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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 EuroBeachVolley 2020
September 16 - 20, 2020

(1) Anders Mol/Christian Sorum, Norway

Anders Berntsen Mol
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 2, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Stord

Height:

201 cm (6'7")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,029,459.89

Christian Sandlie Sørum
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 3, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oslo

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

120

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,040,977.40

Awards

Top Rookie 2017
Best Blocker 2018, 2019
Best Offensive Player 2018, 2019
Most Improved Player 2018
Most Outstanding 2018, 2019
Tour Champion 2018 (with Christian Sorum)
Best Setter 2019
Team of the Year 2019 (with Christian Sorum)
VolleyballMag.com BPT Best Blocker 2023
VolleyballMag.com BPT Best Offensive Player 2023

Awards

Best Defensive Player 2018, 2019
Tour Champion 2018 (with Anders Mol)
Team of the Year 2019 (with Anders Mol)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	10	6	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	US$138,106.50
CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	72	29	7	9	2	12	0	7	3	2	1	US$1,856,500.00
Overall	83	36	7	10	2	14	0	8	3	2	1	US$1,994,606.50

Previous Jurmala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	Did not play	Daniel Bergerud - Country Quota
2017	Christian Sorum - 5th	Anders Mol - 5th

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

EuroBeachVolley 2020 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/16/2020	Pool A	Christoph Dressler / Alexander Huber, Austria (32)	Won 21-13, 26-24	0:42
Fri, 9/18/2020	Pool A	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (16)	Won 21-14, 21-12	0:30
Sat, 9/19/2020	Winner 2	Quincy Aye / Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, France (18)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:28
Sat, 9/19/2020	Winner 3	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (9)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:34
Sun, 9/20/2020	Semi-Finals	Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (5)	Won 27-25, 21-19	0:43
Sun, 9/20/2020	Gold Medal	Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Oleg Stoyanovskiy, Russia (2)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:39

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$)
Olympic Games	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$124,000.00
World Tour Finals	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$700,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	37	16	4	6	2	4	0	2	2	1	0	0	$802,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	21	7	2	0	0	6	0	3	1	1	1	0	$228,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
Confederation Championship	9	5	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$118,750.00
Total	81	34	7	10	2	14	0	8	3	2	1	0	$1,975,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Anders Mol												Christian Sorum
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games
4	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$62,000.00	World Championships	4	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$62,000.00
6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350,000.00	World Tour Finals	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350,000.00
40	16	4	6	2	4	5	1	1	0	$407,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	42	16	4	6	2	4	4	1	2	0	$405,000.00
22	7	2	0	0	6	4	1	1	0	$114,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	32	7	2	0	0	7	4	7	4	0	$123,187.50
5	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,975.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	8	0	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	$5,325.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	5	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	$59,375.00	Confederation Championship	10	5	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	$60,625.00
90	35	7	12	3	14	13	2	2	0	$996,350.00	Total	107	34	9	10	4	17	14	8	6	0	$1,006,137.50

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
2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00	6	1	85.7 %
2016	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	7	0	100.0 %
2017	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	6	3	66.7 %
2017	CEV	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,500.00	11	1	91.7 %
2018	FIVB	13	3	1	0	0	4	0	2	1	1	1	0	$283,500.00	41	17	70.7 %
2018	CEV	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$20,750.00	8	2	80.0 %
2019	FIVB	12	7	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$263,000.00	66	5	93.0 %
2019	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00	7	0	100.0 %
2020	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00	6	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	28	10	2	2	0	7	0	4	1	1	1	0	$573,500.00	119	26	82.1 %
Total	CEV	6	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$71,250.00	32	3	91.4 %
Total	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	7	0	100.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Anders Mol													Christian Sorum
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2011	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2012	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2012	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	2014	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2014	CEV Under Age	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2015	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$250.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2015	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	$8,500.00	2016	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	5	1	$17,187.50
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
											2016	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$75.00	2016	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$75.00
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2016	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	$10,850.00	2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	2	$8,950.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,250.00	2017	CEV	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$5,875.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2017	CEV Under Age
14	3	1	1	0	4	3	1	1	0	$142,125.00	2018	FIVB	15	3	1	0	0	5	4	1	1	0	$143,025.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$10,375.00	2018	CEV	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$10,375.00
13	8	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	$132,000.00	2019	FIVB	14	7	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	$133,350.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	2019	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	2020	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
50	18	3	4	1	8	11	1	2	2	$331,175.00	Total	Total	71	16	4	2	3	15	11	8	6	6	$340,337.50

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	36	81.8%	6	13.6%	2	4.5%	42-2	95.5%	7	70.0%	1	10.0%	2	20.0%	7-3	70.0%	36-2	94.7%	13-3	81.3%	3	0	52-5	91.2%
2019-2020	10	90.9%	1	9.1%	0	0.0%	11-0	100.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	10-0	100.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	0	13-0	100.0%
Against the Field	13	76.5%	3	17.6%	1	5.9%	16-1	94.1%	3	50.0%	0	0.0%	3	50.0%	3-3	50.0%	26-4	86.7%	12-2	85.7%	1	0	20-3	87.0%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	12	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	9	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	24	3
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	18	4	0	0	3	0	5	1	1	0	4	1	31	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	0	83	15	0	0	43	8	20	8	6	2	16	4	171	37
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	0	35	6	0	0	29	11	9	0	0	0	7	2	82	20
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	20	1	0	0	14	3	5	1	1	0	5	0	45	5
Total	0	0	5	0	175	27	0	0	103	26	41	12	10	2	34	7	369	75

Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 46-14 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 3-2
9/20/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy	2	21-19, 21-15	0:39
9/7/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Semi-Finals	Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy	3	Mol/Sorum	2	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:52
6/16/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	2	Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy	3	25-23, 19-21, 23-21	1:01
6/2/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy	3	21-17, 21-15	0:35
1/5/19	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 3	Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy	6	Mol/Sorum	2	21-12, 21-13	0:28
Lead the series against # 3 Thole/Wickler, Germany 5-2
8/10/19	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Thole/Wickler	8	21-17, 21-15	0:40
7/6/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Thole/Wickler	12	Mol/Sorum	1	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	1:10
6/1/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Thole/Wickler	12	21-18, 21-17	0:36
4/25/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Thole/Wickler	16	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:56
8/18/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	2	Thole/Wickler	1	21-16, 16-21, 15-9	1:00
7/7/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 3	Thole/Wickler	19, Q1	Mol/Sorum	9	21-18, 22-24, 15-13	0:50
4/18/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Qualifier 2	Mol/Sorum	23, Q2	Thole/Wickler	Q18	13-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:42
Lead the series against # 4 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 5-0
8/8/19	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Plavins/Tocs	16	By Forfeit
7/5/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Plavins/Tocs	23	22-20, 21-17	0:48
10/19/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	2	Plavins/Tocs	8	21-18, 21-14	0:30
8/16/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Plavins/Tocs	7	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:43
7/11/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	15	Plavins/Tocs	18	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 5-1
9/20/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Lupo/Nicolai	5	27-25, 21-19	0:43
8/2/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-12, 19-21, 15-7	0:54
7/6/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Lupo/Nicolai	8	21-13, 21-11	0:39
6/15/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	2	Lupo/Nicolai	6	21-19, 21-17	0:34
3/7/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	19	Lupo/Nicolai	3	21-18, 26-24	0:38
8/19/17	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Mol/Sorum	10	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-5
7/27/19	FIVB	Tokyo Four Star	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	21-17, 21-17	0:35
7/13/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	21	21-17, 21-15	0:34
5/30/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	17	21-14, 21-23, 28-26	0:58
8/17/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Mol/Sorum	2	17-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:53
8/5/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	21-18, 21-18	0:42
6/22/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Mol/Sorum	14	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:48
5/4/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Contender 4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Mol/Sorum	18	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:46
1/13/18	CEV	CEV Masters Pelhrimov	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Mol/Sorum	8	17-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:42
1/6/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Mol/Sorum	9	21-17, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-1
9/19/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Gavira/Herrera	9	21-16, 21-16	0:34
4/27/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	5	Mol/Sorum	1	18-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:48
8/16/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Gavira/Herrera	6	21-14, 21-15	0:28
7/22/18	CEV	CEV European Championship	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	12	Gavira/Herrera	8	21-19, 21-16	0:37
7/14/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	15	Gavira/Herrera	6	21-18, 21-12	0:34
8/17/17	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool G	Mol/Sorum	10	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-19, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Liamin/Myskiv, Russia 2-0
8/1/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Liamin/Myskiv	16	21-15, 21-18	0:34
7/10/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Liamin/Myskiv	16, Q1	19-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:44
Lead the series against # 12 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 2-1
8/9/19	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Gerson/Heidrich	15	21-14, 26-24	0:39
8/3/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Gerson/Heidrich	25	21-14, 21-13	0:41
6/28/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Pool D	Gerson/Heidrich	20, Q1	Mol/Sorum	13	21-17, 21-17	0:33
Series tied with # 15 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-2
8/11/19	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Kantor/Losiak	7	22-24, 21-17, 15-9	0:59
5/18/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Kantor/Losiak	4	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:48
3/1/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Pool C	Kantor/Losiak	3	Mol/Sorum	19	12-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:45
1/12/18	CEV	CEV Masters Pelhrimov	Pool A	Kantor/Losiak	1	Mol/Sorum	8	21-19, 21-19	0:31
Lead the series against # 16 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-0
9/18/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	21-14, 21-12	0:30
7/22/18	CEV	CEV European Championship	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	21-17, 21-13	0:34
4/21/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	23, Q2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	25-23, 21-17	0:38
7/6/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool E	Mol/Sorum	21, Q3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	20-22, 21-18, 15-9	0:47
Lead the series against # 18 Aye/Gauthier-Rat, France 3-0
9/19/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Aye/Gauthier-Rat	18	21-12, 21-14	0:28
9/5/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Aye/Gauthier-Rat	31, Q14	21-12, 21-17	0:30
1/5/19	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	2	Aye/Gauthier-Rat	26, Q7	21-14, 21-13	0:27
Lead the series against # 20 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/4/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	3	Doppler/Horst	8	21-14, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 29 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 3-0
7/21/18	CEV	CEV European Championship	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	12	Koekelkoren/van Walle	18	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:51
7/13/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	15	Koekelkoren/van Walle	26, Q14	21-18, 21-15	0:32
1/6/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	9	Koekelkoren/van Walle	6	21-13, 21-14	0:28
Lead the series against # 32 Dressler/Huber, Austria 2-0
9/16/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Dressler/Huber	32	21-13, 26-24	0:42
8/6/19	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Dressler/Huber	32	21-14, 20-22, 15-12	0:50