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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Guadalajara
April 11 - 14, 2024

(17) Mathias Berntsen/Hendrik Mol, Norway

Mathias Berntsen
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 5, 1996 (29 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$140,676.38

Hendrik Nikolai Mol
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 10, 1994 (31 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$130,876.38

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	70	0	2	3	0	13	0	14	8	9	3	1	5	6	6	US$257,416.10

Previous Guadalajara Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	12	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	9	5th	600	US$3,750.00
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

Challenge Guadalajara Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/12/2024	Pool E	Lukas Pfretzschner / Sven Winter, Germany (8)	Lost 18-21, 21-17, 11-15	0:53
Fri, 4/12/2024	Pool E	Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (5)	Lost 14-21, 22-24	0:37

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$25,000.00
World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$4,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	27	0	0	1	0	7	0	4	8	3	1	0	$140,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	30	0	2	1	0	3	0	7	0	6	3	0	$72,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	9	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	$15,000.00
Total	70	0	2	3	0	13	0	14	8	13	5	0	$257,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mathias Berntsen												Hendrik Mol
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$12,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
33	0	0	1	0	7	13	3	2	0	$76,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	31	0	0	1	0	7	12	3	1	0	$70,250.00
33	0	2	1	0	3	7	7	3	0	$37,875.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	33	0	2	1	0	3	7	7	4	0	$38,275.00
14	0	0	2	0	4	4	2	0	0	$11,700.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	9	0	0	1	0	3	2	2	0	0	$7,500.00
											U23 World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
88	0	2	4	1	15	26	14	7	0	$140,325.00	Total	80	0	3	3	1	13	23	14	6	0	$130,525.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2018	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	3	6	$16,500.00	14	20	41.2 %
2019	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	3	$17,500.00	23	16	59.0 %
2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2021	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	$12,000.00	10	10	50.0 %
2022	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	$55,750.00	21	17	55.3 %
2023	FIVB	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	$34,000.00	19	16	54.3 %
2024	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$7,250.00	4	6	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	53	0	2	2	0	7	0	12	1	12	5	12	$143,000.00	91	86	51.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mathias Berntsen													Hendrik Mol
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	2014	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2015	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2016	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$400.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	3	$8,400.00	2017	FIVB
15	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	6	$9,550.00	2018	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	6	$8,250.00
10	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	3	$8,750.00	2019	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	3	$10,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	3	$6,000.00	2021	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	3	$6,000.00
10	0	1	0	0	3	4	2	0	0	$27,875.00	2022	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	3	4	2	0	0	$27,875.00
10	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	0	0	$17,000.00	2023	FIVB	10	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	0	0	$17,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$3,625.00	2024	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$3,625.00
71	0	2	3	1	9	17	13	7	19	$83,200.00	Total	Total	63	0	3	2	1	7	14	13	6	17	$73,400.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	81	64.3%	23	18.3%	22	17.5%	104-22	82.5%	21	18.1%	19	16.4%	76	65.5%	21-95	18.1%	81-76	51.6%	44-41	51.8%	2	2	127-119	51.6%
2023-2024	18	54.5%	7	21.2%	8	24.2%	25-8	75.8%	9	25.0%	5	13.9%	22	61.1%	9-27	25.0%	18-22	45.0%	16-13	55.2%	2	2	36-37	49.3%
Against the Field	20	64.5%	4	12.9%	7	22.6%	24-7	77.4%	6	17.6%	5	14.7%	23	67.6%	6-28	17.6%	40-40	50.0%	20-24	45.5%	2	1	32-33	49.2%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	5
World Tour Finals	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	11	6	24	29	0	0	6	14	0	1	1	0	0	0	42	50
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	16	8	22	22	2	0	11	13	2	1	1	0	0	2	54	46
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	3	1	9	7	0	0	8	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	21	16
Total	0	0	32	15	62	62	2	0	26	37	2	3	3	0	0	2	127	119

Head to Head Results
Berntsen/Mol lead the series against the field 21-19 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 0-1
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Goncalves/Lanci	9	Berntsen/Mol	14	22-20, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
12/2/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Winner 1	Carambula/Ranghieri	5	Berntsen/Mol	3	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-3
4/12/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Pool E	Loyola/Wanderley	5	Berntsen/Mol	17	21-14, 24-22	0:37
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 # 7 Budinger/Evans, United States 0-2
3/30/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 1	Budinger/Evans	3	Berntsen/Mol	12	21-17, 21-18	0:34
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 2	Budinger/Evans	5	Berntsen/Mol	9	21-15, 21-12	0:30
Trail the series against # 8 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 0-2
4/12/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Pool E	Pfretzschner/Winter	8	Berntsen/Mol	17	21-18, 17-21, 15-11	0:53
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 # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 12, Q1 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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 16, Q5 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 # 18 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool A	Carvalhaes/Solberg	1	Berntsen/Mol	12	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 19, Q9 Bourne/Schalk, United States 4-0
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool A	Berntsen/Mol	12	Bourne/Schalk	13, Q3	21-17, 21-16	0:38
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 # 21, Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q4 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
Series tied with # Q6 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 # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q11 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