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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Goa
October 19 - 22, 2023

(2) 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 Goa Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	27	17th	640	US$7,000.00
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

Challenge Goa Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 10/20/2023	Pool B	Poravid Taovato / Pithak Tipjan, Thailand (23)	Won 21-16, 21-8	0:31
Fri, 10/20/2023	Pool B	Piotr Kantor / Jakub Zdybek, Poland (11)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:39
Sat, 10/21/2023	Winner 1	Lukas Pfretzschner / Sven Winter, Germany (13, Q1)	Lost 21-23, 24-26	0:50

Head to Head Results
Berntsen/Mol lead the series against the field 17-9 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool B	Berntsen/Mol	14	Gavira/Herrera	11	22-20, 21-18	0:42
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 2	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q3	Berntsen/Mol	Q6	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
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
Trail the series against # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 2-1
10/6/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Berntsen/Mol	27	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	22	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:45
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
Trail the series against # 7 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 0-1
7/23/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Gold Medal	Campos/Pedrosa	18, Q11	Berntsen/Mol	16	21-16, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 0-1
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool C	Knasas/Stankevicius	22, Q16	Berntsen/Mol	3	23-21, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 10 Canet/Rotar, France 1-0
7/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Winner 2	Berntsen/Mol	16	Canet/Rotar	22	21-14, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Kantor/Zdybek, Poland 2-0
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool B	Berntsen/Mol	2	Kantor/Zdybek	11	21-19, 21-16	0:39
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	16	Kantor/Zdybek	9, Q1	23-25, 21-12, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Bello/Bello, England 1-0
12/1/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Pool C	Berntsen/Mol	3	Bello/Bello	14, Q3	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 0-1
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 1	Pfretzschner/Winter	13, Q1	Berntsen/Mol	2	23-21, 26-24	0:50
Lead the series against # 15, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 18, Q6 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 # 19 Bourne/Schalk, United States 3-0
7/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Winner 1	Berntsen/Mol	16	Bourne/Schalk	5	21-15, 21-18	0:37
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool B	Berntsen/Mol	14	Bourne/Schalk	2	19-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:43
4/8/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Winner 2	Berntsen/Mol	9	Bourne/Schalk	7	20-22, 21-15, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Taovato/Tipjan, Thailand 1-0
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool B	Berntsen/Mol	2	Taovato/Tipjan	23	21-16, 21-8	0:31
Trail the series against # Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q17 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