Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015
June 26 - July 5, 2015
(35) 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: 12
Tournaments: 70
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Xiamen 2014)
Career Winnings: US$51,275.00
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: 12
Tournaments: 61
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Xiamen 2014)
Career Winnings: US$49,050.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB51010020508914111 US$88,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000001000000 US$0.00
Overall52010020608914111 US$88,300.00
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Francisco Alfredo Marco - 41st Christian Garcia - 41st
2013 Francisco Alfredo Marco - 33rd Christian Garcia - 33rd
2014 Francisco Alfredo Marco - 41st Christian Garcia - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series Q11 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Q11 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB 12/9-14/2014 Mangaung Open 6 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/4-8/2014 Doha Open 10 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2014 Xiamen Open 16 2nd 450 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 28, Q6 25th 160 US$4,000.00
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
Netherlands World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/27/2015 Pool K Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (14) Lost 21-18, 20-22, 10-15 0:58
Mon, 6/29/2015 Pool K Vitor Felipe / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (11) Won 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:54
Tue, 6/30/2015 Pool K Julian Azaad / Pablo Bianchi, Argentina (38) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:53
Wed, 7/1/2015 Winner 1 Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (9) Lost 13-21, 18-21 0:37
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Francisco Alfredo Marco - 17th Christian Garcia - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 35 17th 400 US$7,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000100 $7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2600000000470 $48,150.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2401002050320 $33,150.00
U21 World Championships100000010000 $0.00
Total5201002060890 $88,300.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Christian Garcia Francisco Alfredo Marco
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $3,500.00 World Championships1000000100 $3,500.00
28000000480 $25,450.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam26000000470 $24,075.00
28010025440 $19,725.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open27010025340 $18,475.00
9000032210 $1,600.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
2000010100 $1,000.00 Challenger3010010100 $3,000.00
2000001000 $0.00 U21 World Championships2000011000 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships2000011000 $0.00
7001006812130 $51,275.00 Total610200579110 $49,050.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB Age Group WC100000010000 $0.00 3260.0 %
2011FIVB600000000006 $0.00 3633.3 %
2012FIVB400000000013 $2,000.00 5550.0 %
2013FIVB600000010212 $14,150.00 121250.0 %
2014FIVB1301001030215 $29,575.00 212545.7 %
2015FIVB300000000102 $7,000.00 2433.3 %
TotalFIVB32010010405318 $52,725.00 435245.3 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100000010000 $0.00 3260.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Christian Garcia  Francisco Alfredo Marco
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2002FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2003FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2006FIVB          
1000000100 $0.00 2006FIVB C&S1010000000 $2,000.00
1000000001 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2007FIVB2000000011 $1,000.00
           2007FIVB C&S2000010100 $1,000.00
           2008FIVB1000000010 $900.00
1000010000 $1,000.00 2008FIVB C&S          
6000000006 $0.00 2011FIVB6000000006 $0.00
4000000013 $1,000.00 2012FIVB4000000013 $1,000.00
8000001322 $9,600.00 2013FIVB6000001212 $7,075.00
13010013215 $14,787.50 2014FIVB13010013215 $14,787.50
3000000102 $3,500.00 2015FIVB3000000102 $3,500.00
400100257520 $30,887.50 TotalTotal420200466519 $31,262.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall47 75.8% 8 12.9% 7 11.3% 55-7 88.7% 16 16.2% 16 16.2% 67 67.7% 16-83 16.2% 47-67 41.2% 24-23 51.1% 10 72-90 44.4%
2014-201518 66.7% 6 22.2% 3 11.1% 24-3 88.9% 11 21.6% 6 11.8% 34 66.7% 11-40 21.6% 18-34 34.6% 17-9 65.4% 00 35-43 44.9%
Against the Field6 66.7% 2 22.2% 1 11.1% 8-1 88.9% 4 11.1% 4 11.1% 28 77.8% 4-32 11.1% 12-56 17.6% 12-10 54.5% 00 12-33 26.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000021000100000022
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00251552800040000003047
Challenge/Four Star/Open0012111817009111000014041
U21 World Championships001021000100000032
Total0038262747009171000017592
Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco trail the series against the field 7-16 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 9 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-3
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Bourne/Hyden 9 Garcia/Marco 35 21-13, 21-18 0:37
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool E Bourne/Hyden 5 Garcia/Marco 28, Q6 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:50
6/11/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bourne/Hyden 29, Q9 Garcia/Marco Q8 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 1-0
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool K Garcia/Marco 35 Felipe/Filho 11 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 20 Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 21-18, 21-9 0:37
Trail the series against # 14 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-2
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool K Gibb/Patterson 14 Garcia/Marco 35 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:58
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool D Gibb/Patterson 4 Garcia/Marco 29, Q17 21-15, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 16 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
5/31/14FIVBAnapa Open Winner 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 Garcia/Marco 4 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 18 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 12 Garcia/Marco 28, Q12 21-16, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 Grimalt/Grimalt Q5 21-15, 16-21, 15-13  
Trail the series against # 20 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Garcia/Marco 28, Q12 21-12, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Garcia/Marco 21 Binstock/Schachter 28, Q12 17-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 23 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 Kapa/McHugh 14 30-28, 21-17 0:51
Trail the series against # 24 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 21-19, 9-21, 15-11 0:49
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q8 Garcia/Marco Q57 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 29 Huber/Seidl, Austria 0-1
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Huber/Seidl 27, Q5 Garcia/Marco Q12 21-11, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 32 Krou/Rowlandson, France 0-2
11/7/14FIVBDoha Open Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 5 Garcia/Marco 10 21-10, 21-17 0:32
10/11/14FIVBXiamen Open Gold Medal Krou/Rowlandson 5 Garcia/Marco 16 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 34 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 1 Garcia/Marco Q26 Kuleshov/Yakovlev Q39 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 38 Azaad/Bianchi, Argentina 2-1
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool K Garcia/Marco 35 Azaad/Bianchi 38 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:53
5/26/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Azaad/Bianchi Q22 Garcia/Marco Q11 21-19, 21-16 0:39
5/30/14FIVBAnapa Open Pool D Garcia/Marco 4 Azaad/Bianchi 13 22-20, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 46 Court/Schumann, Australia 0-1
11/5/14FIVBDoha Open Pool G Court/Schumann 26, Q5 Garcia/Marco 10 21-18, 21-18 0:39