De Souza	5	21-14, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 25 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 1-0
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool A	Placette/Richard	24	Ahtiainen/Lahti	25	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 26 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 1-0
8/16/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	Q7	27-25, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # 27 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 1-0
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	Borger/Ittlinger	11	21-16, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 28 Bobadilla/Valiente, Paraguay 0-2
8/18/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Nanjing Youth Olympic Games	Pool D	Bobadilla/Valiente	16	Placette/Richard	33	21-17, 21-12	0:33
8/1/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Winner 1	Bobadilla/Valiente	23	Placette/Richard	12	21-10, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 29 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 0-2
8/3/23	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Fernandez/Soria	20	Placette/Richard	19	21-14, 21-12	0:37
4/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Qualifier 1	Fernandez/Soria	Q11	Placette/Richard	Q6	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Series tied with # 30 Ishii/Mizoe, Japan 1-1
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool E	Ishii/Mizoe	20	Placette/Richard	5	20-22, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
11/5/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Winner 1	Placette/Richard	8	Ishii/Mizoe	2	21-18, 10-21, 22-20	0:58
Lead the series against # 31 Gallay/Pereyra, Argentina 2-1
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool B	Placette/Richard	14, Q3	Gallay/Pereyra	11	21-17, 21-15	0:36
7/9/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	Q21	Gallay/Pereyra	Q12	13-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:46
5/15/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Qualifier 2	Gallay/Pereyra	32, Q9	Placette/Richard	Q8	21-13, 16-21, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 34 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-0
7/16/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Winner 1	Placette/Richard	14, Q2	Klinger/Klinger	20, Q11	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 48 Rivas/Vorpahl, Chile 1-0
10/8/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool A	Placette/Richard	24	Rivas/Vorpahl	48	21-10, 21-13	0:32