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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa
September 17 - 21, 2025

Lezana Placette/Alexia Richard, France

Lézana Placette
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 11, 1997 (27 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$82,294.17

Alexia Richard
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 3, 1996 (29 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$81,769.92

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	69	0	0	1	2	6	1	17	3	9	8	5	8	7	0	2	US$160,554.50
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	72	0	0	1	2	6	1	17	3	11	8	5	8	7	1	2	US$160,554.50

Previous Joao Pessoa Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Alexia Richard - 5th	Lezana Placette - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/27-31/2025	BPT Elite Hamburg	19, Q4	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2025	BPT Elite Montréal	Q7	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	8/5-9/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	18	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	24, Q11	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	16	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	18, Q3	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	18, Q1	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	22, Q11	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	22, Q9	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Q9	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	19	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	11/28-12/1/2024	Challenge Nuvali	9	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	11/21-24/2024	Challenge Chennai	9, Q3	7th	520	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/12-17/2024	Challenge Haikou	21, Q8	3rd	720	US$7,000.00

Head to Head Results
Placette/Richard trail the series against the field 20-32 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against 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
Series tied with Almeida/De Souza, Brazil 1-1
7/4/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool A	Almeida/De Souza	13	Placette/Richard	24, Q11	18-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:48
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 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 2-4
8/13/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Qualifier 2	Alvarez/Moreno	14, Q2	Placette/Richard	Q7	24-22, 21-13	0:42
7/31/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool F	Alvarez/Moreno	18	Placette/Richard	6	21-12, 21-15	0:37
4/12/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Pool D	Placette/Richard	9	Alvarez/Moreno	4	By Forfeit
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 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 1-4
4/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool C	Placette/Richard	22, Q9	Antunes/Lima	10	21-19, 21-14	0:32
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 Bekhuis/van Driel, Netherlands 1-0
4/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	22, Q9	Bekhuis/van Driel	Q8	21-17, 23-25, 18-16	0:55
Lead the series against Bock/Lippmann, Germany 1-0
3/20/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool C	Placette/Richard	19	Bock/Lippmann	30, Q16	21-16, 21-14	0:25
Trail the series against Brasher/Nuss, United States 0-4
7/3/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool A	Brasher/Nuss	1	Placette/Richard	24, Q11	21-13, 21-19	0:34
11/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	2	Placette/Richard	13, Q1	21-12, 21-15	0:40
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	3	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	21-13, 21-18	0:36
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	2	Placette/Richard	8	25-27, 21-18, 15-9	1:07
Trail the series against Cannon/Kraft, United States 1-2
4/16/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool C	Placette/Richard	22, Q11	Cannon/Kraft	3	21-17, 12-21, 15-12	0:45
4/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool C	Cannon/Kraft	3	Placette/Richard	22, Q9	17-21, 21-15, 18-16	0:49
5/22/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Qualifier 1	Cannon/Kraft	Q3	Placette/Richard	Q14	23-21, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against Chamereau/Vieira, France 4-0
4/16/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	22, Q11	Chamereau/Vieira	Q6	21-18, 14-21, 15-12	0:50
11/16/24	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 3	Placette/Richard	21, Q8	Chamereau/Vieira	7	21-12, 22-20	0:34
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 Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite, Lithuania 1-0
8/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Hamburg	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	19, Q4	Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite	Q13	21-13, 23-21	0:31
Trail the series against Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-2
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 1	Graudina/Samoilova	2	Placette/Richard	7	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:46
12/1/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Pool E	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Placette/Richard	8	By Forfeit
Trail the series against Grune/Ittlinger, Germany 0-1
6/26/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	Pool A	Grune/Ittlinger	1	Placette/Richard	16	23-21, 21-23, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against Harward/Phillips, United States 1-0
6/26/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	Pool A	Placette/Richard	16	Harward/Phillips	17	21-9, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
4/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	7	Placette/Richard	22, Q9	21-18, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against Kan/Sours, United States 1-0
6/11/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Qualifier 2	Placette/Richard	18, Q3	Kan/Sours	Q14	25-23, 17-21, 15-10	0:52
Trail the series against Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 0-4
4/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool C	Lisboa/Silva	10	Placette/Richard	22, Q11	21-16, 21-12	0:27
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
Lead the series against MacDonald/Polley, New Zealand 1-0
11/14/24	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Pool D	Placette/Richard	21, Q8	MacDonald/Polley	4	11-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:52
Trail the series against 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
Series tied with Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 2-2
8/8/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Winner 2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	27, Q6	Placette/Richard	18	21-19, 21-19	0:37
5/1/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Qualifier 1	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	Q7	Placette/Richard	Q10	22-20, 21-15	0:36
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 Poletti/Valiente, Paraguay 0-2
3/26/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Qualifier 1	Poletti/Valiente	23, Q8	Placette/Richard	Q9	21-13, 21-19	0:35
3/20/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool C	Poletti/Valiente	14	Placette/Richard	19	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against Romaniuk/Serdiuk, Ukraine 0-1
8/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Hamburg	Pool F	Romaniuk/Serdiuk	18, Q3	Placette/Richard	19, Q4	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against 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