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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
July 1 - 5, 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$94,269.92

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	75	0	0	2	2	6	1	19	3	10	9	5	9	7	0	2	US$185,554.50
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	78	0	0	2	2	6	1	19	3	12	9	5	9	7	1	2	US$185,554.50

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2019	Alexia Richard - 33rd	Lezana Placette - 33rd
2021	Alexia Richard - 25th	Lezana Placette - 25th
2025	Alexia Richard - 19th	Lezana Placette - 19th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya			0	US$0.00
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
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	24, Q11	19th	380	US$2,500.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$21,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	3	11	2	0	$57,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	40	0	0	2	1	4	1	11	0	8	5	0	$92,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	1	2	0	$14,940.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	78	0	0	2	2	6	1	19	3	26	9	0	$185,440.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Lezana Placette												Alexia Richard
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$10,500.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$10,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	World Tour Finals
23	0	0	0	1	1	6	11	2	0	$28,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	23	0	0	0	1	1	6	11	2	0	$28,750.00
42	0	0	2	1	5	11	8	5	0	$46,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	42	0	0	2	1	5	11	9	5	0	$47,000.00
14	1	0	1	0	1	6	1	2	0	$8,660.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	2	0	$7,870.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
87	1	0	3	2	7	23	26	9	0	$94,410.00	Total	84	0	0	2	2	9	22	27	9	0	$94,120.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	7	5	58.3 %
2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2018	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	$7,300.00	4	9	30.8 %
2019	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	4	$10,000.00	11	14	44.0 %
2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2021	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	3	$10,640.00	11	12	47.8 %
2022	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	$28,750.00	13	15	46.4 %
2023	FIVB	13	0	0	0	1	3	0	4	1	4	0	0	$52,500.00	24	28	46.2 %
2024	FIVB	14	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	0	8	0	0	$23,750.00	20	22	47.6 %
2025	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	6	3	0	$40,250.00	21	26	44.7 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$12,250.00	7	3	70.0 %
Total	FIVB	75	0	0	2	2	6	1	19	3	24	9	9	$185,440.00	111	130	46.1 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	7	6	53.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Lezana Placette													Alexia Richard
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	$600.00	2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	4	$4,240.00	2018	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	4	$4,800.00
11	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	5	$5,500.00	2019	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	4	$5,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	$5,320.00	2021	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	$5,320.00
8	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	$14,375.00	2022	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	$14,375.00
13	0	0	0	1	3	5	4	0	0	$26,250.00	2023	FIVB	13	0	0	0	1	3	5	4	0	0	$26,250.00
14	0	0	1	0	2	3	8	0	0	$11,875.00	2024	FIVB	14	0	0	1	0	2	3	8	0	0	$11,875.00
15	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	3	0	$20,125.00	2025	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	3	0	$20,125.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$6,125.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$6,125.00
87	1	0	3	2	7	23	26	9	16	$94,410.00	Total	Total	84	0	0	2	2	9	22	27	9	13	$94,120.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	65	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%	3	4	111-130	46.1%
2025-2026	15	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%	1	0	28-29	49.1%
Against the Field	12	60.0%	3	15.0%	5	25.0%	15-5	75.0%	3	7.7%	6	15.4%	30	76.9%	3-36	7.7%	24-58	29.3%	12-22	35.3%	1	0	19-40	32.2%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Youth Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	14	11	10	18	0	0	2	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	26	36
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	20	9	27	35	1	1	15	18	0	3	2	1	0	0	65	67
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	7	11	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	17
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Total	0	0	34	21	57	73	2	2	23	34	0	4	2	2	0	0	118	136

Head to Head Results
Placette/Richard trail the series against the field 19-40 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 18 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
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 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/Poiesz, Netherlands 1-0
5/21/26	FIVB	BPT 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
8/13/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	Q7	Bentele/Niederhauser	Q10	22-20, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against Bianchi/Scampoli, Italy 0-1
4/18/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 1	Bianchi/Scampoli	17, Q1	Placette/Richard	22, Q11	21-18, 21-13	0:32
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/Cruz, United States 0-4
7/3/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	1	Placette/Richard	24, Q11	21-13, 21-19	0:34
11/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Placette/Richard	13, Q1	21-12, 21-15	0:40
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	21-13, 21-18	0:36
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Placette/Richard	8	25-27, 21-18, 15-9	1:07
Trail the series against Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-4
8/3/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool F	Brunner/Huberli	7	Placette/Richard	6	21-11, 21-8	0:30
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Brunner/Huberli	6	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	22-20, 21-11	0:38
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool D	Brunner/Huberli	4	Placette/Richard	12	21-15, 21-6	0:31
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Brunner/Huberli	11	Placette/Richard	34	21-14, 20-22, 15-11	0:56
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
Trail the series against Clancy/Fejes, Australia 0-1
5/23/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 2	Clancy/Fejes	15	Placette/Richard	7	25-23, 13-21, 16-14	0:57
Trail the series against Coradello/Lopes, Brazil 0-1
11/19/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Coradello/Lopes	1	Placette/Richard	28	21-17, 15-21, 19-17	0:51
Trail the series against Durish/Koenig, United States 0-1
5/16/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Semi-Finals	Durish/Koenig	14	Placette/Richard	15	21-16, 18-21, 18-16	0:50
Trail the series against Gottardi/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
8/28/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Hamburg	Pool F	Gottardi/Orsi Toth	6	Placette/Richard	19, Q4	26-24, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against Grune/Ittlinger, Germany 0-2
11/14/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool D	Grune/Ittlinger	21	Placette/Richard	28	21-19, 22-20	0:34
6/26/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	Pool A	Grune/Ittlinger	1	Placette/Richard	16	23-21, 21-23, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 0-2
9/18/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool F	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	6	Placette/Richard	19, Q5	21-14, 21-17	0:33
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 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
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
Trail the series against Loreen/Quiggle, United States 0-1
10/2/25	FIVB	BPT 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
9/24/25	FIVB	BPT 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
5/15/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 2	Placette/Richard	15	MacDonald/Polley	8	21-14, 15-21, 15-12	0:48
11/14/24	FIVB	Challenge 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
4/14/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Qualifier 2	Placette/Richard	21, Q8	Makhno/Makhno	Q9	21-16, 24-22	0:36
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
Trail the series against 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
Trail the series against Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 2-3
9/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool F	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	18, Q4	Placette/Richard	19, Q5	21-13, 21-12	0:27
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 Phillips/Van Winkle, United States 1-0
5/16/26	FIVB	BPT 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
11/17/24	FIVB	Challenge 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
8/29/25	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 2-1
10/3/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Winner 2	Schoon/Stam	26, Q4	Placette/Richard	17	21-15, 21-12	0:28
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