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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
October 6 - 15, 2023

(24) Lezana Placette/Alexia Richard, France

Lézana Placette
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 11, 1997 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Croix

Resides:

Grenoble

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Montpellier 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$62,294.17

Alexia Richard
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 3, 1996 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

La Teste de Buch

Resides:

Toulon

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$61,769.92

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	51	0	0	0	2	6	0	14	1	5	5	3	6	7	0	2	US$120,554.50
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	54	0	0	0	2	6	0	14	1	7	5	3	6	7	1	2	US$120,554.50

Previous Tlaxcala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Alexia Richard - 25th	Lezana Placette - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	12	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	14, Q10	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	14, Q3	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	Q6	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	4	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	5	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	14, Q4	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	8	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	11/3-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	8	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	12	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	Q6	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	14, Q2	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	34	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	19, Q3	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	4/14-17/2022	Itapema Challenge	21, Q8	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	Q11	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	11/10-14/2021	Itapema Four Star	19	9	400	US$4,000.00

Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 10/7/2023	Pool A	Niina Ahtiainen / Taru Lahti, Finland (25)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:36
Sun, 10/8/2023	Pool A	Francisca Rivas / Chris Vorpahl, Chile (48)	Won 21-10, 21-13	0:32
Mon, 10/9/2023	Pool A	Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (1)	Lost 16-21, 12-21	0:32
Wed, 10/11/2023	Winner 1	Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (17)	Lost 24-26, 16-21	0:46

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Rome	Alexia Richard - 17th	Lezana Placette - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	34	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	24	17	640	US$7,000.00

Head to Head Results
Placette/Richard trail the series against the field 14-29

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 0-3
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 # 2 Kloth/Nuss, United States 0-2
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Kloth/Nuss	3	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	21-13, 21-18	0:36
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 2	Kloth/Nuss	2	Placette/Richard	8	25-27, 21-18, 15-9	1:07
Trail the series against # 3 Cheng/Hughes, United States 0-1
9/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool D	Cheng/Hughes	5	Placette/Richard	12	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 1	Salgado/Seixas	8	Placette/Richard	14, Q4	21-9, 18-21, 16-14	0:55
Trail the series against # 7 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-3
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 # 8 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 2-0
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
Series tied with # 10 Gottardi/Menegatti, Italy 1-1
4/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 1	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Placette/Richard	4	23-21, 22-20	0:50
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool D	Placette/Richard	12	Gottardi/Menegatti	5	19-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:56
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 14 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-2
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Placette/Richard	14, Q3	Lopes/Silva	8	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:52
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool F	Lopes/Silva	7	Placette/Richard	19, Q3	26-24, 21-16	0:39
11/12/21	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 2	Lopes/Silva	21, Q3	Placette/Richard	19	21-16, 18-11 Retired	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Flint/Scoles, United States 1-0
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Placette/Richard	14, Q4	Flint/Scoles	6	19-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:46
Trail the series against # 17 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-4
10/11/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Bobner/Verge-Depre	17	Placette/Richard	24	26-24, 21-16	0:46
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool D	Bobner/Verge-Depre	13, Q6	Placette/Richard	12	21-15, 21-13	0:34
8/10/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Bobner/Verge-Depre	13, Q3	Placette/Richard	Q6	21-11, 26-24	0:42
3/16/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Qualifier 2	Bobner/Verge-Depre	21, Q6	Placette/Richard	Q11	23-21, 23-21	0:46
Trail the series against # 19 Lippmann/Ludwig, Germany 0-1
9/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool D	Lippmann/Ludwig	13, Q1	Placette/Richard	12	21-18, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 21 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/15/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Pool B	Hermannova/Stochlova	11	Placette/Richard	14, Q2	18-21, 21-19, 24-22	1:07
Series tied with # 23 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 1-1
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 2	Cavalcanti/De Souza	9	Placette/Richard	14, Q3	21-17, 21-15	0:39
8/28/21	FIVB	Brno 2 Star	Pool E	Placette/Richard	8	Cavalcanti/De Souza	5	21-14, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 25 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 1-0
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool A	Placette/Richard	24	Ahtiainen/Lahti	25	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 26 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 1-0
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 # 27 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 1-0
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	Borger/Ittlinger	11	21-16, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 28 Bobadilla/Valiente, Paraguay 0-2
8/18/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Nanjing Youth Olympic Games	Pool D	Bobadilla/Valiente	16	Placette/Richard	33	21-17, 21-12	0:33
8/1/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Winner 1	Bobadilla/Valiente	23	Placette/Richard	12	21-10, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 29 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 0-1
4/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Qualifier 1	Fernandez/Soria	Q11	Placette/Richard	Q6	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Series tied with # 30 Ishii/Mizoe, Japan 1-1
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool E	Ishii/Mizoe	20	Placette/Richard	5	20-22, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
11/5/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Winner 1	Placette/Richard	8	Ishii/Mizoe	2	21-18, 10-21, 22-20	0:58
Lead the series against # 31 Gallay/Pereyra, Argentina 2-1
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool B	Placette/Richard	14, Q3	Gallay/Pereyra	11	21-17, 21-15	0:36
7/9/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	Q21	Gallay/Pereyra	Q12	13-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:46
5/15/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Qualifier 2	Gallay/Pereyra	32, Q9	Placette/Richard	Q8	21-13, 16-21, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 34 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-0
7/16/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Winner 1	Placette/Richard	14, Q2	Klinger/Klinger	20, Q11	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 48 Rivas/Vorpahl, Chile 1-0
10/8/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool A	Placette/Richard	24	Rivas/Vorpahl	48	21-10, 21-13	0:32