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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Seoul Open
May 27 - 31, 2009

(27) 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:

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 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tijuana, BC

Resides:

Mazatlan Sinaloa

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

118

Career Best:

5th (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$182,340.00

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
Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	62	0	0	0	0	3	1	7	8	15	13	9	1	4	US$203,250.00

Previous Seoul Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Mayra Garcia - 25th	Bibiana Candelas - 25th
2008	Mayra Garcia - 9th	Bibiana Candelas - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/19-24/2009	Japan Open	21	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/28-5/2/2009	Shanghai Open	16	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	4/20-25/2009	Brasilia Open	18	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/9-21/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	19	17	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/14-20/2008	Marseille Open	12	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	23	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	26	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	21	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	18	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	14	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	17, Q11	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Osaka Open	18	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	24, Q16	9	240	US$5,500.00
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

Seoul Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/28/2009	Winner 1	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (6)	Won 24-22, 14-21, 15-9	0:55
Thu, 5/28/2009	Winner 2	Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (22)	Lost 18-21, 23-21, 14-16	0:53
Thu, 5/28/2009	Contender 2	Janne Kongshavn / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (28)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:41
Sat, 5/30/2009	Contender 3	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (13)	Lost 19-21, 12-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia trail the series against the field 12-13

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
Lead the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	27	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	24-22, 14-21, 15-9	0:55
Trail the series against # 8 Huang/Zhang, China 0-1
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Huang/Zhang	1	Candelas/Garcia	16	23-21, 20-22, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-2
5/30/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 3	Hakedal/Torlen	13	Candelas/Garcia	27	21-19, 21-12	0:36
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Hakedal/Torlen	11	Candelas/Garcia	19	20-22, 21-12, 15-11	0:49
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Candelas/Garcia	26	Hakedal/Torlen	10	21-19, 26-24	0:43
Trail the series against # 14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	15	Candelas/Garcia	18	21-13, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 15 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-3
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Mouha/Van Breedam	12	Candelas/Garcia	21	15-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:46
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Mouha/Van Breedam	12	Candelas/Garcia	23	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:55
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 # 16 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	9	Candelas/Garcia	16	21-11, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-1
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Martins/Santanna	17	Candelas/Garcia	18	17-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:45
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Candelas/Garcia	12	Martins/Santanna	11	23-21, 21-18	0:42
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Candelas/Garcia	26	Martins/Santanna	23, Q5	19-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:43
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 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 # 22 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-2
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Petrova/Skalnikova	22	Candelas/Garcia	27	21-18, 21-23, 16-14	0:53
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 # 24, Q6 Borger/Brink-Abeler, Germany 0-1
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 1	Borger/Brink-Abeler	28, Q5	Candelas/Garcia	21	21-19, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 28 Kongshavn/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Candelas/Garcia	27	Kongshavn/Maaseide	28	21-14, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Candelas/Garcia	23	Prokopeva/Ukolova	10	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # Q11 Barsuk/Boyko, Russia 1-0
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Candelas/Garcia	16	Barsuk/Boyko	18, Q2	21-18, 21-15	0:30
Lead the series against # Q17 Herrera/Reyes, Mexico 1-0
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 1	Candelas/Garcia	18	Herrera/Reyes	31, Q10	21-16, 21-12	0:33