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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Saquarema
March 28 - 31, 2024

(7) 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$67,044.17

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$66,519.92

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	0	14	1	7	5	5	6	7	0	2	US$130,054.50
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	0	14	1	9	5	5	6	7	1	2	US$130,054.50

Previous Saquarema Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Alexia Richard - 9th	Lezana Placette - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	7	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	Q4	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	8	4th	680	US$6,000.00
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

Challenge Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 3/29/2024	Pool F	Aline Chamereau / Clemence Vieira, France (18)	Won By Forfeit
Fri, 3/29/2024	Pool F	Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (6)	Lost 18-21, 14-21	0:32
Sat, 3/30/2024	Winner 1	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (21, Q7)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:38

Head to Head Results
Placette/Richard trail the series against the field 16-24 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Xia/Xue, China 0-1
11/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Xia/Xue	4	Placette/Richard	13, Q1	21-14, 23-25, 22-20	1:02
Trail the series against # 3 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
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
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-4
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool F	Lopes/Silva	6	Placette/Richard	7	21-18, 21-14	0:32
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
Trail the series against # 8 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-5
3/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Qualifier 2	Bobner/Verge-Depre	15, Q5	Placette/Richard	Q4	18-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:47
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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/15/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Pool B	Hermannova/Stochlova	11	Placette/Richard	14, Q2	18-21, 21-19, 24-22	1:07
Trail the series against # 11 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-2
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Lucky Loser	Placette/Richard	7	Alvarez/Moreno	8	21-15, 21-18	0:36
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
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Bansley/Bukovec, Canada 0-1
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool F	Bansley/Bukovec	18, Q2	Placette/Richard	7	21-17, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 17, Q3 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 # 18 Chamereau/Vieira, France 2-0
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool F	Placette/Richard	7	Chamereau/Vieira	18	By Forfeit
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 # 20, Q5 Almeida/De Souza, Brazil 1-0
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool F	Placette/Richard	7	Almeida/De Souza	19, Q4	21-19, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 21, Q7 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-4
3/30/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 1	Antunes/Lima	21, Q7	Placette/Richard	7	21-18, 21-18	0:38
4/23/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Pool E	Antunes/Lima	5	Placette/Richard	28, Q11	21-5, 21-17	0:32
7/9/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Qualifier 2	Antunes/Lima	25, Q5	Placette/Richard	Q21	21-11, 21-18	0:32
4/24/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Qualifier 2	Antunes/Lima	22, Q2	Placette/Richard	Q15	21-12, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # Q2 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
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q16 Polley/Zeimann, New Zealand 2-1
3/22/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	14, Q4	Polley/Zeimann	Q13	21-11, 21-18	0:31
7/14/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Qualifier 2	Placette/Richard	14, Q2	Polley/Zeimann	Q15	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:57
8/28/21	FIVB	Brno 2 Star	Winner 1	Polley/Zeimann	10	Placette/Richard	8	21-18, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # Q21 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
Lead the series against # Q25 Coakley/Sweat, United States 1-0
3/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	Q4	Coakley/Sweat	Q13	21-16, 21-14	0:32