Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
June 30 - July 5, 2008
(23) 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 Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 26 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 21 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/2/2008 Pool G Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (10) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Wed, 7/2/2008 Pool G Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (7) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 13-15 0:52
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool G Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (26, Q4) Won 19-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:58
Thu, 7/3/2008 Winner 1 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (12) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 12-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia trail the series against the field 17-22 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 14 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 6 Candelas/Garcia 26 21-13, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 6 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-14, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Candelas/Garcia 23 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 8 Scott/Turner, United States 0-2
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Scott/Turner 7, Q1 Candelas/Garcia 26 23-21, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
10/31/07FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 2 Scott/Turner 13, Q1 Candelas/Garcia Q16 21-13, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # 9 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 26 Moiseeva/Uryadova 25 23-21, 21-18 0:42
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 18 Moiseeva/Uryadova 15 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 10 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 23 Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-2
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 12 Candelas/Garcia 23 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 19 Candelas/Garcia 14 22-20, 14-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 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
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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 26 Hakedal/Torlen 10 21-19, 26-24 0:43
Series tied with # 24 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 # 26, Q4 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 23 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 19-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # Q2 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 26 Martins/Santanna 23, Q5 19-21, 21-14, 15-6 0:43
Trail the series against # Q3 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Montagnolli/Swoboda 28, Q4 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-19, 14-21, 16-14 0:55
Trail the series against # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q10 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 # Q11 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Candelas/Garcia Q22 Giaoui/Hamzaoui Q11 26-24, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q13 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 # Q16 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
Series tied with # Q20 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