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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT
November 1 - 6, 2011

(22) 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 Phuket Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Mayra Garcia - 33rd	Bibiana Candelas - 33rd
2009	Mayra Garcia - 13th	Bibiana Candelas - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	27	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	Q6	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	8/9-14/2011	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	6	5	0	US$500.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q10	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/25-30/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q7	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/19-24/2011	Québec Open	21	5	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	7/11-16/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	Q9	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-9/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	29	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/27-7/2/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	29, Q8	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	32	37	40	US$3,400.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	28, Q7	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Myslowice Open	21	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2011	Shanghai Open	17	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2011	Sanya Open	22	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	16	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2010	Aland Open	13	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/9-14/2010	Kristiansand Open	11	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	21	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	19	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	21, Q3	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Seoul Open	25	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2010	Rome Grand Slam	24	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	5/4-9/2010	Shanghai Open	20	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	4/19-24/2010	Brasilia Open	18	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	11/3-8/2009	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	21	13	180	US$4,250.00

Phuket Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/3/2011	Winner 1	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Niles, United States (11)	Lost 17-21, 15-21	0:29
Thu, 11/3/2011	Contender 1	Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (27, Q1)	Won 21-18, 21-9	0:35
Fri, 11/4/2011	Contender 2	Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5)	Lost 14-21, 21-18, 10-15	0:49

Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia trail the series against the field 28-30

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 0-4
6/29/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Candelas/Garcia	29, Q8	21-19, 17-21, 15-8	0:44
6/13/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool H	Xue/Zhang	8	Candelas/Garcia	32	21-12, 17-21, 15-9	0:44
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Xue/Zhang	4	Candelas/Garcia	21	21-17, 21-19	0:44
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Xue/Zhang	5	Candelas/Garcia	21	21-14, 21-13	0:33
Series tied with # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-2
8/13/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	3	Candelas/Garcia	6	21-18, 21-12	0:34
7/23/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 5	Candelas/Garcia	21	Kessy/Ross	1	22-20, 21-17	0:39
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Candelas/Garcia	22	Kessy/Ross	6	21-19, 14-21, 15-10	0:50
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	4, Q1	Candelas/Garcia	13	21-15, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-2
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	6	Candelas/Garcia	27	21-16, 24-22	0:35
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Salgado/Salgado	5	Candelas/Garcia	13	21-10, 21-10	0:30
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	25	Salgado/Salgado	8	21-15, 18-21, 15-12	0:52
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Candelas/Garcia	22, Q8	Salgado/Salgado	11, Q1	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:54
5/14/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Qualifier 3	Candelas/Garcia	24, Q16	Salgado/Salgado	Q1	21-16, 25-27, 15-6	0:59
Series tied with # 4 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-2
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	5	Candelas/Garcia	21	21-19, 21-19	0:35
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Baquerizo/Fernandez	21	Candelas/Garcia	28, Q7	21-11, 22-20	0:34
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	21	Baquerizo/Fernandez	26, Q7	21-15, 21-16	0:37
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool H	Candelas/Garcia	24	Baquerizo/Fernandez	25, Q12	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-2
11/4/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Candelas/Garcia	22	21-14, 18-21, 15-10	0:49
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool H	Cicolari/Menegatti	9	Candelas/Garcia	24	21-17, 12-21, 15-8	0:50
Series tied with # 6 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 1-1
7/23/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 6	Cunha/Lima	8	Candelas/Garcia	21	21-14, 21-17	0:36
6/8/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Candelas/Garcia	21, Q3	Cunha/Lima	Q14	21-16, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-2
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	12	Candelas/Garcia	21	21-16, 21-13	0:34
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	22	Kolocova/Slukova	11	21-19, 12-21, 16-14	0:50
8/11/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Kolocova/Slukova	6	Candelas/Garcia	11	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-3
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Cook/Hinchley	12	Candelas/Garcia	21	21-15, 21-14	0:30
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Cook/Hinchley	8	Candelas/Garcia	24, Q16	21-16, 20-22, 15-12	0:52
5/3/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Cook/Hinchley	6	Candelas/Garcia	31, Q23	21-16, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 11 Fendrick/Niles, United States 1-2
11/3/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Fendrick/Niles	11	Candelas/Garcia	22	21-17, 21-15	0:29
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 3	Candelas/Garcia	21	Fendrick/Niles	4	21-19, 21-15	0:34
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Fendrick/Niles	16, Q3	Candelas/Garcia	17	23-21, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
8/9/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Pool F	Candelas/Garcia	6	Lavalle/Maestrini	19	21-19, 26-28, 16-14	1:05
Lead the series against # 15, Q8 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Candelas/Garcia	28, Q7	Nishibori/Urata	Q23	21-18, 21-11	0:37
Series tied with # 16 Kohler/Sude, Germany 1-1
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Kohler/Sude	20	Candelas/Garcia	29	17-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:42
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Candelas/Garcia	19	Kohler/Sude	30, Q22	21-17, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 18 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 0-1
8/2/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Bansley/Maloney	24, Q7	Candelas/Garcia	Q10	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 20 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 0-1
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	10	Candelas/Garcia	18	21-19, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 21 Dampney/Mullin, England 0-1
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool H	Dampney/Mullin	41	Candelas/Garcia	32	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 25 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-3
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	16	Candelas/Garcia	17	21-12, 21-14	0:32
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gioria/Momoli	16	Candelas/Garcia	33	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:48
9/25/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Gioria/Momoli	30, Q6	Candelas/Garcia	Q22	21-16, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 27, Q1 Huang/Yue, China 3-0
11/3/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 1	Candelas/Garcia	22	Huang/Yue	27, Q1	21-18, 21-9	0:35
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	21	Huang/Yue	12	21-19, 21-15	0:36
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	13	Huang/Yue	20	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
7/28/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Candelas/Garcia	22, Q8	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q9	21-8, 21-19	0:32
6/30/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool J	Candelas/Garcia	34	Nystrom/Nystrom	39	21-15, 21-13	0:33
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Candelas/Garcia	24, Q16	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	16-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:50
Lead the series against # 31, Q10 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
7/21/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	33	Jursone/Minusa	32	25-23, 21-14	0:45
7/16/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	12	Jursone/Minusa	21	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:47
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Candelas/Garcia	23	Jursone/Minusa	26, Q4	19-21, 22-20, 17-15	0:58
Series tied with # Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-3
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Martins/Santanna	20	Candelas/Garcia	29, Q8	21-16, 21-19	0:32
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Martins/Santanna	12	Candelas/Garcia	11	21-13, 25-23	0:34
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Candelas/Garcia	25	Martins/Santanna	24	21-12, 21-19	0:35
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 # Q7 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	16	Boulton/Johns	17	21-17, 21-19	0:31
5/14/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Qualifier 2	Candelas/Garcia	24, Q16	Boulton/Johns	Q17	21-13, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # Q9 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/28/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Candelas/Garcia	29, Q8	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q25	21-15, 21-18	0:32