European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 11 - 13, 2008
(18) Christian Garcia/Sergio Martin, Spain
 
Christian García Rodriguez
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 1, 1986 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Resides: S/C Tenerife
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 106
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career CEV Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$71,044.68
Sergio Martin Hernandez
Spain
Photo: eurobeachtour.com
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 8, 1974 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Barcelona
Resides: Barcelona
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 21
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Chennai 2008)
Career CEV Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$4,602.55
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
CEV500000020201 US$7,231.52
FIVB C&S100001000000 US$2,000.00
Overall600001020201 US$9,231.52
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Noe De Mena Ramos - 21st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters 13, Q2 9 240 € 1,800.00
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 13, Q6 9 240 € 1,800.00
CEV 5/9-12/2008 Austrian Masters Q12 17 120 € 0.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters CQ 0 € 0.00
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 1 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (15) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:39
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 1 Felix Blauel / Alexander Huber, Austria (31) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 2 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (16) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 10-15 1:06
Head to Head Results
Garcia/Martin trail the series against the field 3-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-2
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 4 Garcia/Martin 13, Q2 21-15, 21-18 0:44
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 4 Garcia/Martin 13, Q6 22-24, 21-15, 15-10 1:05
Trail the series against # 5 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Contender 2 Boersma/Ronnes 10 Garcia/Martin 13, Q2 21-17, 21-17 0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 7 Garcia/Martin 13, Q6 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:05
Trail the series against # 15 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 15 Garcia/Martin 18 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 16 Garcia/Martin 18 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # 20 Corneliussen/Mayland, Denmark 1-0
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Contender 1 Garcia/Martin 13, Q2 Corneliussen/Mayland 12 21-15, 13-21, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 21 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
4/16/08CEVSpanish Masters Country Quota Gavira/Lario Q8 Garcia/Martin 21-12, 21-17  
Lead the series against # 27 Klyamar/Kutsmus, Ukraine 1-0
5/29/08CEVDutch Masters Qualifier 3 Garcia/Martin 13, Q2 Klyamar/Kutsmus Q7 19-21, 24-22, 15-11 1:00
Series tied with # 31 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-1
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Garcia/Martin 18 Blauel/Huber 31 21-16, 21-16 0:42
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 3 Blauel/Huber 13, Q4 Garcia/Martin Q12 20-22, 21-19, 21-19 1:10