Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Shangluo
July 22 - 26, 2026
(4) 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: 97
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Montpellier 2019)
Career Winnings: US$103,776.05
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: 94
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$103,251.80
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125333741Money
CEV7000000103003000 US$7,858.55
FIVB7700226120311959702 US$192,504.50
FIVB Age Group WC3000000002000010 US$0.00
Overall87002261213169512712 US$200,363.05
Previous Shangluo Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 8/5-9/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 18 9th 460 US$3,250.00
CEV 7/30-8/3/2025 EuroBeachVolley 2025 10 17th 360 € 1,000.00
BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/23/2026 Pool D Stefania Kun / Lilla Villam, Hungary (29, Q7) Won 22-20, 21-15 0:35
Fri, 7/24/2026 Pool D Hailey Harward / Xolani Hodel, United States (20) Lost 18-21, 21-23 0:43
Fri, 7/24/2026 Winner 1 Sofia Bisgaard / Cirkeline Hog, Denmark (21) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:37
Sat, 7/25/2026 Winner 2 Sofia Izuzquiza / Tania Moreno, Spain (3) Lost 21-16, 19-21, 12-15 0:52
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2016FIVB Age Group WC100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
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 $7,000.00 51623.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Lezana Placette  Alexia Richard
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
1000000100 $0.00 2017CEV          
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
971032725311216 $101,385.00 TotalTotal940022924321213 $101,095.00
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
Overall68 64.2% 20 18.9% 18 17.0% 88-18 83.0% 24 17.5% 23 16.8% 90 65.7% 24-113 17.5% 68-90 43.0% 44-41 51.8% 34 115-135 46.0%
2025-202618 60.0% 7 23.3% 5 16.7% 25-5 83.3% 6 17.1% 5 14.3% 24 68.6% 6-29 17.1% 18-24 42.9% 13-10 56.5% 10 32-34 48.5%
Against the Field6 66.7% 2 22.2% 1 11.1% 8-1 88.9% 1 20.0% 2 40.0% 2 40.0% 1-4 20.0% 12-4 75.0% 6-6 50.0% 00 9-5 64.3%
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 lead the series against the field 9-6 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Xia/Yan, China 1-0
5/17/26FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Bronze Medal Placette/Richard 15 Xia/Yan 1 21-10, 27-25 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 5 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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Murakami/Shiba, Japan 0-1
6/12/25FIVBBPT Challenge Alanya Pool B Murakami/Shiba 31 Placette/Richard 18, Q3 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 9 Clancy/Fejes, Australia 0-1
5/23/26FIVBBPT Challenge Nuvali Winner 2 Clancy/Fejes 15 Placette/Richard 7 25-23, 13-21, 16-14 0:57
Trail the series against # 20 Harward/Hodel, United States 0-1
7/24/26FIVBBPT Challenge Shangluo Pool D Harward/Hodel 20 Placette/Richard 4 21-18, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 25, Q3 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 # 27, Q5 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 # 29, Q7 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 # 30 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 # Q11 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