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 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 96
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Xiamen 2014)
Career Winnings: US$67,593.71
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: 14
Tournaments: 89
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Xiamen 2014)
Career Winnings: US$74,253.13
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
CEV140020114042000 US$22,787.82
FIVB51010020508914111 US$88,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000001000000 US$0.00
Overall66012031100121114111 US$111,087.82
Previous Sochi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
CEV 2008 Did not play Javier Luna - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 8/5-9/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters 3 9th 160 € 750.00
CEV 7/29-8/2/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final 18 25th 120 € 500.00
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
CEV 6/17-21/2015 1st European Games 7 17th 128 € 0.00
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
CEV 5/20-24/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters 8 17th 64 € 250.00
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$4,000.00
CEV 9/11-14/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters 8 5th 192 € 1,250.00
Sochi Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/9/2015 Pool C Daniel Bergerud / Lars Retterholt, Norway (19) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:39
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool C Maxim Sivolap / Igor Velichko, Russia (30, Q12) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:53
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool C Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (3) Lost 12-21, 16-21 0:36
Fri, 9/11/2015 Winner 1 Lorenz Petutschnig / Tobias Winter, Austria (21) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:33
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000100 $7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam26000000004715 $48,150.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open24010020503211 $33,150.00
U21 World Championships100000010000 $0.00
Confederation Championship300000010110 $4,000.00
Total550100207091026 $92,300.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Christian Garcia Francisco Alfredo Marco
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $3,500.00 World Championships1000000100 $3,500.00
280000004816 $25,450.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam260000004715 $24,075.00
280100254412 $19,725.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open270100253412 $18,475.00
9000032211 $1,600.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
2000010100 $1,000.00 Challenger3010010100 $3,000.00
2000001001 $0.00 U21 World Championships2000011000 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships2000011000 $0.00
4000001210 $2,500.00 Confederation Championship4000001210 $2,500.00
74010069141430 $53,775.00 Total65020058111227 $51,550.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB Age Group WC100000010000 $0.00 3260.0 %
2011FIVB600000000006 $0.00 3633.3 %
2011CEV100000000010 $0.00 1150.0 %
2012FIVB400000000013 $2,000.00 5550.0 %
2012CEV200100010000 $3,750.00 5455.6 %
2013FIVB600000010212 $14,150.00 121250.0 %
2013CEV300000110100 $3,500.00 7653.8 %
2014FIVB1301001030215 $29,575.00 212545.7 %
2014CEV400101010100 $8,875.00 12860.0 %
2015FIVB800000000233 $20,200.00 101638.5 %
2015CEV400000010210 $1,500.00 4930.8 %
TotalFIVB37010010406619 $65,925.00 516444.3 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100000010000 $0.00 3260.0 %
TotalCEV1400201140420 $17,625.00 292850.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Christian Garcia  Francisco Alfredo Marco
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2002FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2003FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
           2004CEV1000000100 $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
1000000001 $0.00 2006CEV1000000100 $0.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2007FIVB2000000011 $1,000.00
           2007FIVB C&S2000010100 $1,000.00
3000000201 $0.00 2007CEV3000002100 $1,300.00
           2008FIVB1000000010 $900.00
1000010000 $1,000.00 2008FIVB C&S          
5000002201 $2,300.00 2008CEV7000123100 $6,500.00
3000000102 $0.00 2009CEV2000001001 $550.00
6000000006 $0.00 2011FIVB6000000006 $0.00
1000000010 $0.00 2011CEV1000000010 $0.00
4000000013 $1,000.00 2012FIVB4000000013 $1,000.00
2001001000 $1,875.00 2012CEV2001001000 $1,875.00
8000001322 $9,600.00 2013FIVB6000001212 $7,075.00
3000011100 $1,750.00 2013CEV3000011100 $1,750.00
13010013215 $14,787.50 2014FIVB13010013215 $14,787.50
4001011100 $4,437.50 2014CEV4001011100 $4,437.50
8000000233 $10,100.00 2015FIVB8000000233 $10,100.00
4000001210 $750.00 2015CEV4000001210 $750.00
710120411171026 $48,600.00 TotalTotal750221816151021 $55,025.00
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 Field5 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5-0 100.0% 2 9.1% 3 13.6% 17 77.3% 2-20 9.1% 10-34 22.7% 4-6 40.0% 00 7-20 25.9%
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
Confederation Championship000027001200000039
Total003826295400101910000178101
Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco trail the series against the field 7-18 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-5
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Garcia/Marco 27, Q5 21-17, 21-14 0:37
7/30/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Garcia/Marco 18 21-19, 21-14 0:38
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 # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
9/10/15FIVBSochi 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
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Garcia/Marco 26, Q5 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Series tied with # 5 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-2
9/13/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters Winner 1 Garcia/Marco 8 Kantor/Losiak 3 21-16, 15-21, 15-10 0:54
8/9/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Winner 2 Garcia/Marco 12, Q3 Kantor/Losiak 6 21-16, 21-18 0:41
7/19/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters Contender 4 Kantor/Losiak 2 Garcia/Marco 8 14-21, 25-23, 18-16 0:53
5/30/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Qualifier 3 Kantor/Losiak 11, Q1 Garcia/Marco Q9 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 0-1
8/7/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Pool C Plavins/Regza 6 Garcia/Marco 3 21-15, 25-23 0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
5/31/14FIVBAnapa Open Winner 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 Garcia/Marco 4 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 15 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
6/18/15CEV1st European Games Pool G Garcia/Marco 7 Gregory/Sheaf 23 23-21, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 17 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 2-0
10/10/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Garcia/Marco 16 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 8 10-21, 21-19, 21-19 0:56
5/31/14FIVBAnapa 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
9/9/15FIVBSochi 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
11/6/14FIVBDoha Open Pool G Kotsilianos/Zoupani 7 Garcia/Marco 10 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 21 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 0-2
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 1 Petutschnig/Winter 21 Garcia/Marco 14 21-15, 21-14 0:33
6/19/15CEV1st European Games Pool G Petutschnig/Winter 10 Garcia/Marco 7 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Bao/Ha, China 1-0
10/10/14FIVBXiamen 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
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool C Garcia/Marco 14 Sivolap/Velichko 30, Q12 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:53