Match Preview

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 15,000 BPT Futures Leuven
Thursday, July 9, 2026 Stadium Court 09:45

Match #3: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q5) Ophelie Lusson/Alex Merle, France
vs.
(Q12) Vilde Hobol/Oda Skaug, Norway

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$6,416.18

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$2,875.49

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Leuven Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Anouk Dupin - 17th	Did not play
2024	Did not play	Pia Szewczyk - 21st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	12/11-14/2025	Futures Laginha Beach	3	3rd	320	US$500.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2025	Futures Bondues Lille Metropole	13	3rd	320	€ 500.00

BPT Futures Leuven Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/9/2026	Qualifier 1	Vilde Hobol / Oda Skaug, Norway (Q12)

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	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
Total	4	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	5	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	$2,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	$750.00
14	0	0	3	1	1	2	4	1	1	$2,540.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	Confederation Championship
33	0	0	3	1	1	5	4	4	14	$5,190.00	Total	16	0	1	2	0	3	2	3	2	2	$2,325.00

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	0	1	1	0	$750.00	2017	CEV
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
											2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$750.00
34	0	0	3	1	2	5	5	4	14	$5,690.00	Total	Total	15	0	1	2	0	3	2	3	2	2	$2,325.00

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%
2025-2026	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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0		0		0		0-0		2-0	100.0%	0-0		0	0	1-0	100.0%

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

Vilde Hobøl
Norway

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lørenskog

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

21st (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Oda Margrethe Skaug
Norway

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 20, 1998 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lørenskog

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

21st (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	US$0.00

Previous Leuven Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-28/2026	BPT Futures Bridlington	Q9	21st	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Futures Jurmala	Q7	25th	50	€ 0.00

BPT Futures Leuven Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/9/2026	Qualifier 1	Ophelie Lusson / Alex Merle, France (Q5)

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Vilde Hobol												Oda Skaug
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00	0	3	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Vilde Hobol													Oda Skaug
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00	Total	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0-3	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0-3	0.0%
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0-3	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0-3	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0		0	0	0-0

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/9/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Leuven	Qualifier 1