Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Alanya
June 10 - 14, 2026
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: 12
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Montpellier 2019)
Career Winnings: US$94,794.17
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: 12
Tournaments: 84
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$94,269.92
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125333741Money
FIVB7500226119310959702 US$185,554.50
FIVB Age Group WC3000000002000010 US$0.00
Overall7800226119312959712 US$185,554.50
Previous Alanya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2025 Alexia Richard - 25th Lezana Placette - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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$1,500.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
Youth Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships300000000300 $21,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam22000110331120 $57,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open40002141110850 $92,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star900001050120 $14,940.00
U21 World Championships100000000000 $0.00
U18/19 World Championships100000000100 $0.00
Total780022611932690 $185,440.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Lezana Placette Alexia Richard
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
1000000000 $0.00 World Tour Finals          
230001161120 $28,750.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam230001161120 $28,750.00
420021511850 $46,500.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open420021511950 $47,000.00
14101016120 $8,660.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star12000035120 $7,870.00
1000000000 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000000000 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships1000000100 $0.00
8710327232690 $94,410.00 Total8400229222790 $94,120.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2014FIVB Age Group WC200000000200 $0.00 7558.3 %
2016FIVB Age Group WC100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2018FIVB500000010211 $7,300.00 4930.8 %
2019FIVB900001030014 $10,000.00 111444.0 %
2020FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2021FIVB800000020033 $10,640.00 111247.8 %
2022FIVB800011010410 $28,750.00 131546.4 %
2023FIVB1300013041400 $52,500.00 242846.2 %
2024FIVB1400101130800 $23,750.00 202247.6 %
2025FIVB1500000042630 $40,250.00 212644.7 %
2026FIVB200100010000 $12,250.00 7370.0 %
TotalFIVB750022611932499 $185,440.00 11113046.1 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC300000000201 $0.00 7653.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Lezana Placette  Alexia Richard
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000200 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC2000000200 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2016FIVB Age Group WC1000000001 $0.00
3001000002 $600.00 2017FIVB1000010000 $250.00
9000002214 $4,240.00 2018FIVB10000011314 $4,800.00
11100013015 $5,500.00 2019FIVB9000013014 $5,000.00
1000000001 $0.00 2020FIVB1000000001 $0.00
8000002033 $5,320.00 2021FIVB8000002033 $5,320.00
8000111410 $14,375.00 2022FIVB8000111410 $14,375.00
13000135400 $26,250.00 2023FIVB13000135400 $26,250.00
14001023800 $11,875.00 2024FIVB14001023800 $11,875.00
15000006630 $20,125.00 2025FIVB15000006630 $20,125.00
2001001000 $6,125.00 2026FIVB2001001000 $6,125.00
87103272326916 $94,410.00 TotalTotal84002292227913 $94,120.00
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
Overall65 63.7% 20 19.6% 17 16.7% 85-17 83.3% 23 17.4% 23 17.4% 86 65.2% 23-109 17.4% 65-86 43.0% 43-40 51.8% 34 111-130 46.1%
2025-202615 57.7% 7 26.9% 4 15.4% 22-4 84.6% 5 16.7% 5 16.7% 20 66.7% 5-25 16.7% 15-20 42.9% 12-9 57.1% 10 28-29 49.1%
Against the Field12 66.7% 3 16.7% 3 16.7% 15-3 83.3% 4 28.6% 0 0.0% 10 71.4% 4-10 28.6% 24-18 57.1% 14-6 70.0% 10 20-12 62.5%
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 Slam001411101800250101002636
Challenge/Four Star/Open0020927351115180321006567
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000071100660000001317
U21 World Championships000100000000000001
U18/19 World Championships000032000100000033
Total0034215773222334042200118136
Head to Head Results
Placette/Richard lead the series against the field 20-12 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with Almeida/De Souza, Brazil 1-1
7/4/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool A Almeida/De Souza 13 Placette/Richard 24, Q11 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:48
3/22/24FIVBChallenge Recife Pool F Placette/Richard 7 Almeida/De Souza 19, Q4 21-19, 21-18 0:34
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 Bekhuis/Poiesz, Netherlands 1-0
5/21/26FIVBBPT Challenge Nuvali Pool G Placette/Richard 7 Bekhuis/Poiesz 23, Q2 21-15, 21-15 0:30
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 Bock/Lippmann, Germany 1-0
3/20/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Pool C Placette/Richard 19 Bock/Lippmann 30, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:25
Lead the series against 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 Corrales/Valiente, Paraguay 0-2
3/26/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Qualifier 1 Corrales/Valiente 23, Q8 Placette/Richard Q9 21-13, 21-19 0:35
3/20/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Pool C Corrales/Valiente 14 Placette/Richard 19 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against 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
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
Lead the series against 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 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
Trail the series against Loreen/Quiggle, United States 0-1
10/2/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Pool A Loreen/Quiggle 1 Placette/Richard 17 21-23, 21-17, 15-13 0:45
Trail the series against Lunio/Okla, Poland 0-1
9/24/25FIVBBPT Elite Rio de Janeiro Qualifier 1 Lunio/Okla 19, Q8 Placette/Richard Q9 25-23, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against MacDonald/Polley, New Zealand 2-0
5/15/26FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 2 Placette/Richard 15 MacDonald/Polley 8 21-14, 15-21, 15-12 0:48
11/14/24FIVBChallenge Haikou Pool D Placette/Richard 21, Q8 MacDonald/Polley 4 11-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:52
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
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against Phillips/Van Winkle, United States 1-0
5/16/26FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 3 Placette/Richard 15 Phillips/Van Winkle 5 21-18, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against Rodriguez/Shaw, United States 0-1
11/17/24FIVBChallenge Haikou Semi-Finals Rodriguez/Shaw 19, Q7 Placette/Richard 21, Q8 21-13, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against 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