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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Laginha Beach
Saturday, December 13, 2025

Match #26: Semi-Finals

(3) Ophelie Lusson/Alex Merle, France
vs.
(2) Rika Dieckmann/Sophia Neuss, Germany

Ophélie Lusson
France

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 15, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Montpellier

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$5,314.80

Alex Merle
France

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 10, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Madrid 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$2,125.49

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$1,322.54

Previous Laginha Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/18-21/2025	Futures Bondues Lille Metropole	13	3rd	320	€ 500.00
FIVB	7/3-6/2025	Futures Montpellier	13	9th	180	€ 200.00

Futures Laginha Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 12/13/2025	Pool C	Adla Tavares / Sandriny Vieira, Cape Verde (14)	Won 21-3, 21-6	0:23
Sat, 12/13/2025	Pool C	Katie Keefe / Isabelle Tucker, England (6)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:34
Sat, 12/13/2025	Winner 2	Alyssa Keller / Tiffany Svenssohn, United States (8)	Won 22-20, 17-21, 19-17	0:54
Sat, 12/13/2025	Semi-Finals	Rika Dieckmann / Sophia Neuss, Germany (2)	Lost 21-18, 18-21, 9-15	0:55
Sat, 12/13/2025	Bronze Medal	Takemi Nishibori / Riko Tsujimura, Japan (5)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:37

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
Total	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ophelie Lusson												Alex Merle
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$2,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
13	0	0	3	1	1	2	4	1	0	$2,540.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	1	2	0	3	2	3	0	0	$1,575.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
31	0	0	3	1	1	5	4	3	0	$4,940.00	Total	13	0	1	2	0	3	2	3	1	0	$1,575.00

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	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	9	5	64.3 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	9	5	64.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ophelie Lusson													Alex Merle
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2014	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$400.00	2015	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2016	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	$2,250.00	2017	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$240.00	2018	FIVB
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$200.00	2019	FIVB
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	$225.00
3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	$600.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
31	0	0	3	1	1	5	4	3	14	$4,940.00	Total	Total	13	0	1	2	0	3	2	3	1	1	$1,575.00

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	7	70.0%	1	10.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	7-3	70.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	9-5	64.3%
2024-2025	7	70.0%	1	10.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	7-3	70.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	9-5	64.3%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0		0		0		0-0		6-0	100.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	9	5
Total	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	9	5

Rika Dieckmann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 11, 2008 (17 yrs old)

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Bujumbura 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$950.00

Sophia Neuß
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 2, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Laginha Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$1,157.68

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$700.00

Previous Laginha Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Futures Laginha Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 12/13/2025	Pool B	Irina Delgado / Ariel Paulina, Cape Verde (15)	Won 21-8, 21-15	0:27
Sat, 12/13/2025	Pool B	Laura Kubistova / Amalie Tonova, Czech Republic (10, Q2)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:34
Sat, 12/13/2025	Winner 2	Lina Hesse / Mieke Hesse, Germany (13, Q9)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:41
Sat, 12/13/2025	Semi-Finals	Ophelie Lusson / Alex Merle, France (3)	Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:55
Sat, 12/13/2025	Gold Medal	Erika Kliokmanaite / Ieva Vasiliauskaite, Lithuania (1)	Lost 14-21, 18-21	0:34

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$700.00
Total	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Rika Dieckmann												Sophia Neuss
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$950.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	$900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$950.00	Total	7	0	1	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	$900.00

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	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$700.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$700.00	4	1	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Rika Dieckmann													Sophia Neuss
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2024	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	2025	FIVB	5	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	$900.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$950.00	Total	Total	9	0	1	0	2	0	4	1	0	1	$900.00

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	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	3-1	75.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
2024-2025	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	3-1	75.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	6-2	75.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Total	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1

Head to Head Results
Dieckmann/Neuss lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
12/13/25	FIVB	Futures Laginha Beach	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Neuss	2	Lusson/Merle	3	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:55