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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Recife
March 21 - 24, 2024

(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 Recife Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	4	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	2	9th	460	US$2,500.00
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

Challenge Recife Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 3/22/2024	Pool D	Audrius Knasas / Patrikas Stankevicius, Lithuania (16)	Lost 16-21, 21-17, 11-15	0:56
Fri, 3/22/2024	Pool D	Florian Breer / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (21, Q7)	Won 21-19, 17-21, 20-18	0:56
Sat, 3/23/2024	Lucky Loser	Moritz Pristauz / Robin Seidl, Austria (14)	Won 21-16, 26-28, 15-11	1:00
Sat, 3/23/2024	Winner 1	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11)	Won 21-18, 24-22	0:44
Sat, 3/23/2024	Winner 2	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (5)	Lost 15-21, 12-21	0:30

Head to Head Results
Berntsen/Mol lead the series against the field 27-18 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 0-1
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Goncalves/Mariano	9	Berntsen/Mol	14	22-20, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Budinger/Evans, United States 0-1
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 2	Budinger/Evans	5	Berntsen/Mol	9	21-15, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 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
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-2
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 1	Berntsen/Mol	9	Gavira/Herrera	11	21-18, 24-22	0:44
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
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 14 Pristauz/Seidl, Austria 2-0
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Lucky Loser	Berntsen/Mol	9	Pristauz/Seidl	14	21-16, 26-28, 15-11	1:00
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 # 15, Q2 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
Trail the series against # 16 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 0-2
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool D	Knasas/Stankevicius	16	Berntsen/Mol	9	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:56
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool C	Knasas/Stankevicius	22, Q16	Berntsen/Mol	3	23-21, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 17, Q3 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 0-3
11/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Pool D	Carracher/Nicolaidis	16	Berntsen/Mol	4	21-15, 21-19	0:38
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 # 18, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 21, Q7 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 3-0
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	9	Breer/Krattiger	21, Q7	21-19, 17-21, 20-18	0:56
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
Trail the series against # 22, Q9 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 # Q1 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 # Q5 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-0
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool B	Berntsen/Mol	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-16, 25-23	0:41
7/8/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool C	Berntsen/Mol	30, Q11	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	21-18, 21-19	0:43
9/4/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Qualifier 2	Berntsen/Mol	29, Q13	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q4	21-17, 24-22	0:38
Series tied with # Q8 Ermacora/Waller, Austria 1-1
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool D	Ermacora/Waller	21, Q14	Berntsen/Mol	16	21-18, 21-13	0:30
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 # Q10 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
Trail the series against # Q11 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
Series tied with # Q13 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 # Q16 Aye/Aye, France 1-0
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Berntsen/Mol	Q6	Aye/Aye	Q11	16-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:43
Lead the series against # Q18 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