Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 23 - 28, 2008
(5) Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil
 
Shelda Kelly Bruno Bedê
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 1, 1973 (51 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 (52 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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB2531247331001 US$360,250.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Adriana Behar - 3rd Tatiana Minello - 5th
2003 Adriana Behar - 3rd Sandra Pires - 1st
2005 Adriana Behar - 4th Leila Barros - Country Quota
2006 Adriana Behar - 2nd Leila Barros - 3rd
2007 Adriana Behar - 17th Leila Barros - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 3 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 4 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 2 1st 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 3 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 4 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 6 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 5 4th 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 11 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/25/2008 Pool E Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (28, Q3) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:55
Wed, 6/25/2008 Pool E Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (21) Won 14-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:48
Thu, 6/26/2008 Pool E Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (12) Won 25-23, 21-19 0:51
Fri, 6/27/2008 Winner 2 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (30) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Fri, 6/27/2008 Winner 3 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (10) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:03
Sat, 6/28/2008 Semi-Finals Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (12) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 20-22 1:08
Sat, 6/28/2008 Bronze Medal Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (8) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Bede/Connelly lead the series against the field 38-15 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Bede/Connelly 8 15-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:57
Lead the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs, United States 2-1
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 Bede/Connelly 3 27-25, 21-19 0:56
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 4 Bede/Connelly 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 15-21, 17-15 0:59
3/30/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Bronze Medal Bede/Connelly 11 Branagh/Youngs 4 21-19, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 1-2
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 6 Bede/Connelly 3 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 1:02
5/24/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 6 Bede/Connelly 4 24-22, 20-22, 15-13 1:05
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 6 Tian/Wang 3 21-19, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 1-2
5/18/08FIVBSeoul Open Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 5 Bede/Connelly 6 21-15, 21-12 0:41
5/4/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 3 Bede/Connelly 5 23-21, 21-18 0:41
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 11 Xue/Zhang 3 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-3
6/7/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Semi-Finals Bede/Connelly 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 21-19, 21-13 0:34
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 17-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:54
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Bede/Connelly 5 17-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:48
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Bede/Connelly 5 21-13, 24-22 0:39
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Bede/Connelly 11 25-23, 22-20 0:48
Lead the series against # 7, Q1 Scott/Turner, United States 2-0
6/7/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Gold Medal Bede/Connelly 2 Scott/Turner 6 21-19, 21-16 0:39
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 4 Bede/Connelly 2 Scott/Turner 6 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-2
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 8 Bede/Connelly 5 21-14, 21-18 0:43
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 8 Bede/Connelly 4 21-13, 21-17 0:36
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 3 Kessy/Ross 6 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 9 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 29, Q1 21-19, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 5 Hakedal/Torlen 10 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:03
Lead the series against # 11 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 2-1
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 4 Cook/Hinchley 12 21-14, 21-16 0:43
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 4 Cook/Hinchley 8 Bede/Connelly 4 24-22, 21-12 0:47
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 11 Cook/Hinchley 6 21-14, 21-15 0:41
Series tied with # 12 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-2
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Bede/Connelly 5 18-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:08
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 25-23, 21-19 0:51
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Bede/Connelly 3 21-15, 21-17 0:40
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 5 Bede/Connelly 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 9 21-15, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 4 Bede/Connelly 11 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:50
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 6 Bede/Connelly 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 21-15, 14-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Connelly 3 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 21-18, 21-11 0:33
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 5 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q1 21-18, 21-19 0:45
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 4 Salgado/Salgado 11 Bede/Connelly 8 21-18, 13-21, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 16 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Connelly 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 17, Q2 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 3 Claasen/Roder 14 21-17, 21-16 0:39
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 4 Claasen/Roder 13 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 22 21-18, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 20 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Connelly 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 19 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Mouha/Van Breedam 21 14-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:48
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Connelly 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 20 21-11, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 23, Q5 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 5 Martins/Santanna 28, Q5 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 24, Q9 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 11 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-14, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q3 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:55
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 2 Faure/Sarpaux 18 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 30 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 5 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 30 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 2 Cooke/Martin 31, Q6 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # Q4 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Connelly 4 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 21-11, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q6 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Connelly 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q12 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 1-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 6 Ilustre/Pascua 27, Q10 21-11, 21-19 0:32
Lead the series against # Q16 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 8 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 24, Q9 21-12, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # Q26 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 3 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 30, Q25 21-18, 21-13 0:42