Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch
July 31 - August 5, 2018
(3) Anders Mol/Christian Sorum, Norway
 
Anders Berntsen Mol
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 2, 1997 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Stord, Hordaland
Resides: Strandvik
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 64
Career Wins: 23
Career Winnings: US$706,384.94
Christian Sandlie Sørum
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 3, 1995 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Oslo
Resides: Fjerdingby
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 80
Career Wins: 22
Career Winnings: US$714,781.89
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB5522660906321 US$1,394,500.00
Previous Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major 15 1 1200 US$40,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2018 Espinho Four Star 9 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 13 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star 14 25 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 9 2 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star 18 13 300 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 23, Q2 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 3/6-10/2018 Doha Four Star 19 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 2/27-3/4/2018 Fort Lauderdale Major 19 17 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 1/3-7/2018 The Hague Four Star 9 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/7-9/2017 Montpellier One Star 1 5 80 US$500.00
FIVB 7/3-9/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 21, Q3 9 360 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 25, Q3 9 180 US$2,000.00
Vienna Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/2/2018 Pool C Julian Horl / Tobias Winter, Austria (30) Won 21-9, 21-18 0:32
Fri, 8/3/2018 Pool C Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (19) Won 21-11, 21-9 0:28
Sat, 8/4/2018 Winner 2 Guto Carvalhaes / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (21, Q3) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-5 0:45
Sat, 8/4/2018 Winner 3 Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (8) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Sun, 8/5/2018 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (5) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Sun, 8/5/2018 Gold Medal Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (14) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:38
Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 27-13
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C Mol/Sorum 19 Lupo/Nicolai 3 21-18, 26-24 0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 15 Gavira/Herrera 6 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-3
8/5/18FIVBVienna Major Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 21-18, 21-18 0:42
6/22/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool C Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 Mol/Sorum 14 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:48
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Mol/Sorum 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:46
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Mol/Sorum 9 21-17, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
3/1/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool C Kantor/Losiak 3 Mol/Sorum 19 12-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against # 7 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 2-0
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 23, Q2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 25-23, 21-17 0:38
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool E Mol/Sorum 21, Q3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 20-22, 21-18, 15-9 0:47
Lead the series against # 8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/4/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 3 Doppler/Horst 8 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 Felipe/Goncalves 3 Mol/Sorum 13 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 2-0
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 15 Schmidt/Solberg 13 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:52
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 13 Schmidt/Solberg 12 21-15, 21-8 0:29
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Crabb/Gibb, United States 1-0
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 15 Crabb/Gibb 21 17-21, 23-21, 16-14 0:52
Trail the series against # 14 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-2
8/5/18FIVBVienna Major Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 3 Bryl/Fijalek 14 21-12, 21-17 0:38
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 1 Bryl/Fijalek 21 Mol/Sorum 19 21-18, 16-21, 16-14 0:54
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 2 Bryl/Fijalek 14 Mol/Sorum 25, Q3 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
9/8/17FIVBMontpellier One Star Winner 2 Perusic/Schweiner 8 Mol/Sorum 1 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 17 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Mol/Sorum 15 Plavins/Tocs 18 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:46
Series tied with # 18 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 1-1
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool G Krasilnikov/Liamin 7 Mol/Sorum 23, Q2 25-23, 21-18 0:41
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool H Mol/Sorum 25, Q3 Krasilnikov/Liamin 8 27-25, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Pool C Mol/Sorum 3 Leshukov/Semenov 19 21-11, 21-9 0:28
Trail the series against # 20, Q2 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 0-1
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool D Gerson/Heidrich 20, Q1 Mol/Sorum 13 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Carvalhaes/Santos, Brazil 1-0
8/4/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 3 Carvalhaes/Santos 21, Q3 16-21, 21-19, 15-5 0:45
Series tied with # 23 Thole/Wickler, Germany 1-1
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Thole/Wickler 19, Q1 Mol/Sorum 9 21-18, 22-24, 15-13 0:50
4/18/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Qualifier 2 Mol/Sorum 23, Q2 Thole/Wickler Q18 13-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:42
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 Samba/Tijan, Qatar 1-2
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 23, Q2 Samba/Tijan 18 21-14, 21-10 0:30
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 8 Mol/Sorum 19 18-21, 21-18, 20-18 0:50
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool H Samba/Tijan 8 Mol/Sorum 9 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 25 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 1-0
5/3/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 18 Pedlow/Schachter 15 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 2-0
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 15 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 21-18, 21-15 0:32
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 9 Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 21-13, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 1-0
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C Mol/Sorum 19 O'Gorman/Saxton 14 21-17, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 9 Grimalt/Grimalt 18 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 30 Horl/Winter, Austria 1-0
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Pool C Mol/Sorum 3 Horl/Winter 30 21-9, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # Q9 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
5/19/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 9 Beeler/Krattiger 19 21-18, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # Q15 Aye/Krou, France 1-0
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 9 Aye/Krou 16 21-12, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # Q17 Kujawiak/Rudol, Poland 2-0
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool D Mol/Sorum 13 Kujawiak/Rudol 29 21-16, 21-17 0:34
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool H Mol/Sorum 9 Kujawiak/Rudol 24 14-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:40
Lead the series against # Q20 Sivolap/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool H Mol/Sorum 9 Sivolap/Yarzutkin 24 19-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:50