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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Itapema
April 6 - 9, 2023

(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 Itapema Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Hendrik Mol - 25th	Mathias Berntsen - 25th
2021	Hendrik Mol - 17th	Mathias Berntsen - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Challenge Itapema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/7/2023	Pool D	Florian Breer / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (16)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:36
Fri, 4/7/2023	Pool D	Piotr Kantor / Maciej Rudol, Poland (21, Q9)	Won 21-23, 21-18, 15-8	0:49
Sat, 4/8/2023	Winner 1	Julian Horl / Alexander Horst, Austria (17)	Won 21-18, 21-10	0:35
Sat, 4/8/2023	Winner 2	Tri Bourne / Chaim Schalk, United States (7)	Won 20-22, 21-15, 15-12	0:51
Sun, 4/9/2023	Semi-Finals	Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (1)	Lost 21-19, 18-21, 13-15	0:55
Sun, 4/9/2023	Bronze Medal	Jorge Alayo / Noslen Diaz, Cuba (12, Q2)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:36

Head to Head Results
Berntsen/Mol lead the series against the field 14-8 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-1
4/9/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Semi-Finals	Loyola/Wanderley	1	Berntsen/Mol	9	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:55
Series tied with # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	29, Q8	Gavira/Herrera	20	22-20, 21-12	0:37
5/18/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Berntsen/Mol	21, Q1	21-13, 21-16	0:32
Series tied with # 5 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 1-1
12/1/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Pool C	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	6	Berntsen/Mol	3	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:47
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 # 7 Bourne/Schalk, United States 1-0
4/8/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Winner 2	Berntsen/Mol	9	Bourne/Schalk	7	20-22, 21-15, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 10 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 0-3
11/10/22	FIVB	Uberlandia Elite 16	Pool A	Felipe/Lima	1	Berntsen/Mol	8	25-23, 21-15	0:42
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 2	Felipe/Lima	12	Berntsen/Mol	27	21-15, 21-18	0:37
6/2/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool A	Felipe/Lima	8	Berntsen/Mol	16, Q6	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 12, Q2 Alayo/Diaz, Cuba 1-0
4/9/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Bronze Medal	Berntsen/Mol	9	Alayo/Diaz	12, Q2	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 2-0
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	9	Breer/Krattiger	16	21-17, 21-14	0:36
7/24/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Semi-Finals	Berntsen/Mol	2	Breer/Krattiger	3	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-0
4/8/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Winner 1	Berntsen/Mol	9	Horl/Horst	17	21-18, 21-10	0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Ermacora/Waller, Austria 1-0
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool A	Berntsen/Mol	13	Ermacora/Waller	12	21-18, 16-21, 17-15	0:48
Lead the series against # 21, Q9 Kantor/Rudol, Poland 1-0
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	9	Kantor/Rudol	21, Q9	21-23, 21-18, 15-8	0:49
Lead the series against # Q8 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
7/23/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Winner 2	Berntsen/Mol	2	Sarabia/Virgen	17, Q3	18-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:48
6/1/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Berntsen/Mol	16, Q6	Sarabia/Virgen	Q11	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # Q11 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
4/18/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	Berntsen/Mol	27, Q10	21-15, 18-21, 15-12	0:47
Series tied with # Q15 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 1-1
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool B	Aravena/Droguett	15, Q4	Berntsen/Mol	10	21-18, 21-19	0:41
5/21/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Winner 1	Berntsen/Mol	19, Q4	Aravena/Droguett	2	24-22, 21-14	0:41
Lead the series against # Q21 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
Lead the series against # Q24 da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 1-0
11/10/22	FIVB	Uberlandia Elite 16	Pool A	Berntsen/Mol	8	Dos Santos/da Silva	16, Q5	21-16, 21-15	0:31