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 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Resides: S/C Tenerife
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 70
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: 12
Tournaments: 61
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Xiamen 2014)
Career Winnings: US$49,050.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB51010020508914111 US$88,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000001000000 US$0.00
Overall52010020608914111 US$88,300.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2016 Porec Major 29, Q7 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2016 Poland Grand Slam 30, Q7 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2016 Major Hamburg Q17 33 80 US$0.00
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam Q18 33 80 US$0.00
FIVB 5/10-15/2016 Antalya Open Q9 33 60 US$0.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2016 Sochi Open 25, Q4 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 4/19-23/2016 Fuzhou Open Q9 33 60 US$0.00
FIVB 4/12-16/2016 Xiamen Open Q8 33 60 US$0.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2016 Qatar Open Q6 33 60 US$0.00
FIVB 11/8-13/2015 Qatar Open 14 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 10/21-25/2015 Antalya Open 13 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/22-26/2015 Xiamen Open 14 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 9/8-13/2015 Sochi Open 14 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Q10 33 80 US$0.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 27, Q5 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 26, Q5 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2015 Gstaad Major Series 26, Q5 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 35 17 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series Q11 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Q11 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB 12/9-14/2014 Mangaung Open 6 9 240 US$2,000.00
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
Gstaad Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-2
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Dalhausser/Lucena 2 Garcia/Marco 29, Q8 21-14, 21-16 0:32
9/10/15FIVBSochi 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
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Garcia/Marco 26, Q5 21-17, 21-18 0:35
8/9/13FIVBBerlin 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
7/7/16FIVBGstaad 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
6/30/16FIVBPorec Major Pool D Gibb/Patterson 4 Garcia/Marco 29, Q7 21-15, 21-11 0:33
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool C Gibb/Patterson 3 Garcia/Marco 30, Q7 21-17, 21-19 0:36
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool K Gibb/Patterson 14 Garcia/Marco 35 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:58
6/19/13FIVBRome 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
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Garcia/Marco 14 21-8, 21-17 0:34
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Garcia/Marco 27, Q5 21-17, 21-14 0:37
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 21-19, 21-12 0:32
5/8/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Garcia/Marco 10 21-19, 21-18 0:44
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou 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
8/7/13FIVBBerlin 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
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Garcia/Marco 25, Q4 21-18, 21-17 0:35
7/23/15FIVBYokohama 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
7/7/16FIVBGstaad 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
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Pool D Bourne/Hyden 13 Garcia/Marco 29, Q7 21-8, 21-15 0:29
11/11/15FIVBQatar Open Pool C Bourne/Hyden 3 Garcia/Marco 14 22-20, 21-15 0:36
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Bourne/Hyden 9 Garcia/Marco 35 21-13, 21-18 0:37
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool E Bourne/Hyden 5 Garcia/Marco 28, Q6 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:50
6/11/14FIVBMoscow 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
10/23/15FIVBAntalya 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
10/24/15FIVBAntalya 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
6/16/16FIVBPoland 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
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands 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
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool D Garcia/Marco 29, Q8 Matysik/Walkenhorst 20 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 22 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-3
6/7/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Qualifier 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 23, Q1 Garcia/Marco Q17 21-17, 21-19 0:35
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 # 27 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 Loyola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/17/16FIVBPoland 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
7/6/16FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 2 Garcia/Marco 29, Q8 Doherty/Mayer Q9 16-21, 24-22, 15-6 0:50
7/10/15FIVBGstaad 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
4/12/16FIVBXiamen Open Qualifier 2 Finsters/Tocs 29, Q9 Garcia/Marco Q8 21-19, 21-13 0:36
11/11/15FIVBQatar 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
9/11/15FIVBSochi 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
4/4/16FIVBQatar 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
7/5/16FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 1 Garcia/Marco 29, Q8 Metral/Zandbergen Q25 21-16, 21-18 0:35