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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Tlaxcala
March 18 - 22, 2026

(18, Q1) 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$7,884.25

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$12,818.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	13	1	1	1	1	2	0	3	0	1	1	1	1	US$15,473.21

Previous Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Futures Coolangatta	2	2nd	360	US$700.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	7	5th	600	US$5,000.00
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 Tlaxcala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool B	Anniina Parkkinen / Valma Prihti, Finland (15)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:33
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool B	Lea Kunst / Melanie Paul, Germany (2)	Lost 22-24, 17-21	0:46
Fri, 3/20/2026	Winner 1	Kate Reilly / Kamila Tan, United States (28, Q7)	Won 22-20, 21-16	0:33
Fri, 3/20/2026	Winner 2	Megan J. Rice / Geena Urango, United States (22)	Lost 18-21, 10-21	0:32

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	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	$12,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	8	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$3,300.00
Total	13	1	1	1	1	2	0	3	0	2	1	0	$15,300.00

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
5	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	$6,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	$7,500.00
8	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	$1,650.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	23	2	2	1	2	4	4	4	1	0	$4,850.00
											U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
13	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	0	$7,650.00	Total	38	2	2	1	2	6	6	5	3	0	$12,350.00

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	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,950.00	13	4	76.5 %
Total	FIVB	12	1	1	1	1	2	0	3	0	2	0	1	$13,800.00	30	18	62.5 %

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
4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$4,975.00	2026	FIVB	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$4,975.00
12	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	0	1	$6,900.00	Total	Total	37	2	2	1	2	6	6	5	2	11	$11,600.00

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	18	75.0%	2	8.3%	4	16.7%	20-4	83.3%	10	41.7%	3	12.5%	11	45.8%	10-14	41.7%	18-11	62.1%	12-7	63.2%	0	2	30-20	60.0%
2025-2026	18	75.0%	2	8.3%	4	16.7%	20-4	83.3%	10	41.7%	3	12.5%	11	45.8%	10-14	41.7%	18-11	62.1%	12-7	63.2%	0	2	30-20	60.0%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	6-6	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	2	3-6	33.3%

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	3	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	8
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	3	1	10	4	0	0	6	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	23	12
Total	0	0	5	2	13	8	0	0	8	6	2	2	1	1	1	1	30	20

Head to Head Results
Alupei/Vaida trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Kunst/Paul, Germany 0-1
3/19/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Pool B	Kunst/Paul	2	Alupei/Vaida	18, Q1	24-22, 21-17	0:46
Trail the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 15 Parkkinen/Prihti, Finland 1-1
3/19/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Pool B	Alupei/Vaida	18, Q1	Parkkinen/Prihti	15	21-16, 21-13	0:33
10/17/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool H	Parkkinen/Prihti	25, Q4	Alupei/Vaida	24, Q3	13-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:44
Trail the series against # 22 Rice/Urango, United States 0-1
3/20/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Winner 2	Rice/Urango	22	Alupei/Vaida	18, Q1	21-18, 21-10	0:32
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Christ/Neuss, Germany 1-0
3/6/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Winner 2	Alupei/Vaida	7	Christ/Neuss	11	21-18, 22-20	0:43
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Reilly/Tan, United States 1-0
3/20/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Winner 1	Alupei/Vaida	18, Q1	Reilly/Tan	28, Q7	22-20, 21-16	0:33