Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open
May 20 - 25, 2008
(18) 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Hilda Gaxiola - 25th
2002 Did not play Hilda Gaxiola - 17th
2004 Did not play Hilda Gaxiola - 17th
2005 Did not play Hilda Gaxiola - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 24, Q16 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 31, Q23 7th 300 US$7,000.00
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
Osaka Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 1 Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (15) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 2 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:30
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 2 Shaylyn Bede / Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil (16, Q7) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia lead the series against the field 15-14 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 9 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
Trail the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-17, 21-16 0:30
Trail the series against # 6 Tian/Wang, China 1-2
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 3 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 21-14, 21-12 0:29
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 # 8 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 8 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 0:52
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 5 Cook/Hinchley 6 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 21-16, 21-18 0:38
Series tied with # 9 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-1
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 31, Q3 21-15, 21-12 0:33
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 # 10 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
5/30/07FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q24 Koizumi/Tanaka Q8 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 11 Scott/Turner, United States 0-1
10/31/07FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 2 Scott/Turner 13, Q1 Candelas/Garcia Q16 21-13, 21-16 0:30
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 # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 18 Moiseeva/Uryadova 15 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 16, Q7 Bede/Bednarczuk, Brazil 0-1
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 2 Bede/Bednarczuk 16, Q7 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 20 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 # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Candelas/Garcia 32, Q30 21-19, 27-25 0:46
Lead the series against # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 16-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 1-0
3/25/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia Q21 Ilustre/Pascua Q12 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 28, Q5 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 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 3 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Salgado/Salgado Q1 21-16, 25-27, 15-6 0:59
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q9 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Candelas/Garcia Q22 Giaoui/Hamzaoui Q11 26-24, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # Q10 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 # Q13 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Boulton/Johns Q17 21-13, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # Q19 Boileau/Mondor, Canada 1-0
10/31/07FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 1 Candelas/Garcia Q16 Boileau/Mondor Q17 21-7, 19-21, 15-10 0:45