Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 28 - July 7, 2019
(1) Anders Mol/Christian Sorum, Norway
 
Anders Berntsen Mol
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 2, 1997 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Stord
Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 71
Career Wins: 26
Career Winnings: US$768,384.94
Christian Sandlie Sørum
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 3, 1995 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Oslo
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 25
Career Winnings: US$776,781.89
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB6225682906321 US$1,518,500.00
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Christian Sorum - 1st Anders Mol - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-16/2019 Warsaw Four Star 2 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 1 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star 1 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 5/15-19/2019 Itapema Four Star 1 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 1 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 1/2-6/2019 The Hague Four Star 2 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/17-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 2 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 8/15-18/2018 2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg 2 1st 0 US$150,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/5/2018 Vienna Major 3 1st 1200 US$40,000.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major 15 1st 1200 US$40,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2018 Espinho Four Star 9 5th 480 US$6,000.00
World Championships Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/28/2019 Pool A Sergio Gonzalez / Luis Reyes, Cuba (48) Won 21-10, 21-14 0:32
Sun, 6/30/2019 Pool A Jonathan Erdmann / Sven Winter, Germany (25) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Tue, 7/2/2019 Pool A Vitor Felipe / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (24) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:39
Thu, 7/4/2019 Winner 1 Philipp Bergmann / Yannick Harms, Germany (26) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:38
Fri, 7/5/2019 Winner 2 Martins Plavins / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (23) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:48
Sat, 7/6/2019 Winner 3 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:39
Sat, 7/6/2019 Semi-Finals Julius Thole / Clemens Wickler, Germany (12) Lost 21-17, 16-21, 12-15 1:10
Sun, 7/7/2019 Bronze Medal Tri Bourne / Trevor Crabb, United States (13) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:02
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022World ChampionshipsRome Christian Sorum - 1st Anders Mol - 1st
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Christian Sorum - 5th Anders Mol - 5th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 1 3rd 1280 US$35,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 8 1st 1600 US$60,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 1 5th 960 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 52-16 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 5-2
5/19/19FIVBItapema Four Star Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Bryl/Fijalek 2 21-19, 28-26 0:46
10/21/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 2 Bryl/Fijalek 4 21-13, 21-17 0:39
8/18/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 2 Bryl/Fijalek 9 21-19, 21-17 0:40
8/15/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Bryl/Fijalek 9 21-18, 21-16 0:34
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
Lead the series against # 3 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 2-1
6/16/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 2 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 3 25-23, 19-21, 23-21 1:01
6/2/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 3 21-17, 21-15 0:35
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 6 Mol/Sorum 2 21-12, 21-13 0:28
Trail the series against # 4 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-2
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 23, Q2 Tijan/Younousse 18 21-14, 21-10 0:30
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 8 Mol/Sorum 19 18-21, 21-18, 20-18 0:50
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool H Tijan/Younousse 8 Mol/Sorum 9 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 5 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Pool C Mol/Sorum 3 Leshukov/Semenov 19 21-11, 21-9 0:28
Lead the series against # 6 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-0
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 1 Dalhausser/Lucena 4 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 0:50
Lead the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-0
7/6/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 1 Lupo/Nicolai 8 21-13, 21-11 0:39
6/15/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 2 Lupo/Nicolai 6 21-19, 21-17 0:34
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C Mol/Sorum 19 Lupo/Nicolai 3 21-18, 26-24 0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-1
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 Mol/Sorum 1 18-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:48
8/16/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Gavira/Herrera 6 21-14, 21-15 0:28
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 15 Gavira/Herrera 6 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 Thole/Wickler, Germany 4-2
7/6/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Semi-Finals Thole/Wickler 12 Mol/Sorum 1 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 1:10
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 1 Thole/Wickler 12 21-18, 21-17 0:36
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Thole/Wickler 16 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:56
8/18/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 2 Thole/Wickler 1 21-16, 16-21, 15-9 1:00
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
Lead the series against # 13 Bourne/Crabb, United States 4-0
7/7/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Bronze Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Bourne/Crabb 13 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:02
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Bourne/Crabb 7 21-15, 21-15 0:32
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Bourne/Crabb 17 21-14, 21-17 0:30
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 2 Bourne/Crabb 19, Q1 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 3-0
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Pedlow/Schachter 14 22-20, 21-15 0:38
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Pedlow/Schachter 19 29-27, 21-19 0:45
5/3/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 18 Pedlow/Schachter 15 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # 16 Goncalves/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
6/16/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Gold Medal Goncalves/Schmidt 11 Mol/Sorum 2 11-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:52
5/26/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Goncalves/Schmidt 10 14-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
Series tied with # 18 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
5/18/19FIVBItapema Four Star Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Kantor/Losiak 4 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:48
3/1/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool C Kantor/Losiak 3 Mol/Sorum 19 12-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:45
Trail the series against # 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-4
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 17 21-14, 21-23, 28-26 0:58
8/17/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 Mol/Sorum 2 17-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/4/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 3 Doppler/Horst 8 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 23 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 4-0
7/5/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Plavins/Tocs 23 22-20, 21-17 0:48
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 2 Plavins/Tocs 8 21-18, 21-14 0:30
8/16/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Plavins/Tocs 7 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:43
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Mol/Sorum 15 Plavins/Tocs 18 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 24 Felipe/Solberg, Brazil 2-0
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Felipe/Solberg 24 21-14, 21-15 0:39
6/15/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 2 Felipe/Solberg 17 21-15, 25-23 0:40
Lead the series against # 25 Erdmann/Winter, Germany 1-0
6/30/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Erdmann/Winter 25 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 26 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 2-0
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 1 Bergmann/Harms 26 21-13, 21-13 0:38
5/23/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Bergmann/Harms 16 21-19, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 28 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 2-1
6/2/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Perusic/Schweiner 8 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Perusic/Schweiner 18 21-18, 21-16 0:37
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 # 30 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 # 34 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 9 Ontiveros/Virgen 11 24-22, 21-19 0:33
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool C Mol/Sorum 19 Ontiveros/Virgen 14 21-12, 21-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 35 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 # 48 Gonzalez/Reyes, Cuba 1-0
6/28/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Gonzalez/Reyes 48 21-10, 21-14 0:32