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€ 50,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters
August 22 - 26, 2012

(6) Christian Garcia/Francisco Alfredo Marco, 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:

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 (39 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 Varna Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
CEV C&S 2011	Francisco Alfredo Marco - 2nd	Christian Garcia - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-19/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q11	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	Q19	33rd	40	US$0.00
CEV	7/4-8/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	8	3rd	480	€ 3,000.00
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

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/24/2012	Winner 1	Murat Giginoglu / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (11, Q4)	Lost 21-16, 15-21, 11-15	0:46
Fri, 8/24/2012	Contender 1	Bernhard Beyeler / Rafael Bissig, Switzerland (14, Q9)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:39
Sat, 8/25/2012	Contender 2	Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (8)	Lost 21-23, 16-21	0:43

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	0	$48,150.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	24	0	1	0	0	2	0	5	0	3	2	0	$33,150.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$4,000.00
Total	55	0	1	0	0	2	0	7	0	9	10	0	$92,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Christian Garcia												Francisco Alfredo Marco
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
28	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	0	$25,450.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	0	$24,075.00
28	0	1	0	0	2	5	4	4	0	$19,725.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	27	0	1	0	0	2	5	3	4	0	$18,475.00
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	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$2,500.00	Confederation Championship	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$2,500.00
74	0	1	0	0	6	9	14	14	0	$53,775.00	Total	65	0	2	0	0	5	8	11	12	0	$51,550.00

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
2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
2011	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	3	6	33.3 %
2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2011	CEV C&S	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$3,875.00	11	7	61.1 %
2012	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$2,000.00	5	5	50.0 %
2012	CEV	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00	5	4	55.6 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	$2,000.00	8	11	42.1 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	CEV	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$3,750.00	6	5	54.5 %
Total	CEV C&S	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$3,875.00	11	7	61.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Christian Garcia													Francisco Alfredo Marco
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2003	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$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	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2005	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2006	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	2007	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$1,300.00
											2007	CEV Under Age	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$900.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2008	FIVB C&S
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	$2,300.00	2008	CEV	7	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	$6,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00	2009	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$550.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2011	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
4	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	$1,937.50	2011	CEV C&S	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	$1,937.50
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00	2012	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,875.00	2012	CEV	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,875.00
38	0	1	1	1	1	6	9	3	16	$9,112.50	Total	Total	47	0	3	2	4	6	10	7	4	11	$18,062.50

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	20	71.4%	4	14.3%	4	14.3%	24-4	85.7%	5	17.2%	4	13.8%	20	69.0%	5-24	17.2%	20-20	50.0%	9-8	52.9%	0	0	29-28	50.9%
2011-2012	4	66.7%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	4-3	57.1%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	6-5	54.5%
Against the Field	4	66.7%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	8-2	80.0%	2-2	50.0%	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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	25	15	5	28	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	47
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	12	11	18	17	0	0	9	11	1	0	0	0	0	1	40	41
U21 World Championships	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9
Total	0	0	38	26	29	54	0	0	10	19	1	0	0	0	0	1	78	101

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 8-8 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-3
8/7/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Bronze Medal	Stiekema/Varenhorst	1	Garcia/Marco	9, Q2	21-17, 21-10	0:33
8/5/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Winner 2	Garcia/Marco	9, Q2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	1	21-16, 21-18	0:40
7/29/11	CEV C&S	CEV Varna Challenger	Winner 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	4, Q2	Garcia/Marco	13, Q11	21-18, 21-15	0:38
6/2/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Baden	Qualifier 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	7, Q1	Garcia/Marco	Q16	20-22, 21-19, 16-14	0:57
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
8/7/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Garcia/Marco	9, Q2	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-2
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 2	Kissling/Kovatsch	8	Garcia/Marco	6	23-21, 21-16	0:43
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	Q22	Garcia/Marco	Q11	21-13, 23-21	0:38
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 # 10, Q3 Hoyer/Hoyer, Denmark 1-0
7/10/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	Q19	Hoyer/Hoyer	Q14	21-18, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 11, Q4 Giginoglu/Sekerci, Türkiye 0-1
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Sekerci	11, Q4	Garcia/Marco	6	16-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:46
Lead the series against # 14, Q9 Beyeler/Bissig, Switzerland 1-0
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 1	Garcia/Marco	6	Beyeler/Bissig	14, Q9	21-19, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # Q2 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 # Q10 Sutter/Sutter, Switzerland 2-0
8/5/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Winner 1	Garcia/Marco	9, Q2	Sutter/Sutter	8, Q1	21-14, 21-14	0:41
7/28/11	CEV C&S	CEV Varna Challenger	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Marco	13, Q11	Sutter/Sutter	Q6	21-19, 21-14	0:40