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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nayarit
March 26 - 29, 2026

(11) 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 Nayarit Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	18, Q1	9th	460	US$3,250.00
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 Nayarit Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/26/2026	Pool F	Chenoa Christ / Sophia Neuss, Germany (22)	Lost By Forfeit
Thu, 3/26/2026	Pool F	Brenda Churin / Michel Tosi, Argentina (27)	Lost By Forfeit

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	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	$11,450.00	13	6	68.4 %
Total	FIVB	13	1	1	1	1	2	0	3	0	2	1	1	$15,300.00	30	20	60.0 %

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
5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$5,725.00	2026	FIVB	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$5,725.00
13	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	$7,650.00	Total	Total	38	2	2	1	2	6	6	5	3	11	$12,350.00

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	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	2	2-6	25.0%

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 2-6 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 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	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 # 10 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
Series tied with # 22 Christ/Neuss, Germany 1-1
3/26/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Pool F	Christ/Neuss	22	Alupei/Vaida	11	By Forfeit
3/6/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Winner 2	Alupei/Vaida	7	Christ/Neuss	11	21-18, 22-20	0:43
Trail the series against # 27 Churin/Tosi, Argentina 0-1
3/26/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Pool F	Churin/Tosi	27	Alupei/Vaida	11	By Forfeit