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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
November 30 - December 3, 2023

(8) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Haikou 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$67,519.92

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	57	0	0	1	2	6	1	14	1	7	5	5	6	7	0	2	US$132,054.50
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	60	0	0	1	2	6	1	14	1	9	5	5	6	7	1	2	US$132,054.50

Previous Nuvali Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	13, Q1	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/16-19/2023	Challenge Chiang Mai	9	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	2	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	24	17th	640	US$7,000.00
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

Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 12/1/2023	Pool E	Shuting Cao / Lingdi Zhu, China (17, Q5)	Won 21-11, 24-22	0:39
Fri, 12/1/2023	Pool E	Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (5)	Lost By Forfeit
Sat, 12/2/2023	Winner 1	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (10)	Won 22-20, 21-14	0:35
Sat, 12/2/2023	Winner 2	Molley McBain / Sarah Pavan, Canada (4)	Won 21-19, 10-21, 15-12	0:51
Sun, 12/3/2023	Semi-Finals	Daniela Alvarez / Tania Moreno, Spain (3)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:39
Sun, 12/3/2023	Bronze Medal	Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (1)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Placette/Richard lead the series against the field 12-11 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-3
12/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Bronze Medal	Lopes/Silva	1	Placette/Richard	8	21-17, 21-14	0:36
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 # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 0-2
12/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Semi-Finals	Alvarez/Moreno	3	Placette/Richard	8	21-19, 21-18	0:39
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 1	Alvarez/Moreno	4	Placette/Richard	2	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 4 McBain/Pavan, Canada 1-0
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 2	Placette/Richard	8	McBain/Pavan	4	21-19, 10-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
12/1/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Pool E	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Placette/Richard	8	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 10 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 2-0
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Placette/Richard	8	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	10	22-20, 21-14	0:35
8/16/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	Q7	27-25, 21-16	0:45
Trail the series against # 12 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 0-2
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool B	Fernandez/Soria	11, Q1	Placette/Richard	2	21-18, 22-24, 15-12	0:59
4/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Qualifier 1	Fernandez/Soria	Q11	Placette/Richard	Q6	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Dong/Wang, China 0-1
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool D	Dong/Wang	16	Placette/Richard	9	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 14, Q2 Chamereau/Vieira, France 1-0
11/12/21	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 1	Placette/Richard	19	Chamereau/Vieira	27, Q5	18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17, Q5 Cao/Zhu, China 1-0
12/1/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Pool E	Placette/Richard	8	Cao/Zhu	17, Q5	21-11, 24-22	0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Lin/Zeng, China 1-0
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool D	Placette/Richard	4	Lin/Zeng	16	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Sliwka/Wachowicz, Poland 1-0
11/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Placette/Richard	13, Q1	Sliwka/Wachowicz	12	21-18, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 22, Q11 MacDonald/Zeimann, New Zealand 0-1
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool D	MacDonald/Zeimann	21	Placette/Richard	9	21-23, 21-16, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # Q4 Carro/Lobato, Spain 2-1
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool D	Carro/Lobato	21, Q6	Placette/Richard	4	21-9, 25-27, 15-10	0:53
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool E	Placette/Richard	8	Carro/Lobato	17, Q4	21-18, 21-11	0:29
11/4/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool A	Placette/Richard	8	Carro/Lobato	9	21-18, 21-14	0:32