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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Cape Town Elite 16
November 2 - 6, 2022

(9) Mathias Berntsen/Hendrik Mol, Norway

Mathias Berntsen
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 5, 1996 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Arendal, Aust-Agder

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$100,926.38

Hendrik Nikolai Mol
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 10, 1994 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Strandvik

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

105 kg (231 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$91,126.38

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	60	0	2	2	0	10	0	12	4	9	3	1	5	6	6	US$177,916.10

Previous Cape Town Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	10	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	2	2nd	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/6-9/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	27	9th	530	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	30	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	16, Q6	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	19, Q4	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	Q11	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	11/10-14/2021	Itapema Four Star	11	17th	320	US$3,000.00

Cape Town Elite 16 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/3/2022	Pool A	Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (1)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:33
Thu, 11/3/2022	Pool A	Simon Kulzer / Momme Lorenz, Germany (16, Q12)	Won 19-21, 21-8, 15-4	0:37
Fri, 11/4/2022	Pool A	Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (8)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 9-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-2
11/3/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Berntsen/Mol	9	21-16, 21-19	0:33
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Berntsen/Mol	10	21-14, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-3
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Berntsen/Mol	16, Q6	22-20, 21-12	0:36
5/27/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	4	Berntsen/Mol	29, Q8	21-17, 21-15	0:36
7/27/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	1	Berntsen/Mol	20	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool F	Berntsen/Mol	27	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	21-19, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 5 Boermans/Immers, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Gold Medal	Boermans/Immers	4	Berntsen/Mol	2	21-13, 21-8	0:29
Series tied with # 6 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-1
6/2/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Qualifier 1	Ahman/Hellvig	29, Q20	Berntsen/Mol	Q13	16-21, 24-22, 21-19	0:59
8/31/19	FIVB	Oslo One Star	Winner 2	Berntsen/Mol	3	Ahman/Hellvig	8	24-22, 19-21, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 7 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 3-0
6/1/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Berntsen/Mol	16, Q6	Ermacora/Pristauz	Q3	20-22, 21-16, 15-12	0:46
6/12/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Qualifier 2	Berntsen/Mol	27, Q13	Ermacora/Pristauz	Q4	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:51
4/24/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Qualifier 1	Berntsen/Mol	Q23	Ermacora/Pristauz	Q10	21-14, 19-21, 15-13	0:49
Series tied with # 8 Seidl/Waller, Austria 1-1
11/4/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool A	Seidl/Waller	8	Berntsen/Mol	9	21-19, 21-19	0:37
4/16/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Qualifier 2	Berntsen/Mol	27, Q10	Seidl/Waller	Q7	21-16, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 0-1
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	36	Berntsen/Mol	30	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 16, Q12 Kulzer/Lorenz, Germany 1-0
11/3/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool A	Berntsen/Mol	9	Kulzer/Lorenz	16, Q12	19-21, 21-8, 15-4	0:37
Lead the series against # Q2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 1-0
7/23/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Winner 1	Berntsen/Mol	2	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	5	21-12, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q5 Elazar/Ohana, Israel 1-0
5/26/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Qualifier 1	Berntsen/Mol	29, Q8	Elazar/Ohana	Q25	21-12, 21-12	0:32