Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Seoul Open
May 13 - 18, 2008
(24, Q16) 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
Resides: Torreo, Coahuila
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 79
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 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Tijuana, BC
Resides: Mazatlan Sinaloa
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 118
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
Other10000000000000 US$0.00
Overall62000031781513914 US$203,250.00
Previous Seoul Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Mayra Garcia - 25th Bibiana Candelas - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 31, Q23 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q21 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open Q16 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open Q22 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q29 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q30 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open Q24 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open Q24 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 31, Q24 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open Q27 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 32, Q30 25 60 US$2,000.00
Seoul Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 2 Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (Q17) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:33
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 3 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (Q1) Won 21-16, 25-27, 15-6 0:59
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 1 Eun-A Lee / Meong-Hee Lee, Korea (9) Won 21-12, 21-9 0:28
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 2 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (8) Lost 16-21, 22-20, 12-15 0:52
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 2 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (23) Won 16-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:50
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 3 Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (31, Q3) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:33
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 4 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (3) Lost 14-21, 12-21 0:29
Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia lead the series against the field 15-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q24 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 8 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 # 9 Lee/Lee, Korea 1-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Lee/Lee 9 21-12, 21-9 0:28
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 15 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q24 21-16, 21-11 0:29
Series tied with # 17 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
Lead the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Candelas/Garcia 32, Q30 21-19, 27-25 0:46
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 26, Q11 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 # 27, Q10 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 # 28, Q9 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
Series tied with # 31, Q3 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 # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q7 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 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 # 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
Lead the series against # Q17 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Boulton/Johns Q17 21-13, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # Q26 Boileau/Mondor, Canada 1-0
10/31/07FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 1 Candelas/Garcia Q16 Boileau/Mondor Q17 21-7, 19-21, 15-10 0:45