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European Championship Tour
€ 25,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters
May 20 - 24, 2015

(8) 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:

106

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$71,044.68

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:

101

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$77,704.11

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
CEV	14	0	0	2	0	1	1	4	0	4	2	0	0	0	US$22,787.82
CEV C&S	6	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	US$6,647.39
CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
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	73	0	2	2	1	4	1	11	1	14	11	14	11	1	US$117,735.22

Previous Jurmala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/7-10/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	12, Q3	3rd	256	€ 6,000.00
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
CEV	7/1-5/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	8	9th	160	€ 625.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q12	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	30, Q12	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	Q8	33rd	80	US$0.00
CEV	6/3-8/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	20	17th	200	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2014	Anapa Open	4	5th	300	US$3,375.00

2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/22/2015	Pool H	Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (24, Q28)	Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:50
Fri, 5/22/2015	Pool H	Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (9)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:42

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco lead the series against the field 22-19 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 Krou/Rowlandson, France 2-2
11/7/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Winner 2	Krou/Rowlandson	5	Garcia/Marco	10	21-10, 21-17	0:32
10/11/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Gold Medal	Krou/Rowlandson	5	Garcia/Marco	16	22-20, 19-21, 15-12	0:57
9/12/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Pool A	Garcia/Marco	8	Krou/Rowlandson	9	17-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:52
8/9/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool D	Garcia/Marco	12, Q3	Krou/Rowlandson	13, Q5	21-10, 16-21, 15-13	0:36
Series tied with # 5, Q1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-2
9/13/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Winner 1	Garcia/Marco	8	Kantor/Losiak	3	21-16, 15-21, 15-10	0:54
8/9/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Winner 2	Garcia/Marco	12, Q3	Kantor/Losiak	6	21-16, 21-18	0:41
7/19/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Contender 4	Kantor/Losiak	2	Garcia/Marco	8	14-21, 25-23, 18-16	0:53
5/30/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Qualifier 3	Kantor/Losiak	11, Q1	Garcia/Marco	Q9	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:56
Series tied with # 6 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-2
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Huber/Seidl	27, Q5	Garcia/Marco	Q12	21-11, 21-19	0:36
7/8/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	Bronze Medal	Garcia/Marco	8	Huber/Seidl	4	21-16, 21-14	0:34
7/7/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	Winner 4	Huber/Seidl	4	Garcia/Marco	8	21-14, 19-21, 15-13	0:58
7/31/11	CEV C&S	CEV Varna Challenger	Semi-Finals	Garcia/Marco	13, Q11	Huber/Seidl	3	20-22, 25-23, 16-14	0:58
Series tied with # 7 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-1
11/6/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Pool G	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	7	Garcia/Marco	10	21-16, 21-18	0:37
8/6/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Contender 4	Garcia/Marco	9, Q2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	5	22-20, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-2
5/22/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Pool H	Eithun/Horrem	9	Garcia/Marco	8	21-16, 21-18	0:42
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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 13 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
Lead the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Garcia/Marco	26	Kollo/Vesik	30	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 18, Q7 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-2
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 2	Kissling/Kovatsch	8	Garcia/Marco	6	23-21, 21-16	0:43
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	Q22	Garcia/Marco	Q11	21-13, 23-21	0:38
7/7/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	Contender 5	Garcia/Marco	8	Kissling/Kovatsch	16, Q2	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 24, Q28 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
5/22/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Pool H	Garcia/Marco	8	Koekelkoren/van Walle	24, Q28	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against Dressler/Kunert, Austria 2-0
11/6/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Winner 1	Garcia/Marco	10	Dressler/Kunert	15	21-13, 21-18	0:35
8/21/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Marco	24, Q3	Dressler/Kunert	Q14	14-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # Q5 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 2-0
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	Q15	Daguerre/Salvetti	Q18	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:58
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	30, Q12	Daguerre/Salvetti	Q21	21-8, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # Q9 Hordvik/Kvamsdal, Norway 2-1
6/29/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne	Contender 4	Hordvik/Kvamsdal	12, Q4	Garcia/Marco	3	21-17, 20-22, 15-10	0:54
6/11/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	Q15	Hordvik/Kvamsdal	Q18	23-21, 21-17	0:43
6/9/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Montpellier	Winner 1	Garcia/Marco	6	Hordvik/Kvamsdal	11, Q5	3-0	0:32
Lead the series against # Q17 Ohana/Sendrovich, Israel 1-0
12/10/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool F	Garcia/Marco	6	Ohana/Sendrovich	22, Q3	21-19, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # Q19 Gritsai/Romano, Azerbaijan 1-0
9/12/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Pool A	Garcia/Marco	8	Gritsai/Romano	16	21-18, 21-12	0:37