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€ 25,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters
July 16 - 20, 2013

(8) Christian Garcia/Francisco Alfredo Marco, 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:

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 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Benidorm

Resides:

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 Novi Sad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2011	Francisco Alfredo Marco - 25th	Christian Garcia - 25th
2012	Francisco Alfredo Marco - 3rd	Christian Garcia - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q15	33	160	US$0.00
CEV C&S	6/27-30/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne	3	5	168	€ 600.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	29, Q17	25	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	Q15	33	160	US$0.00
CEV C&S	6/5-9/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Montpellier	6	9	140	€ 225.00
CEV	5/29-6/2/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Q9	17	128	€ 0.00
CEV	8/22-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	6	9	240	€ 750.00
FIVB	8/14-19/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q11	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	Q19	33	40	US$0.00
CEV	7/4-8/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	8	3	480	€ 3,000.00
FIVB	5/22-27/2012	Prague Open	31, Q30	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	Q28	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	10/4-9/2011	Agadir Open	Q18	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	Q26	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2011	Åland Open	Q25	41	18	US$0.00
CEV C&S	8/3-7/2011	CEV Satellite Vaduz	9, Q2	4	70	€ 675.00
CEV C&S	7/28-31/2011	CEV Varna Challenger	13, Q11	2	180	€ 3,200.00
FIVB	7/19-24/2011	Québec Open	Q12	33	30	US$0.00

2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/18/2013	Winner 2	Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (9)	Lost 16-21, 21-17, 13-15	0:55
Thu, 7/18/2013	Contender 1	Bob Douwen / Yannick Pirali, Belgium (23, Q24)	Won 21-13, 21-19	0:34
Fri, 7/19/2013	Contender 2	Gabriel Kissling / Jonas Kissling, Switzerland (17, Q3)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:31
Fri, 7/19/2013	Contender 3	Murat Giginoglu / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (11)	Won 22-20, 21-19	0:42
Fri, 7/19/2013	Contender 4	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (2)	Lost 21-14, 23-25, 16-18	0:53

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco lead the series against the field 15-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-2
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 # 9 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
7/18/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Winner 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	9	Garcia/Marco	8	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	0:55
5/23/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Marco	31, Q30	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q3	21-17, 23-21	0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Fluggen/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
6/28/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne	Winner 2	Fluggen/Walkenhorst	6	Garcia/Marco	3	31-29, 21-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Giginoglu/Sekerci, Türkiye 3-1
7/19/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Contender 3	Garcia/Marco	8	Giginoglu/Sekerci	11	22-20, 21-19	0:42
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	Q15	Giginoglu/Sekerci	Q18	22-20, 21-17	0:39
5/30/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Marco	Q9	Giginoglu/Sekerci	Q8	24-22, 21-15	0:49
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Sekerci	11, Q4	Garcia/Marco	6	16-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:46
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 16 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
8/6/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Contender 4	Garcia/Marco	9, Q2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	5	22-20, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against # 17, Q3 Kissling/Kissling, Switzerland 1-0
7/19/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Contender 2	Garcia/Marco	8	Kissling/Kissling	17, Q3	21-15, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 23, Q24 Douwen/Pirali, Belgium 1-0
7/18/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Contender 1	Garcia/Marco	8	Douwen/Pirali	23, Q24	21-13, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against Beyeler/Bissig, Switzerland 1-0
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 1	Garcia/Marco	6	Beyeler/Bissig	14, Q9	21-19, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against Sutter/Sutter, Switzerland 3-0
6/28/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne	Winner 1	Garcia/Marco	3	Sutter/Sutter	14, Q7	21-13, 21-19	0:38
8/5/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Winner 1	Garcia/Marco	9, Q2	Sutter/Sutter	8, Q1	21-14, 21-14	0:41
7/28/11	CEV C&S	CEV Varna Challenger	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Marco	13, Q11	Sutter/Sutter	Q6	21-19, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q6 Hoyer/Hoyer, Denmark 1-0
7/10/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Garcia/Marco	Q19	Hoyer/Hoyer	Q14	21-18, 21-17	0:42