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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
September 8 - 13, 2015

(14) 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:

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:

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 Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Q10	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	27, Q5	25th	160	US$4,000.00
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

Sochi Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/9/2015	Pool C	Daniel Bergerud / Lars Retterholt, Norway (19)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:39
Thu, 9/10/2015	Pool C	Maxim Sivolap / Igor Velichko, Russia (30, Q12)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:53
Thu, 9/10/2015	Pool C	Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (3)	Lost 12-21, 16-21	0:36
Fri, 9/11/2015	Winner 1	Lorenz Petutschnig / Tobias Winter, Austria (21)	Lost 15-21, 14-21	0:33

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco trail the series against the field 4-13 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-4
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Garcia/Marco	27, Q5	21-17, 21-14	0:37
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 # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool C	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	Garcia/Marco	14	21-12, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Garcia/Marco	26, Q5	21-19, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 0-1
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	Garcia/Marco	27, Q5	22-20, 21-23, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 17 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 2-0
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Garcia/Marco	16	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	8	10-21, 21-19, 21-19	0:56
5/31/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Winner 2	Garcia/Marco	4	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	28, Q6	21-19, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 19 Bergerud/Retterholt, Norway 0-1
9/9/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool C	Bergerud/Retterholt	19	Garcia/Marco	14	21-17, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 0-1
11/6/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Pool G	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	7	Garcia/Marco	10	21-16, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 21 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 0-1
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Petutschnig/Winter	21	Garcia/Marco	14	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Bao/Ha, China 1-0
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Garcia/Marco	16	Bao/Ha	18, Q1	21-16, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Sivolap/Velichko, Russia 1-0
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool C	Garcia/Marco	14	Sivolap/Velichko	30, Q12	19-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:53