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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major
July 5 - 10, 2016

(29, Q8) 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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Francisco Alfredo Marco - 33rd	Christian Garcia - 33rd
2014	Francisco Alfredo Marco - 33rd	Christian Garcia - 33rd
2015	Francisco Alfredo Marco - 25th	Christian Garcia - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2016	Porec Major	29, Q7	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2016	Poland Grand Slam	30, Q7	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2016	Major Hamburg	Q17	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	Q18	33rd	80	US$0.00
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
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

Gstaad Major Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/5/2016	Qualifier 1	Quentin Metral / Michiel Zandbergen, Switzerland (Q25)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:35
Wed, 7/6/2016	Qualifier 2	Ryan Doherty / John Mayer, United States (Q9)	Won 16-21, 24-22, 15-6	0:50
Thu, 7/7/2016	Pool D	Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (4)	Lost 14-21, 20-22	0:34
Thu, 7/7/2016	Pool D	Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (13)	Lost 16-21, 12-21	0:34
Fri, 7/8/2016	Pool D	Kay Matysik / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (20)	Won By Forfeit
Sat, 7/9/2016	Winner 1	Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (2)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:32

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco trail the series against the field 5-35 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 17 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-2
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Lucena	2	Garcia/Marco	29, Q8	21-14, 21-16	0:32
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool C	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	Garcia/Marco	14	21-12, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Garcia/Marco	26, Q5	21-17, 21-18	0:35
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Garcia/Marco	28, Q12	21-12, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-1
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool D	Saxton/Schalk	4	Garcia/Marco	29, Q8	21-14, 22-20	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-4
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool D	Gibb/Patterson	4	Garcia/Marco	29, Q7	21-15, 21-11	0:33
6/16/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool C	Gibb/Patterson	3	Garcia/Marco	30, Q7	21-17, 21-19	0:36
6/27/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Gibb/Patterson	14	Garcia/Marco	35	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:58
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Gibb/Patterson	4	Garcia/Marco	29, Q17	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-5
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Garcia/Marco	14	21-8, 21-17	0:34
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 # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Garcia/Marco	28, Q12	21-16, 24-22	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Garcia/Marco	25, Q4	21-18, 21-17	0:35
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 # 13 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool D	Bockermann/Fluggen	13	Garcia/Marco	29, Q8	21-16, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-5
7/1/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool D	Bourne/Hyden	13	Garcia/Marco	29, Q7	21-8, 21-15	0:29
11/11/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool C	Bourne/Hyden	3	Garcia/Marco	14	22-20, 21-15	0:36
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Bourne/Hyden	9	Garcia/Marco	35	21-13, 21-18	0:37
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool E	Bourne/Hyden	5	Garcia/Marco	28, Q6	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:50
6/11/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Bourne/Hyden	29, Q9	Garcia/Marco	Q8	21-18, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool D	Ontiveros/Virgen	4	Garcia/Marco	13	21-18, 7-21, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # 16 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Carambula/Ranghieri	2	Garcia/Marco	13	21-15, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 18, Q1 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/16/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool C	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	14, Q1	Garcia/Marco	30, Q7	21-15, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 1-0
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Garcia/Marco	35	Felipe/Filho	11	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # 20 Matysik/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool D	Garcia/Marco	29, Q8	Matysik/Walkenhorst	20	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 22 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-3
6/7/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	23, Q1	Garcia/Marco	Q17	21-17, 21-19	0:35
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 # 27 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 Loyola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/17/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool C	Loyola/Santos	19, Q2	Garcia/Marco	30, Q7	21-13, 21-14	0:32
Series tied with # Q9 Doherty/Mayer, United States 1-1
7/6/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Marco	29, Q8	Doherty/Mayer	Q9	16-21, 24-22, 15-6	0:50
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Doherty/Mayer	23, Q3	Garcia/Marco	26, Q5	21-12, 27-25	0:38
Trail the series against # Q10 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 0-2
4/12/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Qualifier 2	Finsters/Tocs	29, Q9	Garcia/Marco	Q8	21-19, 21-13	0:36
11/11/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Winner 1	Finsters/Tocs	26, Q5	Garcia/Marco	14	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:47
Trail the series against # Q11 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 # Q21 Heidrich/Kissling, Switzerland 1-0
4/4/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	Q6	Heidrich/Kissling	Q27	21-14, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # Q25 Metral/Zandbergen, Switzerland 1-0
7/5/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	29, Q8	Metral/Zandbergen	Q25	21-16, 21-18	0:35