European Championship Tour
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026
August 12 - 16, 2026
(22) Lezana Placette/Alexia Richard, France
 
Lézana Placette
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 11, 1997 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Croix
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Montpellier 2019)
Career CEV Best: 9th (Moscow 2019)
Career Winnings: US$104,624.10
Alexia Richard
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 3, 1996 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: La Teste de Buch
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 101
Career Wins: 1 (CEV C&S Siofok 2017)
Career CEV Best: 9th (Moscow 2019)
Career Winnings: US$104,485.34
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123456791317192125333741Money
CEV70000000103003000 US$7,858.55
CEV C&S10000000001000000 US$0.00
CEV Under Age20001010000000000 US$0.00
FIVB77002260120311959702 US$192,504.50
FIVB Age Group WC30000000002000010 US$0.00
Overall900023611213179512712 US$200,363.05
Previous Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2024 Alexia Richard - 17th Lezana Placette - 17th
FIVB 2025 Alexia Richard - 9th Lezana Placette - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/22-26/2026 BPT Challenge Shangluo 4 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2026 BPT Elite Gstaad 21, Q10 17th 460 US$3,700.00
FIVB 5/20-24/2026 BPT Challenge Nuvali 7 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 5/13-17/2026 BPT Challenge Xiamen 15 3rd 720 US$9,000.00
FIVB 11/14-23/2025 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 28 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/1-5/2025 BPT Challenge Veracruz 17 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro Q9 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 19, Q5 19th 380 US$2,500.00
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$0.00
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/12/2026 Pool F Martina Maixnerova / Kylie Neuschaeferova, Czechia (11)    
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
Youth Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships300000000300 $21,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam23000110331221 $61,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open41002141120858 $95,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star900001050120 $14,940.00
U21 World Championships100000000001 $0.00
U18/19 World Championships100000000100 $0.00
Confederation Championship700000010330 $7,000.00
Total87002261213301210 $199,390.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Lezana Placette Alexia Richard
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 Youth Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
3000000300 $10,500.00 World Championships3000000300 $10,500.00
1000000001 $0.00 World Tour Finals          
240001161222 $30,600.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam240001161222 $30,600.00
4300215128510 $48,125.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open430021512959 $48,625.00
14101016122 $8,660.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star12000035121 $7,870.00
1000000001 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000000001 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships1000000100 $0.00
7000001330 $3,500.00 Confederation Championship8000001430 $3,500.00
961032725301216 $101,385.00 Total940022924321213 $101,095.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2014FIVB Age Group WC200000000200 $0.00 7558.3 %
2015CEV Under Age100001000000 $0.00 5271.4 %
2016FIVB Age Group WC100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2016CEV C&S100000000100 $0.00 010.0 %
2016CEV Under Age100010000000 $0.00 5271.4 %
2018FIVB500000010211 $7,300.00 4930.8 %
2019FIVB900001030014 $10,000.00 111444.0 %
2019CEV100000010000 $2,500.00 2340.0 %
2020FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2020CEV100000000100 $1,000.00 1233.3 %
2021FIVB800000020033 $10,640.00 111247.8 %
2021CEV100000000010 $500.00 020.0 %
2022FIVB800011010410 $28,750.00 131546.4 %
2022CEV100000000010 $500.00 020.0 %
2023FIVB1300013041400 $52,500.00 242846.2 %
2023CEV100000000100 $1,000.00 1233.3 %
2024FIVB1400101130800 $23,750.00 202247.6 %
2024CEV100000000010 $500.00 030.0 %
2025FIVB1500000042630 $40,250.00 212644.7 %
2025CEV100000000100 $1,000.00 1233.3 %
2026FIVB400100020100 $19,200.00 11857.9 %
TotalFIVB770022612032599 $192,390.00 11513546.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC300000000201 $0.00 7653.8 %
TotalCEV700000010330 $7,000.00 51623.8 %
TotalCEV C&S100000000100 $0.00 010.0 %
TotalCEV Under Age200011000000 $0.00 10471.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Lezana Placette  Alexia Richard
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000200 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC2000000200 $0.00
1000010000 $0.00 2015CEV Under Age1000010000 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2016FIVB Age Group WC1000000001 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 2016CEV C&S1000000100 $0.00
1000100000 $0.00 2016CEV Under Age1000100000 $0.00
3001000002 $600.00 2017FIVB1000010000 $250.00
1000000100 $0.00 2017CEV          
5000112100 $577.50 2017CEV C&S4110010100 $840.00
1000001000 $0.00 2017CEV Under Age          
9000002214 $4,240.00 2018FIVB10000011314 $4,800.00
           2018CEV1000000100 $0.00
11100013015 $5,500.00 2019FIVB9000013014 $5,000.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2019CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
1000000001 $0.00 2020FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000000100 $500.00 2020CEV1000000100 $500.00
8000002033 $5,320.00 2021FIVB8000002033 $5,320.00
1000000010 $250.00 2021CEV1000000010 $250.00
8000111410 $14,375.00 2022FIVB8000111410 $14,375.00
1000000010 $250.00 2022CEV1000000010 $250.00
13000135400 $26,250.00 2023FIVB13000135400 $26,250.00
1000000100 $500.00 2023CEV1000000100 $500.00
14001023800 $11,875.00 2024FIVB14001023800 $11,875.00
1000000010 $250.00 2024CEV1000000010 $250.00
15000006630 $20,125.00 2025FIVB15000006630 $20,125.00
1000000100 $500.00 2025CEV1000000100 $500.00
4001002100 $9,600.00 2026FIVB4001002100 $9,600.00
1061034928331216 $101,962.50 TotalTotal10111231124341213 $101,935.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall1 20.0% 2 40.0% 2 40.0% 3-2 60.0% 2 12.5% 5 31.3% 9 56.3% 2-14 12.5% 1-9 10.0% 4-7 36.4% 00 5-16 23.8%
2025-20261 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 00 1-2 33.3%
Against the Field0 0 0 0-0 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 2 50.0% 0-4 0.0% 0-4 0.0% 0-4 0.0% 00 0-4 0.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012010000000013
Youth Olympic Games000041000100000042
World Championships000054100300000067
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam001511112001250101002839
Challenge/Four Star/Open0020928361116190321006769
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000071100660000001317
U21 World Championships000100000000000001
U18/19 World Championships000032000100000033
Confederation Championship00004120014000000516
Total0035216388232539042200127157
Head to Head Results
Placette/Richard trail the series against the field 18-28 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-4
8/13/24CEVCEV EuroBeachVolley 2024 Pool C Graudina/Samoilova 3 Placette/Richard 30 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
3/23/24FIVBChallenge Recife Winner 1 Graudina/Samoilova 2 Placette/Richard 7 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:46
12/1/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Pool E Graudina/Samoilova 5 Placette/Richard 8 By Forfeit  
8/11/22CEVEuroBeachVolley 2021 Pool D Graudina/Samoilova 4 Placette/Richard 29 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 2 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 2-2
7/3/26FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Lucky Loser Schoon/Stam 7 Placette/Richard 21, Q10 21-14, 21-14 0:34
10/3/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Winner 2 Schoon/Stam 26, Q4 Placette/Richard 17 21-15, 21-12 0:28
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
Trail the series against # 3 Gottardi/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-2
7/1/26FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool D Gottardi/Orsi Toth 4 Placette/Richard 21, Q10 21-16, 21-14 0:30
8/28/25FIVBBPT Elite Hamburg Pool F Gottardi/Orsi Toth 6 Placette/Richard 19, Q4 26-24, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 6 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-4
8/3/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Pool F Brunner/Huberli 7 Placette/Richard 6 21-11, 21-8 0:30
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
Trail the series against # 7 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 2-3
9/19/25FIVBBPT Elite Joao Pessoa Pool F Paulikiene/Raupelyte 18, Q4 Placette/Richard 19, Q5 21-13, 21-12 0:27
8/8/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Winner 2 Paulikiene/Raupelyte 27, Q6 Placette/Richard 18 21-19, 21-19 0:37
5/1/24FIVBElite16 Brasília Qualifier 1 Paulikiene/Raupelyte Q7 Placette/Richard Q10 22-20, 21-15 0:36
12/2/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Winner 1 Placette/Richard 8 Paulikiene/Raupelyte 10 22-20, 21-14 0:35
8/16/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Qualifier 1 Placette/Richard 14, Q10 Paulikiene/Raupelyte Q7 27-25, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # 9 Bianchi/Scampoli, Italy 0-1
4/18/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Winner 1 Bianchi/Scampoli 17, Q1 Placette/Richard 22, Q11 21-18, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 10 Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
7/3/26FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool D Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre 16 Placette/Richard 21, Q10 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 12 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 2-1
4/26/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Pool B Placette/Richard 14 Klinger/Klinger 11 21-17, 21-17 0:39
4/17/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 1 Klinger/Klinger 14, Q8 Placette/Richard Q9 15-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:58
7/16/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Winner 1 Placette/Richard 14, Q2 Klinger/Klinger 20, Q11 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 13 Konink/van Driel, Netherlands 0-1
5/21/26FIVBBPT Challenge Nuvali Pool G Konink/van Driel 26 Placette/Richard 7 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 15 Chamereau/Vieira, France 4-0
4/16/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Qualifier 1 Placette/Richard 22, Q11 Chamereau/Vieira Q6 21-18, 14-21, 15-12 0:50
11/16/24FIVBChallenge Haikou Winner 3 Placette/Richard 21, Q8 Chamereau/Vieira 7 21-12, 22-20 0:34
3/29/24FIVBChallenge Saquarema Pool F Placette/Richard 7 Chamereau/Vieira 18 By Forfeit  
11/12/21FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Placette/Richard 19 Chamereau/Vieira 27, Q5 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 17 Izuzquiza/Moreno, Spain 0-1
7/25/26FIVBBPT Challenge Shangluo Winner 2 Izuzquiza/Moreno 3 Placette/Richard 4 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 18 Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite, Lithuania 2-0
5/22/26FIVBBPT Challenge Nuvali Winner 1 Placette/Richard 7 Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite 5 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:42
8/27/25FIVBBPT Elite Hamburg Qualifier 1 Placette/Richard 19, Q4 Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite Q13 21-13, 23-21 0:31
Trail the series against # 21 Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 0-1
6/2/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Qualifier 2 Ittlinger/Van de Velde 22, Q2 Placette/Richard Q15 21-16, 28-26 0:45
Trail the series against # 24 Romaniuk/Serdiuk, Ukraine 0-1
8/29/25FIVBBPT Elite Hamburg Pool F Romaniuk/Serdiuk 18, Q3 Placette/Richard 19, Q4 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 28 Kun/Villam, Hungary 1-0
7/23/26FIVBBPT Challenge Shangluo Pool D Placette/Richard 4 Kun/Villam 29, Q7 22-20, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against Alupei/Vaida, Romania 1-0
5/14/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Qualifier 2 Placette/Richard 18, Q1 Alupei/Vaida Q17 20-22, 21-19, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against Bentele/Niederhauser, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/25FIVBBPT Elite Montréal Qualifier 1 Placette/Richard Q7 Bentele/Niederhauser Q10 22-20, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against Bisgaard/Hog, Denmark 1-0
7/24/26FIVBBPT Challenge Shangluo Winner 1 Placette/Richard 4 Bisgaard/Hog 21 21-19, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against Carro/Soria, Spain 0-1
8/11/22CEVEuroBeachVolley 2021 Pool D Carro/Soria 20 Placette/Richard 29 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against Helland-Hansen/Pavlova, Norway 1-0
9/17/25FIVBBPT Elite Joao Pessoa Qualifier 1 Placette/Richard 19, Q5 Helland-Hansen/Pavlova Q12 21-10, 21-16 0:29
Trail the series against Kvedaraite/Saule, Lithuania 0-1
7/31/25CEVEuroBeachVolley 2025 Winner 1 Kvedaraite/Saule 24 Placette/Richard 10 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:43
Lead the series against Makhno/Makhno, Ukraine 1-0
4/14/22FIVBItapema Challenge Qualifier 2 Placette/Richard 21, Q8 Makhno/Makhno Q9 21-16, 24-22 0:36