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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$80,000 Chennai Challenger
July 17 - 20, 2008

(15) Christian Garcia/Sergio Martin, Spain

Christian García Rodriguez
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 1, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Xiamen 2014)

Career FIVB C&S Best:

5th (Chennai 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$51,275.00

Sergio Martin Hernandez
Spain

Photo: eurobeachtour.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 8, 1974 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Barcelona

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Chennai 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$1,225.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,000.00

Previous Chennai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Chennai Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/17/2008	Winner 1	Dhamutharan S / Saravanan Saravanan, India (18)	Won 23-21, 21-10	0:42
Thu, 7/17/2008	Winner 2	Jason Kruger / Chris Simek, Canada (2)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:38
Fri, 7/18/2008	Contender 1	Rashed Yammahi / Ahmad Zarkoh, United Arab Emirates (16)	Won 21-9, 21-10	0:29
Fri, 7/18/2008	Contender 2	Mohan P / John Pradeep, India (9)	Won 21-14, 18-21, 16-14	0:48
Fri, 7/18/2008	Contender 3	Kiran M.S. / Mudunuri Raju, India (21)	Won 21-10, 21-11	0:34
Sat, 7/19/2008	Contender 4	Taichi Morikawa / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (1)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:42
Sat, 7/19/2008	Contender 5	Jason Kruger / Chris Simek, Canada (2)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:47

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Christian Garcia												Sergio Martin
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships
28	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	0	$25,450.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
28	0	1	0	0	2	5	4	4	0	$19,725.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	$1,600.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$225.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
70	0	1	0	0	6	8	12	13	0	$51,275.00	Total	12	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,225.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	5	2	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Christian Garcia													Sergio Martin
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2007	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$225.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	$2,000.00	Total	Total	12	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	10	$1,225.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
2007-2008	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
Against the Field	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	8-4	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Martin lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Morikawa/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
7/19/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Contender 4	Garcia/Martin	15	Morikawa/Nishimura	1	21-18, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # 2 Kruger/Simek, Canada 0-2
7/19/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Contender 5	Kruger/Simek	2	Garcia/Martin	15	21-17, 21-14	0:47
7/17/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Winner 2	Kruger/Simek	2	Garcia/Martin	15	21-17, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 9 P/Pradeep, India 1-0
7/18/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Contender 2	Garcia/Martin	15	P/Pradeep	9	21-14, 18-21, 16-14	0:48
Lead the series against # 16 Yammahi/Zarkoh, United Arab Emirates 1-0
7/18/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Contender 1	Garcia/Martin	15	Yammahi/Zarkoh	16	21-9, 21-10	0:29
Lead the series against # 18 S/Saravanan, India 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Winner 1	Garcia/Martin	15	S/Saravanan	18	23-21, 21-10	0:42
Lead the series against # 21 M.S./Raju, India 1-0
7/18/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Contender 3	Garcia/Martin	15	M.S./Raju	21	21-10, 21-11	0:34