Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Friday, November 14, 2025
Match #8: Pool D
(21) Anna-Lena Grune/Sandra Ittlinger, Germany
vs.
(28) Lezana Placette/Alexia Richard, France
Anna-Lena Grüne
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 30, 2001 (23 yrs old)
Home Town: Giesen
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 33
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$34,194.12
Sandra Ittlinger
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 24, 1994 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: München
Height: 181 cm (5'11")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Xiamen 2024)
Career Winnings: US$159,838.70
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
FIVB700002021110 US$37,000.00
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/22-26/2025 BPT Elite Cape Town 0 US$0.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 9 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 8/27-31/2025 BPT Elite Hamburg 11 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2025 BPT Elite Montréal 12 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/5-9/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 4 17th 340 US$2,250.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 12 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 1 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2025 BPT Elite Ostrava 18, Q2 19th 380 US$2,500.00
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool D Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (28)    
Sun, 11/16/2025 Pool D Mercia Mucheza / Vanessa Muianga, Mozambique (45)    
Mon, 11/17/2025 Pool D Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft, United States (4)    
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Chantal Laboureur - 17th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Isabel Schneider - 17th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Did not play Karla Borger - 17th

Lézana Placette
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 11, 1997 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Croix
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 84
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Montpellier 2019)
Career Winnings: US$87,569.17
Alexia Richard
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 3, 1996 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: La Teste de Buch
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 81
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Haikou 2024)
Career Winnings: US$87,044.92
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125333741Money
FIVB720012611839959702 US$166,304.50
FIVB Age Group WC3000000002000010 US$0.00
Overall7500126118311959712 US$166,304.50
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/22-26/2025 BPT Elite Cape Town 0 US$0.00
FIVB 10/1-5/2025 BPT Challenge Veracruz 17 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro Q9 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 19, Q5 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/27-31/2025 BPT Elite Hamburg 19, Q4 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2025 BPT Elite Montréal Q7 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 8/5-9/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 18 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 24, Q11 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 16 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2025 BPT Challenge Alanya 18, Q3 25th 220 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 18, Q1 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 22, Q11 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 4/9-13/2025 BPT Elite Saquarema 22, Q9 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo Q9 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 19 17th 340 US$2,250.00
FIVB 11/28-12/1/2024 Challenge Nuvali 9 19th 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 11/21-24/2024 Challenge Chennai 9, Q3 7th 520 US$3,000.00
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool D Anna-Lena Grune / Sandra Ittlinger, Germany (21)    
Sun, 11/16/2025 Pool D Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft, United States (4)    
Mon, 11/17/2025 Pool D Mercia Mucheza / Vanessa Muianga, Mozambique (45)    
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022World ChampionshipsRome Alexia Richard - 17th Lezana Placette - 17th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Alexia Richard - 17th Lezana Placette - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 34 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 24 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Grune/Ittlinger lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
11/14/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Pool D          
6/26/25FIVBBPT Challenge Warmia Mazury Pool A Grune/Ittlinger 1 Placette/Richard 16 23-21, 21-23, 15-12 0:53