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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Baden
August 5 - 9, 2025

(18) 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 Baden Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	7/27-8/9/2024	Olympic Games Paris 2024	6	17th	0	US$0.00

BPT Challenge Baden Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/6/2025	Pool B	Devon Newberry / Jaden Whitmarsh, United States (15)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:34
Thu, 8/7/2025	Pool B	Julia Kielak / Natalia Okla, Poland (31, Q14)	Won 21-18, 21-8	0:29
Fri, 8/8/2025	Winner 2	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (27, Q6)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Placette/Richard lead the series against the field 15-11 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 2-1
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool B	Placette/Richard	14	Klinger/Klinger	11	21-17, 21-17	0:39
4/17/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 1	Klinger/Klinger	14, Q8	Placette/Richard	Q9	15-21, 24-22, 15-12	0:58
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 # 3 Hladun/Lazarenko, Ukraine 1-0
11/22/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Qualifier 2	Placette/Richard	13, Q1	Hladun/Lazarenko	Q9	21-16, 26-24	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 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 # 9 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 2-3
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 # 10 Simo/Van Winkle, United States 1-2
7/2/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	24, Q11	Simo/Van Winkle	Q6	24-22, 24-22	0:43
6/12/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool B	Simo/Van Winkle	15, Q2	Placette/Richard	18, Q3	14-21, 22-20, 15-6	0:45
11/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Chennai	Pool D	Simo/Van Winkle	21, Q7	Placette/Richard	9, Q3	21-16, 16-21, 15-10	0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Newberry/Whitmarsh, United States 1-0
8/6/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Pool B	Placette/Richard	18	Newberry/Whitmarsh	15	21-17, 21-19	0:34
Series tied with # 16 Hildreth/Van Gunst, United States 1-1
6/27/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	Winner 2	Hildreth/Van Gunst	11	Placette/Richard	16	21-18, 21-11	0:28
4/12/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Pool D	Placette/Richard	9	Hildreth/Van Gunst	16, Q3	21-18, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Murakami/Shiba, Japan 0-1
6/12/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool B	Murakami/Shiba	31	Placette/Richard	18, Q3	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Makhno/Makhno, Ukraine 1-0
4/14/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Qualifier 2	Placette/Richard	21, Q8	Makhno/Makhno	Q9	21-16, 24-22	0:36
Series tied with # 27, Q6 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
Lead the series against # 31, Q14 Kielak/Okla, Poland 1-0
8/7/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Pool B	Placette/Richard	18	Kielak/Okla	31, Q14	21-18, 21-8	0:29