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European Championship Tour
€ 25,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters
July 4 - 8, 2012

(8) Christian Garcia/Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain

Christian García Rodriguez
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 1, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

106

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$71,044.68

Francisco Alfredo Marco
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 4, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Benidorm

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

101

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$77,704.11

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
CEV	14	0	0	2	0	1	1	4	0	4	2	0	0	0	US$22,787.82
CEV C&S	6	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	US$6,647.39
CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	51	0	1	0	0	2	0	5	0	8	9	14	11	1	US$88,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	73	0	2	2	1	4	1	11	1	14	11	14	11	1	US$117,735.22

Previous Novi Sad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2011	Francisco Alfredo Marco - 25th	Christian Garcia - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/22-27/2012	Prague Open	31, Q30	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	Q28	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	10/4-9/2011	Agadir Open	Q18	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	Q26	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2011	Åland Open	Q25	41st	18	US$0.00
CEV C&S	8/3-7/2011	CEV Satellite Vaduz	9, Q2	4th	70	€ 675.00
CEV C&S	7/28-31/2011	CEV Varna Challenger	13, Q11	2nd	180	€ 3,200.00
FIVB	7/19-24/2011	Québec Open	Q12	33rd	30	US$0.00
CEV	7/13-17/2011	CEV Serbian Masters	Q9	25th	60	€ 0.00
CEV C&S	7/6-10/2011	CEV Satellite Constanta	Q9	17th	20	€ 0.00

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/6/2012	Winner 2	Toms Smedins / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (9)	Won 23-21, 21-14	0:44
Sat, 7/7/2012	Winner 3	Vegard Hoidalen / Oivind Hordvik, Norway (1)	Won 15-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:58
Sat, 7/7/2012	Winner 4	Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (4)	Lost 14-21, 21-19, 13-15	0:58
Sat, 7/7/2012	Contender 5	Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (16, Q2)	Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
Sun, 7/8/2012	Semi-Finals	Thomas Kaczmarek / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (3)	Lost 9-21, 19-21	0:39
Sun, 7/8/2012	Bronze Medal	Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (4)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:34

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco lead the series against the field 8-4 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Hoidalen/Hordvik, Norway 1-0
7/7/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	Winner 3	Garcia/Marco	8	Hoidalen/Hordvik	1	15-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-2
7/8/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	Semi-Finals	Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst	3	Garcia/Marco	8	21-9, 21-19	0:39
7/31/11	CEV C&S	CEV Varna Challenger	Gold Medal	Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst	2, Q1	Garcia/Marco	13, Q11	21-9, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 4 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-1
7/8/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	Bronze Medal	Garcia/Marco	8	Huber/Seidl	4	21-16, 21-14	0:34
7/7/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	Winner 4	Huber/Seidl	4	Garcia/Marco	8	21-14, 19-21, 15-13	0:58
7/31/11	CEV C&S	CEV Varna Challenger	Semi-Finals	Garcia/Marco	13, Q11	Huber/Seidl	3	20-22, 25-23, 16-14	0:58
Lead the series against # 5 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
8/6/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Contender 4	Garcia/Marco	9, Q2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	5	22-20, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against # 9 Smedins/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
7/6/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	Winner 2	Garcia/Marco	8	Smedins/Tocs	9	23-21, 21-14	0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 0-1
10/5/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Qualifier 2	Babich/Ioisher	Q15	Garcia/Marco	Q18	21-17, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
7/7/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	Contender 5	Garcia/Marco	8	Kissling/Kovatsch	16, Q2	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # Q3 Dimov/Neshev, Bulgaria 1-0
7/30/11	CEV C&S	CEV Varna Challenger	Contender 3	Garcia/Marco	13, Q11	Dimov/Neshev	16	21-17, 23-21	0:42
Lead the series against # Q20 Kaszap/Takacs, Hungary 1-0
7/14/11	CEV	CEV Serbian Masters	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	Q9	Kaszap/Takacs	Q24	21-14, 21-12	0:29