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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major Series
July 7 - 12, 2015

(26, Q5) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Xiamen 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$49,050.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
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	52	0	1	0	0	2	0	6	0	8	9	14	11	1	US$88,300.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Francisco Alfredo Marco - 33rd	Christian Garcia - 33rd
2014	Francisco Alfredo Marco - 33rd	Christian Garcia - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	35	17th	400	US$7,000.00
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

Gstaad Major Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/8/2015	Qualifier 1	Oliver Kaszas / Sebastian Kaszas, Denmark (Q28)	Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-10	0:46
Wed, 7/8/2015	Qualifier 2	Hermans Egleskalns / Martins Plavins, Latvia (Q12)	Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:44
Thu, 7/9/2015	Pool G	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (7)	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:35
Thu, 7/9/2015	Pool G	Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (10)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:38
Fri, 7/10/2015	Pool G	Ryan Doherty / John Mayer, United States (23, Q3)	Lost 12-21, 25-27	0:38

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
Total	52	0	1	0	0	2	0	6	0	8	9	0	$88,300.00

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
70	0	1	0	0	6	8	12	13	0	$51,275.00	Total	61	0	2	0	0	5	7	9	11	0	$49,050.00

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 %
2012	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$2,000.00	5	5	50.0 %
2013	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	$14,150.00	12	12	50.0 %
2014	FIVB	13	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	1	5	$29,575.00	21	25	45.7 %
2015	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$11,000.00	4	7	36.4 %
Total	FIVB	33	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	4	18	$56,725.00	45	55	45.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %

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
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
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	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
											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
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
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
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	$9,600.00	2013	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	$7,075.00
13	0	1	0	0	1	3	2	1	5	$14,787.50	2014	FIVB	13	0	1	0	0	1	3	2	1	5	$14,787.50
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$5,500.00	2015	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$5,500.00
41	0	1	0	0	2	5	7	6	20	$32,887.50	Total	Total	43	0	2	0	0	4	6	6	6	19	$33,262.50

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	47	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%	1	0	72-90	44.4%
2014-2015	18	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%	0	0	35-43	44.9%
Against the Field	6	75.0%	0	0.0%	2	25.0%	6-2	75.0%	7	14.9%	4	8.5%	36	76.6%	7-40	14.9%	12-72	14.3%	14-12	53.8%	0	0	13-42	23.6%

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
Total	0	0	38	26	27	47	0	0	9	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	75	92

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco trail the series against the field 7-24 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 14 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-2
6/27/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Gibb/Patterson	14	Garcia/Marco	35	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:58
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Gibb/Patterson	4	Garcia/Marco	29, Q17	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-3
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Garcia/Marco	30, Q12	21-19, 21-12	0:32
5/8/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Garcia/Marco	10	21-19, 21-18	0:44
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Garcia/Marco	21	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Garcia/Marco	26, Q5	21-17, 21-18	0:35
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Garcia/Marco	28, Q12	21-12, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 10 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	10	Garcia/Marco	26, Q5	21-17, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Garcia/Marco	28, Q12	21-16, 24-22	0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-3
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Bourne/Hyden	9	Garcia/Marco	35	21-13, 21-18	0:37
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool E	Bourne/Hyden	5	Garcia/Marco	28, Q6	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:50
6/11/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Bourne/Hyden	29, Q9	Garcia/Marco	Q8	21-18, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	Garcia/Marco	30, Q12	21-18, 21-9	0:37
Lead the series against # 18 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Garcia/Marco	21	Binstock/Schachter	28, Q12	17-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:55
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool E	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	21	Garcia/Marco	28, Q6	24-22, 21-16	0:43
Trail the series against # 23, Q3 Doherty/Mayer, United States 0-1
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Doherty/Mayer	23, Q3	Garcia/Marco	26, Q5	21-12, 27-25	0:38
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 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
Series tied with # 30 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-1
12/11/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool F	Garcia/Marco	6	Eithun/Horrem	11	25-27, 21-14, 15-8	0:58
10/8/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Eithun/Horrem	17, Q2	Garcia/Marco	16	24-22, 23-21	0:46
Trail the series against # 31 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 0-1
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	Q22	Garcia/Marco	Q11	21-13, 23-21	0:38
Lead the series against # Q12 Egleskalns/Plavins, Latvia 1-0
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Marco	26, Q5	Egleskalns/Plavins	Q12	17-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:44
Series tied with # Q14 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 1-1
12/12/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Winner 2	Faiga/Hilman	18	Garcia/Marco	6	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Garcia/Marco	16	Faiga/Hilman	19, Q3	21-15, 21-13	0:35
Trail the series against # Q15 Huber/Seidl, Austria 0-1
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Huber/Seidl	27, Q5	Garcia/Marco	Q12	21-11, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q17 Azaad/Bianchi, Argentina 2-1
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Garcia/Marco	35	Azaad/Bianchi	38	16-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:53
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Azaad/Bianchi	Q22	Garcia/Marco	Q11	21-19, 21-16	0:39
5/30/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Pool D	Garcia/Marco	4	Azaad/Bianchi	13	22-20, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # Q22 Court/Schumann, Australia 0-1
11/5/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Pool G	Court/Schumann	26, Q5	Garcia/Marco	10	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # Q28 Kaszas/Kaszas, Denmark 1-0
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	26, Q5	Kaszas/Kaszas	Q28	20-22, 21-18, 15-10	0:46