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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar
March 5 - 8, 2026

(7) Francesca Alupei/Beata Vaida, Romania

Francesca Ioana Alupei
Romania

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 3, 2003 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bucuresti

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$5,359.25

Beata Vaida
Romania

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 28, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Satu-Mare

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$10,293.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	11	1	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	US$10,423.21

Previous Bhubaneswar Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/5-8/2026	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	3	1st	400	US$1,000.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	24, Q3	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2025	Futures Bondues Lille Metropole	6	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	9/11-14/2025	Futures Warsaw	9	3rd	320	€ 500.00
FIVB	9/4-7/2025	Futures Budapest	8	9th	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Q17	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-4/2025	Futures Nuvali	11, Q2	4th	280	US$400.00
FIVB	4/8-11/2025	BPT Futures Songkhla	16, Q15	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Q14	21st	60	US$0.00

BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/5/2026	Pool G	Stefania Kun / Lilla Villam, Hungary (10)	Won 19-21, 21-12, 15-12
Fri, 3/6/2026	Winner 2	Chenoa Christ / Sophia Neuss, Germany (11)	Won 21-18, 22-20
Sat, 3/7/2026	Winner 3	Reika Murakami / Asami Shiba, Japan (2)	Lost 21-18, 19-21, 11-15

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	8	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00
Total	11	1	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	$10,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Francesca Alupei												Beata Vaida
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$5,125.00
8	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	$1,500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	23	2	1	1	2	4	4	4	1	0	$4,700.00
											U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
11	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	$5,125.00	Total	36	2	1	1	2	6	5	5	2	0	$9,825.00

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
2025	FIVB	8	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	$3,850.00	17	14	54.8 %
2026	FIVB	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	7	1	87.5 %
Total	FIVB	10	1	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	$9,850.00	24	15	61.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Francesca Alupei													Beata Vaida
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2017	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$150.00
											2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB	11	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	6	$3,200.00
											2019	FIVB	8	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	$1,350.00
8	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	$1,925.00	2025	FIVB	8	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	$1,925.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	2026	FIVB	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
10	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	1	$4,925.00	Total	Total	35	2	1	1	2	6	5	5	2	11	$9,625.00

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	16	72.7%	2	9.1%	4	18.2%	18-4	81.8%	9	45.0%	3	15.0%	8	40.0%	9-11	45.0%	16-8	66.7%	11-7	61.1%	0	0	27-15	64.3%
2025-2026	16	72.7%	2	9.1%	4	18.2%	18-4	81.8%	9	45.0%	3	15.0%	8	40.0%	9-11	45.0%	16-8	66.7%	11-7	61.1%	0	0	27-15	64.3%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	3	60.0%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	2-4	33.3%	8-2	80.0%	0	0	5-3	62.5%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	3	1	10	4	0	0	6	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	22	11
Total	0	0	5	2	12	5	0	0	7	5	1	2	1	1	1	0	27	15

Head to Head Results
Alupei/Vaida lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Murakami/Shiba, Japan 0-1
3/7/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Winner 3	Murakami/Shiba	2	Alupei/Vaida	7	18-21, 21-19, 15-11
Trail the series against # 6 Matsumoto/Matsumoto, Japan 0-1
4/9/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Songkhla	Pool A	Matsumoto/Matsumoto	8	Alupei/Vaida	16, Q15	23-21, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Kun/Villam, Hungary 2-1
3/5/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Pool G	Alupei/Vaida	7	Kun/Villam	10	19-21, 21-12, 15-12
9/14/25	FIVB	Futures Warsaw	Bronze Medal	Alupei/Vaida	9	Kun/Villam	4	15-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:46
4/10/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Songkhla	Winner 1	Kun/Villam	14, Q4	Alupei/Vaida	16, Q15	21-16, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Christ/Neuss, Germany 1-0
3/6/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Winner 2	Alupei/Vaida	7	Christ/Neuss	11	21-18, 22-20
Lead the series against # 12 Ito/Sawame, Japan 1-0
2/8/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	Semi-Finals	Alupei/Vaida	3	Ito/Sawame	2	21-16, 13-21, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 16 Mears/Phillips, Australia 1-0
2/7/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	Winner 2	Alupei/Vaida	3	Mears/Phillips	5	24-26, 21-14, 15-9	0:48