The pair qualified for the 2017 FIVB World Championships via the NORCECA continental qualifying rounds. Garcia and Leonardo will be the second team from Guatemala to compete in the FIVB World Championships following an appearance by Majo and Maria Orellana in the 2015 worlds where the women’s team placed 37th. After placing 16th in the Toronto 2015 PanAm Games with Julio Recinos, Garcia started playing with Leonardo in NORCECA events with their best finish being a 2015 second in Saint Lucia and a 2016 third in Costa Rica. Neither player has a match on the FIVB World Tour with Leonardo starting to play at continental tour in 2010 and Garcia in 202.