European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters
August 7 - 10, 2014
(12, Q3) 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: 13
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: 14
Tournaments: 101
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$77,704.11
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
CEV140020114042000 US$22,787.82
CEV C&S60101101020000 US$6,647.39
CEV Under Age10000000100000 US$0.00
FIVB51010020508914111 US$88,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000001000000 US$0.00
Overall73022141111141114111 US$117,735.22
Previous Biel Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 7/1-5/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters 8 9 160 € 625.00
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
CEV 6/3-8/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final 20 17 200 € 1,000.00
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
CEV 7/31-8/4/2013 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final 26 9 250 € 2,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2013 Anapa Open 12 9 250 US$4,000.00
CEV 7/16-20/2013 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters 8 7 176 € 1,000.00
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
2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/7/2014 Erik Nijland / Tijs de Tombe, Netherlands (Q14) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:29
Thu, 8/7/2014 Robert Kufa / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (Q6) Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:48
Fri, 8/8/2014 Pool D Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (5) Won 13-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:54
Fri, 8/8/2014 Pool D Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (4) Lost 5-21, 16-21 0:31
Sat, 8/9/2014 Pool D Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (13, Q5) Won 21-10, 16-21, 15-13 0:36
Sat, 8/9/2014 Winner 2 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (6) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Sun, 8/10/2014 Semi-Finals Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (1) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:19
Sun, 8/10/2014 Bronze Medal Tim Holler / Jonas Schroder, Germany (14, Q7) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:31
Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco trail the series against the field 12-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
8/8/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Pool D Bockermann/Urbatzka 4 Garcia/Marco 12, Q3 21-5, 21-16 0:31
6/7/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Montpellier Winner 2 Bockermann/Urbatzka 3 Garcia/Marco 6 3-1 0:42
Series tied with # 5 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 # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-2
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
Lead the series against # 11 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/2/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Garcia/Marco 26 Kollo/Vesik 30 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 13, Q5 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-0
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
Lead the series against # 14, Q7 Holler/Schroder, Germany 1-0
8/10/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Bronze Medal Garcia/Marco 12, Q3 Holler/Schroder 14, Q7 21-11, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 16 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-2
8/25/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Contender 2 Kissling/Kovatsch 8 Garcia/Marco 6 23-21, 21-16 0:43
8/15/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kissling/Kovatsch Q22 Garcia/Marco Q11 21-13, 23-21 0:38
7/7/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters Contender 5 Garcia/Marco 8 Kissling/Kovatsch 16, Q2 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # Q2 Spijkers/van Dorsten, Netherlands 1-0
8/2/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool P Garcia/Marco 26 Spijkers/van Dorsten 23 24-22, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # Q6 Kufa/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Garcia/Marco 12, Q3 Kufa/Tichy Q6 16-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # Q10 Silva/Silva Reis, Portugal 0-1
7/4/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters Winner 1 Silva/Silva Reis 19, Q18 Garcia/Marco 8 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # Q11 Sutter/Sutter, Switzerland 3-0
6/28/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne Winner 1 Garcia/Marco 3 Sutter/Sutter 14, Q7 21-13, 21-19 0:38
8/5/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Vaduz Winner 1 Garcia/Marco 9, Q2 Sutter/Sutter 8, Q1 21-14, 21-14 0:41
7/28/11CEV C&SCEV Varna Challenger Qualifier 2 Garcia/Marco 13, Q11 Sutter/Sutter Q6 21-19, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # Q14 de Tombe/Nijland, Netherlands 1-0
8/7/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Garcia/Marco 12, Q3 Nijland/de Tombe Q14 21-15, 21-14 0:29