Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
October 6 - 15, 2023
(27) 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: 11
Tournaments: 78
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: 11
Tournaments: 70
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$91,126.38
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171921253341Money
FIVB600220100124931566 US$177,916.10
Previous Tlaxcala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton 16 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/13-16/2023 Challenge Portugal 14 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad Q6 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Challenge Jurmala 5 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/13-16/2023 Challenge Saquarema 3 19th 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 4/6-9/2023 Challenge Itapema 9 3rd 720 US$7,000.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 13 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 11/29-12/3/2022 Torquay Elite 16 3 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 11/9-13/2022 Uberlandia Elite 16 8 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 11/2-6/2022 Cape Town Elite 16 9 9th 600 US$6,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/6/2023 Pool C Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Youssef Krou, France (22) Won 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:45
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool C Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (3) Lost 21-23, 17-21 0:40
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool C Peter Hernandez / Hernan Tovar, Venezuela (46) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:36
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022World ChampionshipsRome Hendrik Mol - 17th Mathias Berntsen - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 30 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 27 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Berntsen/Mol trail the series against the field 23-29 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 16 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-2
11/3/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Berntsen/Mol 9 21-16, 21-19 0:33
9/29/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Berntsen/Mol 10 21-14, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-2
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Pool A Ahman/Hellvig 1 Berntsen/Mol 13 21-11, 21-9 0:27
6/2/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Qualifier 1 Ahman/Hellvig 29, Q20 Berntsen/Mol Q13 16-21, 24-22, 21-19 0:59
8/31/19FIVBOslo One Star Winner 2 Berntsen/Mol 3 Ahman/Hellvig 8 24-22, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 3 Benesh/Partain, United States 0-1
10/7/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool C Benesh/Partain 3 Berntsen/Mol 27 23-21, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-2
6/17/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Winner 1 Loyola/Wanderley 1 Berntsen/Mol 5 21-19, 22-20 0:37
4/9/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Semi-Finals Loyola/Wanderley 1 Berntsen/Mol 9 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
12/2/22FIVBTorquay Elite 16 Winner 1 Carambula/Ranghieri 5 Berntsen/Mol 3 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 0-1
5/21/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Winner 2 Ehlers/Wickler 10 Berntsen/Mol 19, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-3
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Berntsen/Mol 16, Q6 22-20, 21-12 0:36
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Berntsen/Mol 29, Q8 21-17, 21-15 0:36
7/27/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 1 Berntsen/Mol 20 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 2-0
7/23/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Semi-Finals Berntsen/Mol 16 Cottafava/Nicolai 13 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool F Berntsen/Mol 27 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 21-19, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 9 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 0-1
7/15/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Winner 1 Goncalves/Mariano 9 Berntsen/Mol 14 22-20, 21-18 0:43
Trail the series against # 11 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 0-1
10/11/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Bryl/Losiak 11 Berntsen/Mol 27 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
7/23/22FIVBAgadir Challenge Winner 2 Berntsen/Mol 2 Sarabia/Virgen 17, Q3 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:48
6/1/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Berntsen/Mol 16, Q6 Sarabia/Virgen Q11 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 0-3
11/10/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Pool A Felipe/Lima 1 Berntsen/Mol 8 25-23, 21-15 0:42
7/8/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Winner 2 Felipe/Lima 12 Berntsen/Mol 27 21-15, 21-18 0:37
6/2/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool A Felipe/Lima 8 Berntsen/Mol 16, Q6 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-0
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool B Berntsen/Mol 10 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 21-16, 25-23 0:41
7/8/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Pool C Berntsen/Mol 30, Q11 Grimalt/Grimalt 19 21-18, 21-19 0:43
9/4/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Qualifier 2 Berntsen/Mol 29, Q13 Grimalt/Grimalt Q4 21-17, 24-22 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
6/11/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool F Perusic/Schweiner 6 Berntsen/Mol 30 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Series tied with # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool B Berntsen/Mol 14 Gavira/Herrera 11 22-20, 21-18 0:42
7/5/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Qualifier 2 Gavira/Herrera 13, Q3 Berntsen/Mol Q6 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool D Berntsen/Mol 29, Q8 Gavira/Herrera 20 22-20, 21-12 0:37
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool E Gavira/Herrera 5 Berntsen/Mol 21, Q1 21-13, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 19 Bourne/Schalk, United States 3-0
7/22/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Winner 1 Berntsen/Mol 16 Bourne/Schalk 5 21-15, 21-18 0:37
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool B Berntsen/Mol 14 Bourne/Schalk 2 19-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:43
4/8/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Winner 2 Berntsen/Mol 9 Bourne/Schalk 7 20-22, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 20 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-0
4/8/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Winner 1 Berntsen/Mol 9 Horl/Horst 17 21-18, 21-10 0:35
Lead the series against # 22 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 2-1
10/6/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool C Berntsen/Mol 27 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 22 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:45
12/1/22FIVBTorquay Elite 16 Pool C Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 Berntsen/Mol 3 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:47
7/23/22FIVBAgadir Challenge Winner 1 Berntsen/Mol 2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 5 21-12, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 0-1
6/16/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Pool E Hodges/Schubert 20, Q12 Berntsen/Mol 5 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 24 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 0-2
3/18/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Winner 1 Boermans/de Groot 16 Berntsen/Mol 13 21-10, 17-21, 15-11 0:44
3/8/21FIVBDoha 4-star Qualifier 1 Boermans/de Groot Q25 Berntsen/Mol Q8 21-15, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # 25 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 1-0
6/17/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Lucky Loser Berntsen/Mol 5 Lupo/Rossi 15, Q3 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:43
Trail the series against # 26 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 0-1
7/23/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Gold Medal Campos/Pedrosa 18, Q11 Berntsen/Mol 16 21-16, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 29 Pristauz/Seidl, Austria 1-0
6/16/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Pool E Berntsen/Mol 5 Pristauz/Seidl 17 24-22, 17-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 30 Kantor/Zdybek, Poland 1-0
7/21/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Pool D Berntsen/Mol 16 Kantor/Zdybek 9, Q1 23-25, 21-12, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # 33 Alayo/Diaz, Cuba 1-0
4/9/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Bronze Medal Berntsen/Mol 9 Alayo/Diaz 12, Q2 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 34 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 0-2
11/30/22FIVBTorquay Elite 16 Pool C Carracher/Nicolaidis 11 Berntsen/Mol 3 21-19, 21-19 0:35
6/15/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Carracher/Nicolaidis 36 Berntsen/Mol 30 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 35 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-1
4/14/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Pool C Capogrosso/Capogrosso 10, Q3 Berntsen/Mol 3 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:47
Series tied with # 43 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 1-1
9/29/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool B Aravena/Droguett 15, Q4 Berntsen/Mol 10 21-18, 21-19 0:41
5/21/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Winner 1 Berntsen/Mol 19, Q4 Aravena/Droguett 2 24-22, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 46 Hernandez/Tovar, Venezuela 1-0
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool C Berntsen/Mol 27 Hernandez/Tovar 46 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 48 Martinho/Monjane, Mozambique 1-0
6/13/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool F Berntsen/Mol 30 Martinho/Monjane 43 21-18, 21-17 0:39