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European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters
September 11 - 14, 2014

(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 Baku Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/7-10/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	12, Q3	3rd	256	€ 6,000.00
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

2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/12/2014	Pool A	Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (9)	Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:52
Fri, 9/12/2014	Pool A	Leonid Gritsai / Bernardo Romano, Azerbaijan (16)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:37
Sat, 9/13/2014	Pool A	Ruslan Bykanov / Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Russia (1)	Lost 20-22, 16-21	0:22
Sat, 9/13/2014	Winner 1	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (3)	Won 21-16, 15-21, 15-10	0:54
Sat, 9/13/2014	Winner 2	Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (2)	Lost 16-21, 11-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco lead the series against the field 9-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bykanov/Krasilnikov, Russia 0-1
9/13/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Pool A	Bykanov/Krasilnikov	1	Garcia/Marco	8	22-20, 21-16	0:22
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
9/13/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	2	Garcia/Marco	8	21-16, 21-11	0:36
Series tied with # 3 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-2
9/13/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Winner 1	Garcia/Marco	8	Kantor/Losiak	3	21-16, 15-21, 15-10	0:54
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 # 6 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 # 7 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 1-0
5/31/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Winner 2	Garcia/Marco	4	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	28, Q6	21-19, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Krou/Rowlandson, France 2-0
9/12/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Pool A	Garcia/Marco	8	Krou/Rowlandson	9	17-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:52
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 # 10 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 2-0
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	Q15	Daguerre/Salvetti	Q18	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:58
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	30, Q12	Daguerre/Salvetti	Q21	21-8, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Gritsai/Romano, Azerbaijan 1-0
9/12/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Pool A	Garcia/Marco	8	Gritsai/Romano	16	21-18, 21-12	0:37