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European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters
August 5 - 9, 2015

(3) 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 Biel Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Francisco Alfredo Marco - 3rd	Christian Garcia - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/7-10/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	12, Q3	3rd	256	€ 6,000.00

2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/6/2015	Pool C	Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (11)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:41
Fri, 8/7/2015	Pool C	Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (6)	Lost 15-21, 23-25	0:44
Fri, 8/7/2015	Pool C	Runar Sannarnes / Christian Sorum, Norway (14)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:41
Sat, 8/8/2015	Winner 1	Illia Kovalov / Oleh Plotnytskyi, Ukraine (13, Q16)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco trail the series against the field 11-15 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-4
8/10/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	1	Garcia/Marco	12, Q3	21-16, 21-14	0:19
6/3/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Gavira/Herrera	4	Garcia/Marco	20	21-14, 21-9	0:31
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Garcia/Marco	28, Q12	21-16, 24-22	0:39
7/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool P	Gavira/Herrera	7	Garcia/Marco	26	21-18, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 4 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
Trail the series against # 6 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 0-1
8/7/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool C	Plavins/Regza	6	Garcia/Marco	3	21-15, 25-23	0:44
Lead the series against # 9, Q4 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
6/28/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne	Contender 2	Garcia/Marco	3	Kosiak/Rudol	9, Q2	21-19, 21-11	0:35
Series tied with # 11 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 2-2
8/6/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool C	Garcia/Marco	3	Kissling/Kovatsch	11	21-14, 21-16	0:41
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
Trail the series against # 13, Q16 Kovalov/Plotnytskyi, Ukraine 0-1
8/8/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Winner 1	Kovalov/Plotnytskyi	13, Q16	Garcia/Marco	3	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Sannarnes/Sorum, Norway 1-0
8/7/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool C	Garcia/Marco	3	Sannarnes/Sorum	14	21-19, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # Q1 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 0-1
6/19/15	CEV	1st European Games	Pool G	Petutschnig/Winter	10	Garcia/Marco	7	21-18, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # Q2 Holler/Schroder, Germany 1-0
8/10/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Bronze Medal	Garcia/Marco	12, Q3	Holler/Schroder	14, Q7	21-11, 21-15	0:31
Lead the series against # Q3 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
6/18/15	CEV	1st European Games	Pool G	Garcia/Marco	7	Gregory/Sheaf	23	23-21, 21-14	0:46
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
Series tied with # Q9 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
Trail the series against # Q13 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-3
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Huber/Seidl	31	Garcia/Marco	18	21-18, 21-17	0:45
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