Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
April 29 - May 4, 2008
(31, Q23) Bibiana Candelas/Mayra Garcia, Mexico
 
Bibiana Candelas
Mexico / United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 2, 1983 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Mazatlan
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 78
Career Best: 5th (4 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$120,187.50
Mayra Garcia
Mexico
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 16, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Tijuana, BC
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 117
Career Best: 5th (4 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$182,340.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB60000021781513914 US$202,750.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000 US$500.00
Overall61000031781513914 US$203,250.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Hilda Gaxiola - 17th
2005 Did not play Hilda Gaxiola - 25th
2007 Mayra Garcia - 25th Bibiana Candelas - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q21 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open Q16 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open Q22 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q29 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q30 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open Q24 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open Q24 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 31, Q24 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open Q27 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 32, Q30 25th 60 US$2,000.00
China Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/30/2008 Qualifier 2 Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (Q10) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Wed, 4/30/2008 Qualifier 3 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (Q7) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:38
Thu, 5/1/2008 Winner 1 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Won 24-22, 21-13 0:37
Thu, 5/1/2008 Winner 2 Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (18) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:33
Fri, 5/2/2008 Winner 3 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (7) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:35
Fri, 5/2/2008 Contender 4 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (19) Won 23-21, 21-18 0:40
Sat, 5/3/2008 Contender 5 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (6) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia trail the series against the field 9-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q24 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Series tied with # 2 Tian/Wang, China 1-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 Tian/Wang 2 24-22, 21-13 0:37
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 1 Candelas/Garcia 32, Q30 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-1
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 5 Cook/Hinchley 6 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 21-16, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 21-19, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q24 21-16, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # 18 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 21-16, 21-18 0:33
Series tied with # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 23-21, 21-18 0:40
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 Candelas/Garcia Q29 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Candelas/Garcia 32, Q30 21-19, 27-25 0:46
Trail the series against # Q3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 0-1
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 30, Q5 Candelas/Garcia Q21 24-22, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q7 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 3 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 Lessard/Maxwell Q7 21-15, 21-15 0:38
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 1 Candelas/Garcia 32, Q30 Lessard/Maxwell Q3 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q8 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
5/30/07FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q24 Koizumi/Tanaka Q8 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Series tied with # Q10 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 Petrova/Skalnikova Q10 21-18, 21-16 0:36
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Petrova/Skalnikova 30, Q3 Candelas/Garcia Q30 21-12, 17-21, 22-20 0:52
Lead the series against # Q11 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 1-0
3/25/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia Q21 Ilustre/Pascua Q12 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # Q12 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 0-1
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 Candelas/Garcia Q24 14-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:51
Trail the series against # Q13 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli 30, Q6 Candelas/Garcia Q22 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # Q16 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Candelas/Garcia Q22 Giaoui/Hamzaoui Q11 26-24, 21-19 0:44