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 (38 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 (38 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Francisco Alfredo Marco - 33rd Christian Garcia - 33rd
2014 Francisco Alfredo Marco - 33rd Christian Garcia - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco trail the series against the field 7-24 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 14 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-3
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 21-19, 21-12 0:32
5/8/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Garcia/Marco 10 21-19, 21-18 0:44
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou 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
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Garcia/Marco 26, Q5 21-17, 21-18 0:35
8/9/13FIVBBerlin 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
5/31/14FIVBAnapa 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
7/9/15FIVBGstaad 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
8/7/13FIVBBerlin 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
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands 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
Trail the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
9/25/14FIVBSão 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
7/10/15FIVBGstaad 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
6/20/14FIVBBerlin 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
Series tied with # 30 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-1
12/11/14FIVBMangaung Open Pool F Garcia/Marco 6 Eithun/Horrem 11 25-27, 21-14, 15-8 0:58
10/8/14FIVBXiamen 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
8/15/12FIVBStare 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
7/8/15FIVBGstaad 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
12/12/14FIVBMangaung Open Winner 2 Faiga/Hilman 18 Garcia/Marco 6 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
10/10/14FIVBXiamen 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
6/25/14FIVBStavanger 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
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands 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 # Q22 Court/Schumann, Australia 0-1
11/5/14FIVBDoha 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
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 1 Garcia/Marco 26, Q5 Kaszas/Kaszas Q28 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 0:46