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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Jurmala
June 15 - 18, 2023

(5) 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 Jurmala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2019	Hendrik Mol - 9th	Mathias Berntsen - 9th
2022	Hendrik Mol - 13th	Mathias Berntsen - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Challenge Jurmala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/16/2023	Pool E	Thomas Hodges / Zachery Schubert, Australia (20, Q12)	Lost 21-19, 18-21, 13-15	0:49
Fri, 6/16/2023	Pool E	Moritz Pristauz / Robin Seidl, Austria (17)	Won 24-22, 17-21, 15-12	0:55
Sat, 6/17/2023	Lucky Loser	Daniele Lupo / Enrico Rossi, Italy (15, Q3)	Won 18-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:43
Sat, 6/17/2023	Winner 1	Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (1)	Lost 19-21, 20-22	0:37

Head to Head Results
Berntsen/Mol lead the series against the field 12-11 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-2
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Winner 1	Loyola/Wanderley	1	Berntsen/Mol	5	21-19, 22-20	0:37
4/9/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Semi-Finals	Loyola/Wanderley	1	Berntsen/Mol	9	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 6 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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 0-2
11/30/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Pool C	Carracher/Nicolaidis	11	Berntsen/Mol	3	21-19, 21-19	0:35
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	36	Berntsen/Mol	30	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 11 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 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 2-0
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool F	Berntsen/Mol	27	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	21-15, 9-21, 15-12	0:42
7/26/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	20	Nolvak/Tiisaar	13	21-15, 16-21, 15-10	0:46
Series tied with # 13, Q1 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 # 14 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 # 15, Q3 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 1-0
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Lucky Loser	Berntsen/Mol	5	Lupo/Rossi	15, Q3	18-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Pristauz/Seidl, Austria 1-0
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool E	Berntsen/Mol	5	Pristauz/Seidl	17	24-22, 17-21, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 20, Q12 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 0-1
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool E	Hodges/Schubert	20, Q12	Berntsen/Mol	5	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:49
Trail the series against # Q2 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-1
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool C	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	10, Q3	Berntsen/Mol	3	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q14 Mermer/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool F	Berntsen/Mol	19, Q4	Mermer/Urlu	6	21-10, 21-9	0:29
Lead the series against # Q19 Juchnevic/Vasiljev, Lithuania 1-0
8/23/19	FIVB	Jurmala Three Star	Pool H	Berntsen/Mol	8	Juchnevic/Vasiljev	25, Q4	21-15, 17-21, 16-14	0:39