Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam
June 9 - 14, 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Did not play Hilda Gaxiola - 9th
2004 Did not play Hilda Gaxiola - 41st
2005 Did not play Hilda Gaxiola - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 14 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 17, Q11 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 18 17th 120 US$2,500.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/11/2008 Pool B Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (15) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:50
Wed, 6/11/2008 Pool B Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Won 30-32, 21-12, 15-11 0:54
Thu, 6/12/2008 Pool B Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (31, Q8) Lost 18-21, 21-15, 10-15 0:40
Fri, 6/13/2008 Winner 2 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (3) Lost 13-21, 28-30 0:49
Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia trail the series against the field 16-22 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 13 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Candelas/Garcia 18 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 30-32, 21-12, 15-11 0:54
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q24 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-3
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 3 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-13, 30-28 0:49
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Candelas/Garcia 17, Q11 22-20, 21-13 0:35
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-17, 21-16 0:30
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 9 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 # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 15 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Candelas/Garcia 18 Claasen/Roder 15 17-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:50
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 19 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 16 Candelas/Garcia 17, Q11 21-13, 22-24, 15-12 0:49
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q24 21-16, 21-11 0:29
Trail the series against # 20 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 19 Candelas/Garcia 14 22-20, 14-21, 15-13 0:46
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
Series tied with # 22 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
Series tied with # 23, Q7 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 # 28, 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Kadijk/Mooren 31, Q8 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 0:40
Trail the series against 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 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
Trail the series against # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q12 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
5/30/07FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q24 Koizumi/Tanaka Q8 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # Q13 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
Trail the series against # Q14 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli 30, Q6 Candelas/Garcia Q22 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Series tied with # Q15 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
Trail the series against # Q16 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
Lead the series against # Q18 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 # Q20 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q21 Candelas/Garcia 14 21-19, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # Q26 Lochowicz/Romanowski, Australia 1-0
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 17, Q11 Lochowicz/Romanowski Q22 21-19, 21-15 0:41