Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 20, 2008
(12) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Hilda Gaxiola - 17th
2002 Did not play Hilda Gaxiola - 25th
2003 Did not play Hilda Gaxiola - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 23 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 1 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (21) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:47
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 2 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (5) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:36
Thu, 7/17/2008 Contender 2 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (11) Won 23-21, 21-18 0:42
Thu, 7/17/2008 Contender 3 Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (13) Lost 21-15, 10-21, 12-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia lead the series against the field 15-13 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-2
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 5 Candelas/Garcia 12 21-16, 21-17 0:36
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 # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 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 # 11 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 12 Martins/Santanna 11 23-21, 21-18 0:42
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 # 13 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-2
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 13 Candelas/Garcia 12 15-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:51
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 # 14 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 # 15, Q1 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 # 16 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 # 17 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 # 19 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 # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 12 Jursone/Minusa 21 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:47
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 23 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 19-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:58
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 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 # 23, Q4 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 # 25, Q6 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 23 Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 26 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