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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 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mazatlan

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tijuana, BC

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

117

Career Best:

5th (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$182,340.00

Awards

Top Rookie 2008

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	60	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	8	15	13	9	1	4	US$202,750.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	61	0	0	0	0	3	1	7	8	15	13	9	1	4	US$203,250.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Hilda Gaxiola - 9th
2004	Did not play	Hilda Gaxiola - 41st
2005	Did not play	Hilda Gaxiola - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$10,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	4	7	0	$88,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	35	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	8	9	6	0	$103,650.00
Total	60	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	8	15	13	0	$202,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Bibiana Candelas												Mayra Garcia
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,900.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$14,450.00
34	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	9	0	$57,575.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	33	0	0	0	0	1	5	8	11	0	$62,100.00
39	0	0	0	0	3	11	10	8	0	$55,462.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	76	0	0	0	0	3	18	26	18	0	$105,540.00
77	0	0	0	0	4	15	19	17	0	$119,937.50	Total	116	0	0	0	0	4	24	39	29	0	$182,090.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2007	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	$4,000.00	10	11	47.6 %
2008	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	1	$27,300.00	17	13	56.7 %
Total	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	3	8	$31,300.00	27	24	52.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Bibiana Candelas													Mayra Garcia
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	0	$16,750.00
											2002	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	1	$11,965.00
											2003	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	3	0	$23,250.00
											2004	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	1	$11,000.00
											2005	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	3	$17,750.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	$2,000.00	2007	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	$2,000.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	$13,650.00	2008	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	$13,650.00
16	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	8	$15,650.00	Total	Total	72	0	0	0	0	2	11	26	19	14	$96,365.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	72	67.3%	16	15.0%	19	17.8%	88-19	82.2%	13	11.7%	25	22.5%	73	65.8%	13-98	11.7%	72-73	49.7%	29-44	39.7%	0	0	101-117	46.3%
2007-2008	23	71.9%	4	12.5%	5	15.6%	27-5	84.4%	8	20.5%	9	23.1%	22	56.4%	8-31	20.5%	23-22	51.1%	12-14	46.2%	0	0	35-36	49.3%
Against the Field	24	60.0%	7	17.5%	9	22.5%	31-9	77.5%	8	12.3%	15	23.1%	42	64.6%	8-57	12.3%	48-84	36.4%	30-48	38.5%	0	0	39-66	37.1%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	16	6	15	30	0	0	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	45
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	22	7	0	0	0	0	18	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	63
Total	0	0	38	13	17	37	0	1	24	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	101	117

Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia trail the series against the field 16-22 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 13 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Candelas/Garcia	18	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	30-32, 21-12, 15-11	0:54
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul 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
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Candelas/Garcia	18	21-13, 30-28	0:49
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Candelas/Garcia	17, Q11	22-20, 21-13	0:35
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka 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
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 4	Tian/Wang	3	Candelas/Garcia	24, Q16	21-14, 21-12	0:29
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	31, Q23	Tian/Wang	2	24-22, 21-13	0:37
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai 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
5/2/08	FIVB	China 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
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Cook/Hinchley	8	Candelas/Garcia	24, Q16	21-16, 20-22, 15-12	0:52
5/3/08	FIVB	China 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
5/1/08	FIVB	China 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
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin 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
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka 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
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	16	Candelas/Garcia	17, Q11	21-13, 22-24, 15-12	0:49
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul 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
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare 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
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai 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
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Candelas/Garcia	31, Q23	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	23-21, 21-18	0:40
6/26/07	FIVB	Stavanger 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
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 3	Candelas/Garcia	24, Q16	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	31, Q3	21-15, 21-12	0:33
3/26/08	FIVB	Adelaide 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
3/25/08	FIVB	Adelaide 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
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul 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
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin 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
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka 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
5/14/08	FIVB	Seoul 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
10/31/07	FIVB	Phuket 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
5/30/07	FIVB	Seoul 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
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Candelas/Garcia	31, Q23	Lessard/Maxwell	Q7	21-15, 21-15	0:38
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai 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
9/25/07	FIVB	Brazil 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
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Candelas/Garcia	31, Q23	Petrova/Skalnikova	Q10	21-18, 21-16	0:36
6/19/07	FIVB	Paris 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
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho 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
9/25/07	FIVB	Brazil 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
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare 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
5/27/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 2	Candelas/Garcia	17, Q11	Lochowicz/Romanowski	Q22	21-19, 21-15	0:41