Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
May 7 - 12, 2012
(22, Q4) 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 Beijing Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Mayra Garcia - 17th Bibiana Candelas - 17th
2011 Mayra Garcia - 25th Bibiana Candelas - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/30-5/5/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam Q9 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Sanya Open 14, Q3 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 25, Q8 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 11/1-6/2011 Phuket Open 22 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 27 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open Q6 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/9-14/2011 Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International 6 5th 0 US$500.00
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q10 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q7 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 21 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 7/11-16/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Q9 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 29 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 29, Q8 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 32 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 28, Q7 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Myslowice Open 21 25th 60 US$2,000.00
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/8/2012 Qualifier 1 Laura Giombini / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (Q29) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:34
Tue, 5/8/2012 Qualifier 2 Takemi Nishibori / Satoko Urata, Japan (Q13) Won 21-10, 21-16 0:33
Wed, 5/9/2012 Pool F Vivian Cunha / Taiana Lima, Brazil (11) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 12-15 0:49
Wed, 5/9/2012 Pool F Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (6) Lost 10-21, 18-21 0:31
Thu, 5/10/2012 Pool F Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (27) Lost 16-21, 21-13, 13-15 0:46
Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia trail the series against the field 41-61 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 20 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 0-4
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Candelas/Garcia 29, Q8 21-19, 17-21, 15-8 0:44
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Xue/Zhang 8 Candelas/Garcia 32 21-12, 17-21, 15-9 0:44
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-17, 21-19 0:44
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-14, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-4
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Candelas/Garcia 14, Q3 21-18, 21-19 0:37
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Candelas/Garcia 22 21-18, 21-19 0:39
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Candelas/Garcia 19 21-15, 21-12 0:30
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Candelas/Garcia 21, Q3 18-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-3
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Candelas/Garcia 25 21-16, 21-19 0:33
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Candelas/Garcia 33 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 27-25, 21-14 0:43
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Candelas/Garcia 34 21-10, 21-15 0:34
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 # 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 5 Candelas/Garcia 28, Q7 21-8, 21-18 0:30
Series tied with # 5 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-2
8/13/11FIVB C&SVisa FIVB Beach Volleyball International Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Candelas/Garcia 6 21-18, 21-12 0:34
7/23/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 5 Candelas/Garcia 21 Kessy/Ross 1 22-20, 21-17 0:39
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Candelas/Garcia 22 Kessy/Ross 6 21-19, 14-21, 15-10 0:50
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4, Q1 Candelas/Garcia 13 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-3
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Keizer/Van Iersel 6 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q4 21-10, 21-18 0:31
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 25, Q8 Keizer/Van Iersel 8 23-21, 21-12 0:30
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 27 Keizer/Van Iersel 5 21-17, 16-21, 15-10 0:46
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Keizer/Van Iersel 4 Candelas/Garcia 29 21-19, 22-20 0:37
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Keizer/Van Iersel 14 Candelas/Garcia 19 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-2
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Kolocova/Slukova 12 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-16, 21-13 0:34
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 22 Kolocova/Slukova 11 21-19, 12-21, 16-14 0:50
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Kolocova/Slukova 6 Candelas/Garcia 11 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-6
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 9 Candelas/Garcia 25, Q8 21-15, 21-13 0:32
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 13 Candelas/Garcia 29, Q8 21-17, 21-17 0:37
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Candelas/Garcia 25 21-17, 21-13 0:36
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Candelas/Garcia 17 21-18, 25-23 0:45
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q8 21-14, 21-15 0:36
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Candelas/Garcia 34 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 27 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 24-22, 14-21, 15-9 0:55
Trail the series against # 10 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-2
11/4/11FIVBPhuket Open Contender 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Candelas/Garcia 22 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:49
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Cicolari/Menegatti 9 Candelas/Garcia 24 21-17, 12-21, 15-8 0:50
Trail the series against # 11 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 1-2
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Cunha/Lima 11 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q4 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:49
7/23/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 6 Cunha/Lima 8 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-14, 21-17 0:36
6/8/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 21, Q3 Cunha/Lima Q14 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 Candelas/Garcia 32 24-26, 21-19, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 14, Q1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-4
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Candelas/Garcia 29 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 13 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 0:48
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 Candelas/Garcia 22 21-12, 21-16 0:32
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Candelas/Garcia 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 21-15, 21-18 0:37
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Schwaiger/Schwaiger 8 Candelas/Garcia 24 21-15, 22-20 0:40
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool F Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Candelas/Garcia 19 21-17, 21-10 0:34
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Candelas/Garcia 32, Q30 21-19, 27-25 0:46
Lead the series against # 15, Q8 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
8/9/11FIVB C&SVisa FIVB Beach Volleyball International Pool F Candelas/Garcia 6 Lavalle/Maestrini 19 21-19, 26-28, 16-14 1:05
Series tied with # 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-2
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 5 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-19, 21-19 0:35
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Baquerizo/Fernandez 21 Candelas/Garcia 28, Q7 21-11, 22-20 0:34
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez 26, Q7 21-15, 21-16 0:37
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Candelas/Garcia 24 Baquerizo/Fernandez 25, Q12 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:53
Trail the series against # 19 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-3
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 4 Candelas/Garcia 21 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 27-25, 16-21, 15-6 0:53
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Candelas/Garcia 16 21-15, 21-15 0:31
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Candelas/Garcia 21 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-13, 21-15 0:34
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q8 21-13, 21-9 0:29
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-13, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 20 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-3
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Hinchley 12 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-15, 21-14 0:30
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
Trail the series against # 21 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-2
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 17 Candelas/Garcia 19 21-19, 22-20 0:38
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Candelas/Garcia 25, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 8 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:49
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:45
Trail the series against # 23 Fendrick/Niles, United States 1-2
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Fendrick/Niles 11 Candelas/Garcia 22 21-17, 21-15 0:29
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 3 Candelas/Garcia 21 Fendrick/Niles 4 21-19, 21-15 0:34
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Fendrick/Niles 16, Q3 Candelas/Garcia 17 23-21, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 24, Q11 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 3 Meppelink/van Gestel 31, Q13 Candelas/Garcia 25, Q8 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:45
Series tied with # 25 Kohler/Sude, Germany 1-1
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Kohler/Sude 20 Candelas/Garcia 29 17-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:42
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Candelas/Garcia 19 Kohler/Sude 30, Q22 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 27 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 0-2
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Hansel/Montagnolli 27 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q4 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 0:46
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 28, Q3 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-3
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 16 Candelas/Garcia 17 21-12, 21-14 0:32
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Gioria/Momoli 16 Candelas/Garcia 33 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli 30, Q6 Candelas/Garcia Q22 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-1
5/1/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q8 Candelas/Garcia Q9 24-22, 12-21, 15-12 0:48
7/28/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q8 Nystrom/Nystrom Q9 21-8, 21-19 0:32
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Candelas/Garcia 34 Nystrom/Nystrom 39 21-15, 21-13 0:33
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 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-1
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Borger/Buthe 28, Q21 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-14, 21-16 0:29
Trail the series against # Q2 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 0-1
8/2/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bansley/Maloney 24, Q7 Candelas/Garcia Q10 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:53
Series tied with # Q9 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-3
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Martins/Santanna 20 Candelas/Garcia 29, Q8 21-16, 21-19 0:32
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 12 Candelas/Garcia 11 21-13, 25-23 0:34
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Candelas/Garcia 25 Martins/Santanna 24 21-12, 21-19 0:35
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 17 Candelas/Garcia 18 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:45
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
Lead the series against # Q10 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 1-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Candelas/Garcia 27 Barsuk/Vozakova 22 22-20, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q13 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 4-0
5/8/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q4 Nishibori/Urata Q13 21-10, 21-16 0:33
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 14, Q3 Nishibori/Urata 19 21-16, 21-16 0:34
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 25, Q8 Nishibori/Urata 26, Q12 21-16, 21-17 0:35
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 28, Q7 Nishibori/Urata Q23 21-18, 21-11 0:37
Series tied with # Q16 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-1
4/16/12FIVBBrasília Open Qualifier 3 Candelas/Garcia 25, Q8 Dampney/Mullin Q9 21-8, 21-18 0:30
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Dampney/Mullin 41 Candelas/Garcia 32 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q20 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/28/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Candelas/Garcia 29, Q8 Mashkova/Tsimbalova Q25 21-15, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # Q21 Boulton/Johns, England 2-1
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Boulton/Johns 29 Candelas/Garcia 14, Q3 21-16, 21-15 0:34
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 16 Boulton/Johns 17 21-17, 21-19 0:31
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Boulton/Johns Q17 21-13, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # Q22 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 33 Jursone/Minusa 32 25-23, 21-14 0:45
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
Lead the series against # Q24 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 2-0
5/1/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Candelas/Garcia Q9 Forrer/Verge-Depre Q24 21-9, 21-19 0:33
8/2/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Candelas/Garcia Q10 Forrer/Verge-Depre Q23 16-21, 21-16, 18-16 0:48
Lead the series against # Q25 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
4/25/12FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 3 Candelas/Garcia 14, Q3 Nestarcova/Pridalova Q14 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q29 Giombini/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
5/8/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q4 Giombini/Orsi Toth Q29 21-12, 21-15 0:34