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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Mangaung Open
December 9 - 14, 2014

(6) 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:

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 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Benidorm

Resides:

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 Mangaung Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/4-8/2014	Doha Open	10	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2014	Xiamen Open	16	2	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	28, Q6	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	Q14	41	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q15	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q12	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	30, Q12	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	Q8	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2014	Anapa Open	4	5	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	5/6-10/2014	Puerto Vallarta Open	10	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q14	41	40	US$0.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2014	Fuzhou Open	21	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	24, Q3	17	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	28, Q12	17	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2013	Anapa Open	12	9	250	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q15	33	160	US$0.00
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

Mangaung Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 12/10/2014	Pool F	Saber Hoshmand / Bahman Salemi, Iran (27, Q7)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:44
Wed, 12/10/2014	Pool F	Netanel Ohana / Alon Sendrovich, Israel (22, Q3)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:39
Thu, 12/11/2014	Pool F	Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (11)	Won 25-27, 21-14, 15-8	0:58
Fri, 12/12/2014	Winner 2	Sean Faiga / Ariel Hilman, Israel (18)	Lost 21-17, 14-21, 13-15	0:53

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco lead the series against the field 10-5

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Krou/Rowlandson, France 0-2
11/7/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Winner 2	Krou/Rowlandson	5	Garcia/Marco	10	21-10, 21-17	0:32
10/11/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Gold Medal	Krou/Rowlandson	5	Garcia/Marco	16	22-20, 19-21, 15-12	0:57
Lead the series against # 5 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Marco	30, Q12	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q5	21-15, 16-21, 15-13
Trail the series against # 7 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 0-1
11/6/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Pool G	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	7	Garcia/Marco	10	21-16, 21-18	0:37
Series tied with # 11 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-1
12/11/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool F	Garcia/Marco	6	Eithun/Horrem	11	25-27, 21-14, 15-8	0:58
10/8/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Eithun/Horrem	17, Q2	Garcia/Marco	16	24-22, 23-21	0:46
Lead the series against # 17 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 2-0
11/6/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Winner 1	Garcia/Marco	10	Dressler/Kunert	15	21-13, 21-18	0:35
8/21/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Marco	24, Q3	Dressler/Kunert	Q14	14-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:47
Series tied with # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Casebeer/Montgomery, United States 1-0
11/5/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Pool G	Garcia/Marco	10	Casebeer/Montgomery	23	21-18, 9-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Ohana/Sendrovich, Israel 1-0
12/10/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool F	Garcia/Marco	6	Ohana/Sendrovich	22, Q3	21-19, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Hoshmand/Salemi, Iran 1-0
12/10/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool F	Garcia/Marco	6	Hoshmand/Salemi	27, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:44