Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
August 18 - 23, 2015
(27, 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 Long Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 26, Q5 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2015 Gstaad Major Series 26, Q5 25th 160 US$4,000.00
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
Long Beach Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/18/2015 Qualifier 1 Bradley Lawson / Adam Roberts, United States (Q28) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:45
Tue, 8/18/2015 Qualifier 2 Tim Holler / Jonas Schroder, Germany (Q12) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Wed, 8/19/2015 Pool F Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (6) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:37
Thu, 8/20/2015 Pool F Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (11) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:38
Thu, 8/20/2015 Pool F Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (22) Lost 20-22, 23-21, 13-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco trail the series against the field 8-20 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 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 # 6 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-4
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Garcia/Marco 27, Q5 21-17, 21-14 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 7 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool G Garcia/Marco 26, Q5 Rego/Santos 7 12-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Erdmann/Matysik 11 Garcia/Marco 27, Q5 21-19, 21-15 0:38
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Erdmann/Matysik 10 Garcia/Marco 26, Q5 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 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 # 14 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Garcia/Marco 26, Q5 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 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  
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 18 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 # 20 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 # 22 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 0-1
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 Garcia/Marco 27, Q5 22-20, 21-23, 15-13 1:00
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 # 26, 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
Lead the series against # Q11 Hordvik/Kvamsdal, Norway 1-0
6/11/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Garcia/Marco Q15 Hordvik/Kvamsdal Q18 23-21, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # Q12 Holler/Schroder, Germany 1-0
8/18/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Garcia/Marco 27, Q5 Holler/Schroder Q12 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # Q13 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 # Q28 Lawson/Roberts, United States 1-0
8/18/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Garcia/Marco 27, Q5 Lawson/Roberts Q28 21-19, 21-16 0:45