Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam
May 24 - 29, 2016
(Q18) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Francisco Alfredo Marco - 17th Christian Garcia - 17th
2014 Francisco Alfredo Marco - 33rd Christian Garcia - 33rd
2015 Francisco Alfredo Marco - 41st Christian Garcia - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/10-15/2016 Antalya Open Q9 33rd 60 US$0.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2016 Sochi Open 25, Q4 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 4/19-23/2016 Fuzhou Open Q9 33rd 60 US$0.00
FIVB 4/12-16/2016 Xiamen Open Q8 33rd 60 US$0.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2016 Qatar Open Q6 33rd 60 US$0.00
FIVB 11/8-13/2015 Qatar Open 14 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 10/21-25/2015 Antalya Open 13 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/22-26/2015 Xiamen Open 14 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 9/8-13/2015 Sochi Open 14 17th 180 US$1,200.00
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$0.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/24/2016 Qualifier 1 Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (Q15) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Tue, 5/24/2016 Qualifier 2 Isaac Kapa / Christopher McHugh, Australia (23, Q2) Lost 19-21, 22-24 0:41
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2015FIVB900001000233 $23,575.00 141843.8 %
2015CEV400000010210 $1,500.00 4930.8 %
2016FIVB800000010115 $4,000.00 101343.5 %
TotalFIVB46010020507724 $73,300.00 657945.1 %
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
9000010233 $11,787.50 2015FIVB9000010233 $11,787.50
4000001210 $750.00 2015CEV4000001210 $750.00
8000001115 $2,000.00 2016FIVB8000001115 $2,000.00
800120512181131 $52,287.50 TotalTotal840221917161126 $58,712.50
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%
2015-201620 74.1% 3 11.1% 4 14.8% 23-4 85.2% 7 15.6% 6 13.3% 32 71.1% 7-38 15.6% 20-32 38.5% 10-10 50.0% 10 31-42 42.5%
Against the Field7 58.3% 2 16.7% 3 25.0% 9-3 75.0% 5 9.6% 7 13.5% 40 76.9% 5-47 9.6% 14-80 14.9% 14-20 41.2% 00 14-50 21.9%
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 18-52 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 24 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 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 # 5 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
9/13/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters Winner 2 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 2 Garcia/Marco 8 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
8/8/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Pool D Garcia/Marco 12, Q3 Doppler/Horst 5 13-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:54
6/6/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Doppler/Horst 8 Garcia/Marco 20 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
5/4/16FIVBSochi Open Pool H Krasilnikov/Semenov 8 Garcia/Marco 25, Q4 21-12, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-6
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Garcia/Marco 14 21-8, 21-17 0:34
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 # 11 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-4
11/11/15FIVBQatar Open Pool C Bourne/Hyden 3 Garcia/Marco 14 22-20, 21-15 0:36
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 # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-4
8/10/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 1 Garcia/Marco 12, Q3 21-16, 21-14 0:19
6/3/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool D Gavira/Herrera 4 Garcia/Marco 20 21-14, 21-9 0:31
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 12 Garcia/Marco 28, Q12 21-16, 24-22 0:39
7/31/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool P Gavira/Herrera 7 Garcia/Marco 26 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Garcia/Marco 25, Q4 21-18, 21-17 0:35
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Garcia/Marco 26, Q5 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-2
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 2 Garcia/Marco 13 21-15, 21-19 0:37
7/29/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Carambula/Ranghieri 15 Garcia/Marco 18 21-12, 21-17 0:39
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 # 17 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-3
9/24/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool C Kantor/Losiak 3 Garcia/Marco 14 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 0:54
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 # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
10/23/15FIVBAntalya Open Pool D Ontiveros/Virgen 4 Garcia/Marco 13 21-18, 7-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 21 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
Series tied with # 22, Q1 Krou/Rowlandson, France 2-2
11/7/14FIVBDoha Open Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 5 Garcia/Marco 10 21-10, 21-17 0:32
10/11/14FIVBXiamen Open Gold Medal Krou/Rowlandson 5 Garcia/Marco 16 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
9/12/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters Pool A Garcia/Marco 8 Krou/Rowlandson 9 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:52
8/9/14CEV2014 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 # 23, Q2 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-1
5/24/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kapa/McHugh 23, Q2 Garcia/Marco Q18 21-19, 24-22 0:41
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 Kapa/McHugh 14 30-28, 21-17 0:51
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 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 # 27, Q9 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 # 28, Q11 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Fuchs/Windscheif 25, Q7 Garcia/Marco Q10 22-24, 22-20, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 29, Q12 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 0-1
11/6/14FIVBDoha Open Pool G Kotsilianos/Zoupani 7 Garcia/Marco 10 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 31 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 2-1
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 1 Garcia/Marco 13 Faiga/Hilman 28, Q12 21-17, 25-23 0:46
12/12/14FIVBMangaung Open Winner 2 Faiga/Hilman 18 Garcia/Marco 6 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
10/10/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 1 Garcia/Marco 16 Faiga/Hilman 19, Q3 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 32, Q19 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 0-2
4/12/16FIVBXiamen Open Qualifier 2 Finsters/Tocs 29, Q9 Garcia/Marco Q8 21-19, 21-13 0:36
11/11/15FIVBQatar Open Winner 1 Finsters/Tocs 26, Q5 Garcia/Marco 14 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:47
Lead the series against # Q3 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  
Trail the series against # Q5 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool E Ingrosso/Ingrosso 21 Garcia/Marco 28, Q6 24-22, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # Q6 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
Trail the series against # Q10 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-3
7/31/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Huber/Seidl 31 Garcia/Marco 18 21-18, 21-17 0:45
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Huber/Seidl 27, Q5 Garcia/Marco Q12 21-11, 21-19 0:36
7/8/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters Bronze Medal Garcia/Marco 8 Huber/Seidl 4 21-16, 21-14 0:34
7/7/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters Winner 4 Huber/Seidl 4 Garcia/Marco 8 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # Q13 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
5/31/14FIVBAnapa Open Winner 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 Garcia/Marco 4 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # Q14 Bryl/Kujawiak, Poland 0-1
5/11/16FIVBAntalya Open Qualifier 2 Bryl/Kujawiak 26, Q8 Garcia/Marco Q9 28-26, 15-21, 15-11 1:01
Series tied with # Q15 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-1
5/24/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Garcia/Marco Q18 Dyachenko/Sidorenko Q15 21-19, 21-18 0:39
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool H Dyachenko/Sidorenko 24, Q3 Garcia/Marco 25, Q4 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q17 Bykanov/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Garcia/Marco 24, Q3 Bykanov/Koshkarev 8 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # Q20 Bergerud/Retterholt, Norway 0-1
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool C Bergerud/Retterholt 19 Garcia/Marco 14 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q21 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
Lead the series against # Q23 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
Lead the series against # Q25 Bogatov/Hudyakov, Russia 1-0
5/3/16FIVBSochi Open Qualifier 2 Garcia/Marco 25, Q4 Bogatov/Hudyakov Q13 21-19, 21-15 0:35