Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Portugal
July 13 - 16, 2023
(14, Q3) 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: 10
Tournaments: 62
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: 10
Tournaments: 59
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$61,769.92
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125333741Money
FIVB500002601415526702 US$120,554.50
FIVB Age Group WC3000000002000010 US$0.00
Overall530002601417526712 US$120,554.50
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Alexia Richard - 17th Lezana Placette - 17th
2022 Alexia Richard - 5th Lezana Placette - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 8/26-29/2021 Brno 2 Star 8 9 200 € 640.00
Challenge Portugal Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/13/2023 Qualifier 1 Ines Vasco / Eunice Xavier, Portugal (Q30) Won 21-10, 21-8 0:26
Thu, 7/13/2023 Qualifier 2 Isabel Schneider / Julia Sude, Germany (Q19) Won 21-16, 21-10 0:31
Fri, 7/14/2023 Pool B Ana Gallay / Fernanda Pereyra, Argentina (11) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Fri, 7/14/2023 Pool B Megan McNamara / Nicole McNamara, Canada (23, Q24) Lost 21-14, 18-21, 9-15 0:46
Sat, 7/15/2023 Winner 1 Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (8) Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
Sat, 7/15/2023 Winner 2 Andressa Cavalcanti / Vitoria De Souza, Brazil (9) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Placette/Richard trail the series against the field 12-13
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
3/24/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Winner 1 Salgado/Seixas 8 Placette/Richard 14, Q4 21-9, 18-21, 16-14 0:55
Trail the series against # 8 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-2
7/15/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Winner 1 Placette/Richard 14, Q3 Lopes/Silva 8 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool F Lopes/Silva 7 Placette/Richard 19, Q3 26-24, 21-16 0:39
11/12/21FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Lopes/Silva 21, Q3 Placette/Richard 19 21-16, 18-11 Retired 0:38
Series tied with # 9 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 1-1
7/15/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Winner 2 Cavalcanti/De Souza 9 Placette/Richard 14, Q3 21-17, 21-15 0:39
8/28/21FIVBBrno 2 Star Pool E Placette/Richard 8 Cavalcanti/De Souza 5 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Flint/Scoles, United States 1-0
3/23/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool C Placette/Richard 14, Q4 Flint/Scoles 6 19-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # 11 Gallay/Pereyra, Argentina 2-1
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool B Placette/Richard 14, Q3 Gallay/Pereyra 11 21-17, 21-15 0:36
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 1 Placette/Richard Q21 Gallay/Pereyra Q12 13-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:46
5/15/19FIVBItapema Four Star Qualifier 2 Gallay/Pereyra 32, Q9 Placette/Richard Q8 21-13, 16-21, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 0-1
4/26/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Qualifier 1 Fernandez/Soria Q11 Placette/Richard Q6 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool B Hermannova/Stochlova 11 Placette/Richard 14, Q2 18-21, 21-19, 24-22 1:07
Lead the series against # 18, Q10 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-0
7/16/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Winner 1 Placette/Richard 14, Q2 Klinger/Klinger 20, Q11 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
Series tied with # 21, Q16 Almeida/Lima, Brazil 1-1
3/22/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 2 Placette/Richard 14, Q4 Almeida/Lima Q5 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:57
4/15/22FIVBItapema Challenge Pool D Almeida/Lima 4 Placette/Richard 21, Q8 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 23, Q24 McNamara/McNamara, Canada 0-2
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool B McNamara/McNamara 23, Q24 Placette/Richard 14, Q3 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:46
7/31/14FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Pool A McNamara/McNamara 13 Placette/Richard 12 21-19, 21-14 0:43
Trail the series against # Q9 Bobadilla/Valiente, Paraguay 0-2
8/18/14FIVB Age Group WCNanjing Youth Olympic Games Pool D Bobadilla/Valiente 16 Placette/Richard 33 21-17, 21-12 0:33
8/1/14FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Winner 1 Bobadilla/Valiente 23 Placette/Richard 12 21-10, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q15 Carro/Lobato, Spain 2-1
4/14/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Pool D Carro/Lobato 21, Q6 Placette/Richard 4 21-9, 25-27, 15-10 0:53
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Pool E Placette/Richard 8 Carro/Lobato 17, Q4 21-18, 21-11 0:29
11/4/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool A Placette/Richard 8 Carro/Lobato 9 21-18, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # Q19 Schneider/Sude, Germany 1-0
7/13/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Qualifier 2 Placette/Richard 14, Q3 Schneider/Sude Q19 21-16, 21-10 0:31
Lead the series against # Q30 Vasco/Xavier, Portugal 1-0
7/13/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Qualifier 1 Placette/Richard 14, Q3 Vasco/Xavier Q30 21-10, 21-8 0:26
Lead the series against # Q31 Coelho/Maia, Portugal 1-0
8/1/14FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Pool A Placette/Richard 12 Coelho/Maia 1 21-14, 14-21, 15-11 0:44