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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro
September 24 - 28, 2025

(18, Q3) 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$129,076.38

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$119,276.38

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	68	0	2	2	0	13	0	13	8	9	3	1	5	6	6	US$229,416.10

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Christian Sorum - 17th	Did not play
2024	Hendrik Mol - 5th	Mathias Berntsen - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	14	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	10	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	10	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	9	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	13	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	9	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	11/6-10/2024	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	8	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/16-20/2024	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	9	5th	760	US$8,000.00

BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/24/2025	Qualifier 1	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (Q14)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:37
Wed, 9/24/2025	Pool F	Jorge Alayo / Noslen Diaz, Cuba (7)	Lost 21-19, 18-21, 13-15	0:50
Thu, 9/25/2025	Pool F	Kevin Cuzmiciov / Eylon Elazar, Israel (19, Q9)	Won 21-18, 24-22	0:39
Fri, 9/26/2025	Winner 1	Saymon Barbosa / George Wanderley, Brazil (20, Q5)	Lost 24-26, 21-16, 13-15	0:51

Head to Head Results
Berntsen/Mol trail the series against the field 16-38 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-2
11/3/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Berntsen/Mol	9	21-16, 21-19	0:33
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Berntsen/Mol	10	21-14, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 0-4
9/18/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Boermans/de Groot	2	Berntsen/Mol	14	21-19, 23-21	0:39
4/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 3	Boermans/de Groot	3	Berntsen/Mol	9	20-22, 21-15, 15-10	0:48
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 1	Boermans/de Groot	16	Berntsen/Mol	13	21-10, 17-21, 15-11	0:44
3/8/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Qualifier 1	Boermans/de Groot	Q25	Berntsen/Mol	Q8	21-15, 21-16	0:30
Trail the series against # 3 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-5
7/3/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	3	Berntsen/Mol	10	21-19, 21-17	0:37
5/31/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	5	Berntsen/Mol	10	21-15, 21-17	0:31
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Berntsen/Mol	16, Q6	22-20, 21-12	0:36
5/27/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	4	Berntsen/Mol	29, Q8	21-17, 21-15	0:36
7/27/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	1	Berntsen/Mol	20	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 2-0
3/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	9	Fokerots/Plavins	4	21-18, 21-18	0:30
10/17/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool A	Berntsen/Mol	9	Fokerots/Plavins	8	21-15, 32-34, 16-14	1:01
Trail the series against # 5 Brouwer/van de Velde, Netherlands 0-1
3/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Winner 3	Brouwer/van de Velde	11	Berntsen/Mol	9	19-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 0-4
9/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 1	Goncalves/Lanci	6	Berntsen/Mol	14	22-20, 21-11	0:35
4/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 1	Goncalves/Lanci	15	Berntsen/Mol	13	21-14, 15-21, 15-11	0:46
8/23/24	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Goncalves/Lanci	3	Berntsen/Mol	11	21-15, 21-15	0:35
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Goncalves/Lanci	9	Berntsen/Mol	14	22-20, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Alayo/Diaz, Cuba 1-3
9/24/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Pool F	Alayo/Diaz	7	Berntsen/Mol	18, Q3	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50
3/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Winner 2	Alayo/Diaz	5	Berntsen/Mol	9	21-18, 21-17	0:37
4/17/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 2	Alayo/Diaz	13, Q1	Berntsen/Mol	Q8	15-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:42
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 # 8 Schalk/Shaw, United States 0-1
5/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool C	Schalk/Shaw	15	Berntsen/Mol	10	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:46
Trail the series against # 9 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-3
4/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 2	Berntsen/Mol	9	Carracher/Nicolaidis	11	21-19, 21-14	0:35
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 # 10 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar, France 1-0
9/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Berntsen/Mol	14	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	11	26-24, 18-21, 15-7	0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Benesh/Partain, United States 0-3
5/24/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool A	Benesh/Partain	9	Berntsen/Mol	16, Q13	21-14, 21-14	0:36
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool B	Benesh/Partain	2	Berntsen/Mol	15, Q7	21-19, 21-15	0:37
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Benesh/Partain	3	Berntsen/Mol	27	23-21, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 15 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-3
5/30/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool C	Berntsen/Mol	10	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	3	29-27, 21-18	0:46
11/9/24	FIVB	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Winner 2	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	5	Berntsen/Mol	8	21-19, 21-12	0:35
10/19/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	4	Berntsen/Mol	9	20-22, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool C	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	10, Q3	Berntsen/Mol	3	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:47
Trail the series against # 17, Q2 Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 0-1
8/23/24	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Berger/Hammarberg	14, Q7	Berntsen/Mol	11	25-23, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 19, Q9 Cuzmiciov/Elazar, Israel 1-0
9/25/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Pool F	Berntsen/Mol	18, Q3	Cuzmiciov/Elazar	19, Q9	21-18, 24-22	0:39
Series tied with # 20, Q5 Barbosa/Wanderley, Brazil 1-1
9/26/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Winner 1	Barbosa/Wanderley	20, Q5	Berntsen/Mol	18, Q3	26-24, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
4/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool A	Berntsen/Mol	13	Barbosa/Wanderley	24, Q16	21-16, 22-24, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 23, Q13 Droguett/Quintero, Chile 1-0
11/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Pool A	Berntsen/Mol	8	Droguett/Quintero	16, Q11	21-18, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # Q4 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
Series tied with # Q6 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-1
10/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool A	Berntsen/Mol	9	Campos/Pedrosa	16, Q4	21-18, 21-23, 15-12	0:54
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 # Q12 Bello/Bello, England 2-0
4/27/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Winner 1	Berntsen/Mol	10	Bello/Bello	11	21-13, 21-13	0:34
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 # Q14 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 4-2
9/24/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Qualifier 1	Berntsen/Mol	18, Q3	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q14	21-19, 21-19	0:37
4/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool A	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	Berntsen/Mol	13	21-17, 22-20	1:20
4/27/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q5	Berntsen/Mol	10	12-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:53
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