Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Adelaide Australia Open
March 25 - 30, 2008
(11) Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil
 
Shelda Kelly Bruno BedĂȘ
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 1, 1973 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Height: 165 cm (5'5")
Weight: 59 kg (130 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 148
Career Wins: 34
Career Winnings: US$1,320,907.50
Ana Paula Connelly Henkel
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 13, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Lavras (MG)
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 113
Career Wins: 11
Career Winnings: US$668,452.50
Awards
  • Tour Champion 1997 (with Adriana Behar), 1998 (with Adriana Behar), 1999 (with Adriana Behar), 2000 (with Adriana Behar), 2001 (with Adriana Behar), 2004 (with Adriana Behar), 2008 (with Ana Paula Connelly)
  • Best Defensive Player 2005, 2006
  • Most Inspirational 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Team of the Year 2008 (with Ana Paula Connelly)
  • Sportsperson 2009
Awards
  • Best Server 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Tour Champion 2003 (with Sandra Pires), 2008 (with Shelda Bede)
  • Team of the Year 2008 (with Shelda Bede)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB2531247331001 US$360,250.00
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Adelaide Australia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 1 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (22) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:30
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 2 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (6) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:41
Fri, 3/28/2008 Winner 3 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Fri, 3/28/2008 Winner 4 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (10) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Sat, 3/29/2008 Semi-Finals Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (5) Lost 23-25, 20-22 0:48
Sun, 3/30/2008 Bronze Medal Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:39
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100010000000 $28,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1020015020000 $185,600.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1411222311000 $146,650.00
Total2531247331000 $360,250.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Shelda Bede Ana Paula Connelly
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2020000000 $0.00 Olympic Games2000020000 $0.00
7211110100 $112,500.00 World Championships5000111200 $34,000.00
31454456200 $288,675.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam303322106210 $238,900.00
10627222110165040 $855,932.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open7685119239510 $395,552.50
2110000000 $27,000.00 Goodwill Games          
148343126152211340 $1,284,107.50 Total11311813123616920 $668,452.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007FIVB100000010000 $6,000.00 2250.0 %
2008FIVB100100000000 $14,000.00 5183.3 %
TotalFIVB200100010000 $20,000.00 7370.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Shelda Bede  Ana Paula Connelly
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
4000010030 $1,000.00 1995FIVB          
9206000010 $94,000.00 1996FIVB          
9232200000 $69,500.00 1997FIVB          
8620000000 $118,000.00 1998FIVB          
6510000000 $100,000.00 1999FIVB7001021300 $20,500.00
12431211000 $94,500.00 2000FIVB10102050200 $47,000.00
12741000000 $152,500.00 2001FIVB          
11231311000 $74,107.50 2002FIVB11022052000 $49,352.50
10045001000 $90,000.00 2003FIVB10440011000 $115,000.00
10352000000 $103,000.00 2004FIVB6100130010 $32,250.00
11024230000 $88,450.00 2005FIVB16102255001 $83,075.00
10021141100 $68,325.00 2006FIVB11114011102 $77,050.00
12011124201 $53,600.00 2007FIVB15000533301 $66,100.00
1001000000 $7,000.00 2008FIVB1001000000 $7,000.00
12531302511128341 $1,113,982.50 TotalTotal87871282513914 $497,327.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall76 82.6% 8 8.7% 8 8.7% 84-8 91.3% 13 32.5% 7 17.5% 20 50.0% 13-27 32.5% 76-20 79.2% 21-15 58.3% 01 97-36 72.9%
2007-200851 83.6% 5 8.2% 5 8.2% 56-5 91.8% 10 41.7% 4 16.7% 10 41.7% 10-14 41.7% 51-10 83.6% 15-9 62.5% 00 66-19 77.6%
Against the Field41 83.7% 5 10.2% 3 6.1% 46-3 93.9% 8 32.0% 5 20.0% 12 48.0% 8-17 32.0% 82-24 77.4% 26-16 61.9% 00 54-20 73.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000030003001010062
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000261001272101204210
Challenge/Four Star/Open010000003492422114924
Total01002910049164624319736
Head to Head Results
Bede/Connelly lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 1-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 11 Xue/Zhang 3 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 4 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-0
3/30/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Bronze Medal Bede/Connelly 11 Branagh/Youngs 4 21-19, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Bede/Connelly 11 25-23, 22-20 0:48
Lead the series against # 6 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 11 Cook/Hinchley 6 21-14, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 10 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 4 Bede/Connelly 11 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 13, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 4 Salgado/Salgado 11 Bede/Connelly 8 21-18, 13-21, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 22 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 11 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-14, 21-14 0:30