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 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Croix
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 69
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Montpellier 2019)
Career Winnings: US$68,044.17
Alexia Richard
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 3, 1996 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: La Teste de Buch
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 66
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Haikou 2024)
Career Winnings: US$67,519.92
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125333741Money
FIVB570012611417556702 US$132,054.50
FIVB Age Group WC3000000002000010 US$0.00
Overall600012611419556712 US$132,054.50
Previous Tlaxcala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Alexia Richard - 25th Lezana Placette - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022World ChampionshipsRome Alexia Richard - 17th Lezana Placette - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Head to Head Results
Placette/Richard trail the series against the field 14-29 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 0-3
10/9/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool A Lisboa/Silva 1 Placette/Richard 24 21-16, 21-12 0:32
11/6/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Bronze Medal Lisboa/Silva 1 Placette/Richard 8 21-15, 21-15 0:32
11/3/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool A Lisboa/Silva 1 Placette/Richard 8 21-17, 21-18 0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Kloth/Nuss, United States 0-2
8/18/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool C Kloth/Nuss 3 Placette/Richard 14, Q10 21-13, 21-18 0:36
3/18/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Winner 2 Kloth/Nuss 2 Placette/Richard 8 25-27, 21-18, 15-9 1:07
Trail the series against # 3 Cheng/Hughes, United States 0-1
9/29/23FIVBElite16 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
3/24/23FIVBElite16 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
8/17/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool C Brunner/Huberli 6 Placette/Richard 14, Q10 22-20, 21-11 0:38
9/29/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool D Brunner/Huberli 4 Placette/Richard 12 21-15, 21-6 0:31
6/15/22FIVBBeach 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
8/16/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Qualifier 2 Placette/Richard 14, Q10 Schoon/Stam Q2 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 0:50
4/16/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Qualifier 1 Placette/Richard Q9 Schoon/Stam Q24 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Series tied with # 10 Gottardi/Menegatti, Italy 1-1
4/15/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 3 Placette/Richard 4 23-21, 22-20 0:50
9/30/22FIVBParis 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
9/28/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool D Muller/Tillmann 4 Placette/Richard 12 21-17, 21-12 0:36
8/19/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Winner 1 Muller/Tillmann 4 Placette/Richard 14, Q10 21-19, 21-15 0:39
3/24/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool C Muller/Tillmann 3 Placette/Richard 14, Q4 21-16, 21-11 0:32
5/6/22FIVBDoha 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
7/15/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Winner 1 Placette/Richard 14, Q3 Lopes/Silva 8 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool F Lopes/Silva 7 Placette/Richard 19, Q3 26-24, 21-16 0:39
11/12/21FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Lopes/Silva 21, Q3 Placette/Richard 19 21-16, 18-11 Retired 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Flint/Scoles, United States 1-0
3/23/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool C Placette/Richard 14, Q4 Flint/Scoles 6 19-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:46
Trail the series against # 17 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-4
10/11/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Bobner/Verge-Depre 17 Placette/Richard 24 26-24, 21-16 0:46
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool D Bobner/Verge-Depre 13, Q6 Placette/Richard 12 21-15, 21-13 0:34
8/10/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Bobner/Verge-Depre 13, Q3 Placette/Richard Q6 21-11, 26-24 0:42
3/16/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Qualifier 2 Bobner/Verge-Depre 21, Q6 Placette/Richard Q11 23-21, 23-21 0:46
Trail the series against # 19 Lippmann/Ludwig, Germany 0-1
9/29/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool D Lippmann/Ludwig 13, Q1 Placette/Richard 12 21-18, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 21 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/15/22FIVBEspinho 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
7/15/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Winner 2 Cavalcanti/De Souza 9 Placette/Richard 14, Q3 21-17, 21-15 0:39
8/28/21FIVBBrno 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
10/7/23FIVBBeach 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
8/16/23FIVBElite16 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
8/17/23FIVBElite16 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
8/18/14FIVB Age Group WCNanjing Youth Olympic Games Pool D Bobadilla/Valiente 16 Placette/Richard 33 21-17, 21-12 0:33
8/1/14FIVB Age Group WCUnder 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 0-1
4/26/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Qualifier 1 Fernandez/Soria Q11 Placette/Richard Q6 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 30 Ishii/Mizoe, Japan 1-1
4/7/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Pool E Ishii/Mizoe 20 Placette/Richard 5 20-22, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
11/5/22FIVBCape 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
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool B Placette/Richard 14, Q3 Gallay/Pereyra 11 21-17, 21-15 0:36
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 1 Placette/Richard Q21 Gallay/Pereyra Q12 13-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:46
5/15/19FIVBItapema 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
7/16/22FIVBEspinho 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
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool A Placette/Richard 24 Rivas/Vorpahl 48 21-10, 21-13 0:32