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European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters
August 7 - 10, 2014

(12, Q3) 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 Biel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	Q14	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q15	33rd	80	US$0.00
CEV	7/1-5/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	8	9th	160	€ 625.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q12	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	30, Q12	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	Q8	33rd	80	US$0.00
CEV	6/3-8/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	20	17th	200	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2014	Anapa Open	4	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	5/6-10/2014	Puerto Vallarta Open	10	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q14	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2014	Fuzhou Open	21	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	24, Q3	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	28, Q12	17th	320	US$3,700.00

2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/7/2014		Erik Nijland / Tijs de Tombe, Netherlands (Q14)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:29
Thu, 8/7/2014		Robert Kufa / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (Q6)	Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:48
Fri, 8/8/2014	Pool D	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (5)	Won 13-21, 22-20, 17-15	0:54
Fri, 8/8/2014	Pool D	Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (4)	Lost 5-21, 16-21	0:31
Sat, 8/9/2014	Pool D	Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (13, Q5)	Won 21-10, 16-21, 15-13	0:36
Sat, 8/9/2014	Winner 2	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (6)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:41
Sun, 8/10/2014	Semi-Finals	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (1)	Lost 16-21, 14-21	0:19
Sun, 8/10/2014	Bronze Medal	Tim Holler / Jonas Schroder, Germany (14, Q7)	Won 21-11, 21-15	0:31

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco trail the series against the field 12-15 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-4
8/10/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	1	Garcia/Marco	12, Q3	21-16, 21-14	0:19
6/3/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Gavira/Herrera	4	Garcia/Marco	20	21-14, 21-9	0:31
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Garcia/Marco	28, Q12	21-16, 24-22	0:39
7/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool P	Gavira/Herrera	7	Garcia/Marco	26	21-18, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	Garcia/Marco	30, Q12	21-19, 9-21, 15-11	0:49
5/18/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	Q8	Garcia/Marco	Q57	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
5/31/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Winner 3	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	Garcia/Marco	4	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
8/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool D	Bockermann/Urbatzka	4	Garcia/Marco	12, Q3	21-5, 21-16	0:31
6/7/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Montpellier	Winner 2	Bockermann/Urbatzka	3	Garcia/Marco	6	3-1	0:42
Series tied with # 5 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
8/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool D	Garcia/Marco	12, Q3	Doppler/Horst	5	13-21, 22-20, 17-15	0:54
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Doppler/Horst	8	Garcia/Marco	20	21-16, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-2
8/9/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Winner 2	Garcia/Marco	12, Q3	Kantor/Losiak	6	21-16, 21-18	0:41
7/19/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Contender 4	Kantor/Losiak	2	Garcia/Marco	8	14-21, 25-23, 18-16	0:53
5/30/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Qualifier 3	Kantor/Losiak	11, Q1	Garcia/Marco	Q9	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Garcia/Marco	26	Kollo/Vesik	30	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 13, Q5 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-0
8/9/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool D	Garcia/Marco	12, Q3	Krou/Rowlandson	13, Q5	21-10, 16-21, 15-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 14, Q7 Holler/Schroder, Germany 1-0
8/10/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Bronze Medal	Garcia/Marco	12, Q3	Holler/Schroder	14, Q7	21-11, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 16 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 # Q2 Spijkers/van Dorsten, Netherlands 1-0
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool P	Garcia/Marco	26	Spijkers/van Dorsten	23	24-22, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against # Q6 Kufa/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters		Garcia/Marco	12, Q3	Kufa/Tichy	Q6	16-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # Q10 Silva/Silva Reis, Portugal 0-1
7/4/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Winner 1	Silva/Silva Reis	19, Q18	Garcia/Marco	8	16-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # Q11 Sutter/Sutter, Switzerland 3-0
6/28/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne	Winner 1	Garcia/Marco	3	Sutter/Sutter	14, Q7	21-13, 21-19	0:38
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
Lead the series against # Q14 de Tombe/Nijland, Netherlands 1-0
8/7/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters		Garcia/Marco	12, Q3	Nijland/de Tombe	Q14	21-15, 21-14	0:29