European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 EuroBeachVolley 2021
August 12 - 15, 2021
(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: 13
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 39
Career CEV Wins: 6
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: 15
Tournaments: 120
Career Wins: 37
Career CEV Wins: 6
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV106010201000 US$138,106.50
CEV Under Age11000000000 US$0.00
FIVB72297921207321 US$1,856,500.00
Overall833671021408321 US$1,994,606.50
Previous Vienna Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2018 Christian Sorum - 1st Anders Mol - 1st
FIVB 2019 Christian Sorum - 1st Anders Mol - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-8/7/2021 Tokyo Olympic Games 1 1st 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2021 Gstaad 4 Star 1 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2021 Ostrava 4 Star 2 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2021 Sochi 4 Star 2 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 1 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 1 1st 800 US$20,000.00
CEV 9/16-20/2020 EuroBeachVolley 2020 1 1st 600 € 20,000.00
EuroBeachVolley 2021 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/12/2022 Pool A Quincy Aye / Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, France (32) Won 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:47
Fri, 8/12/2022 Pool A Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (17) Won 21-13, 23-21 0:41
Sat, 8/13/2022 Winner 2 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (6) Won 21-18, 29-27 0:55
Sun, 8/14/2022 Winner 3 Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (9) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 1:01
Mon, 8/15/2022 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (12) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Mon, 8/15/2022 Gold Medal Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (5) Won 21-19, 24-26, 15-12 1:06
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games210100000000 $0.00
World Championships410101010000 $124,000.00
World Tour Finals641100000000 $700,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam37164624022100 $802,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2172006031110 $228,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star200001010000 $2,500.00
Confederation Championship950102010000 $118,750.00
Total8134710214083210 $1,975,250.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Anders Mol Christian Sorum
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2101000000 $0.00 Olympic Games2101000000 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 Youth Olympic Games          
4101011000 $62,000.00 World Championships4101011000 $62,000.00
6411000000 $350,000.00 World Tour Finals6411000000 $350,000.00
401646245110 $407,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam421646244120 $405,000.00
22720064110 $114,000.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open32720074740 $123,187.50
5102011000 $3,975.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star8010123000 $5,325.00
1000100000 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000100000 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships2010010000 $0.00
9501021000 $59,375.00 Confederation Championship10501022000 $60,625.00
903571231413220 $996,350.00 Total1073491041714860 $1,006,137.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2016FIVB100001000000 $17,000.00 6185.7 %
2016CEV Under Age110000000000 $0.00 70100.0 %
2017FIVB200000020000 $10,000.00 6366.7 %
2017CEV210001000000 $10,500.00 11191.7 %
2018FIVB1331004021110 $283,500.00 411770.7 %
2018CEV210000010000 $20,750.00 8280.0 %
2019FIVB1271202000000 $263,000.00 66593.0 %
2019CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 70100.0 %
2020CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 60100.0 %
2021FIVB630001010100 $53,000.00 24582.8 %
2021CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 60100.0 %
TotalFIVB34132208051210 $626,500.00 1433182.2 %
TotalCEV750001010000 $91,250.00 38392.7 %
TotalCEV Under Age110000000000 $0.00 70100.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Anders Mol  Christian Sorum
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2011CEV Under Age1000000100 $0.00
           2012FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
           2012CEV Under Age1000100000 $0.00
           2013FIVB Age Group WC1010000000 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 2013CEV Under Age1000010000 $0.00
1000000010 $2,000.00 2014FIVB          
1000001000 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC1000100000 $0.00
           2014CEV Under Age2100010000 $0.00
           2015FIVB2000000002 $0.00
           2015CEV3000001101 $250.00
2100001000 $0.00 2015CEV Under Age1000010000 $0.00
3000010002 $8,500.00 2016FIVB11000020351 $17,187.50
1000100000 $0.00 2016FIVB Age Group WC          
           2016CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
1000001000 $75.00 2016CEV C&S1000001000 $75.00
2200000000 $0.00 2016CEV Under Age1100000000 $0.00
4001003000 $10,850.00 2017FIVB7000103102 $8,950.00
2100010000 $5,250.00 2017CEV3100020000 $5,875.00
1010000000 $0.00 2017CEV Under Age          
14311043110 $142,125.00 2018FIVB15310054110 $143,025.00
2100001000 $10,375.00 2018CEV2100001000 $10,375.00
13812020000 $132,000.00 2019FIVB14722020100 $133,350.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2019CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2020CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
6300011100 $26,500.00 2021FIVB7300011200 $28,000.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2021CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
5722341912222 $367,675.00 TotalTotal792042316121066 $378,337.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall36 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% 30 52-5 91.2%
2020-20218 80.0% 2 20.0% 0 0.0% 10-0 100.0% 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 8-0 100.0% 4-0 100.0% 00 12-0 100.0%
Against the Field14 73.7% 4 21.1% 1 5.3% 18-1 94.7% 3 42.9% 0 0.0% 4 57.1% 3-4 42.9% 28-4 87.5% 14-2 87.5% 20 23-3 88.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games0000510040111010122
World Championships00001200092111010243
World Tour Finals00001840030511041316
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00308315004382086216417137
Challenge/Four Star/Open00103560029119000728220
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star001020001200000042
Confederation Championship000020100143511050455
Total0050175270010326411210234736975
Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 60-19 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 0 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 3-1
4/19/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Perusic/Schweiner 10 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:48
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
Series tied with # 3 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-3
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool B Kantor/Losiak 18 Mol/Sorum 2 21-16, 21-18 0:40
4/25/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 1 Kantor/Losiak 25, Q6 22-24, 21-14, 15-13 1:06
8/11/19CEVEuropean Championships Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Kantor/Losiak 7 22-24, 21-17, 15-9 0:59
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
1/12/18CEVCEV Masters Pelhrimov Pool A Kantor/Losiak 1 Mol/Sorum 8 21-19, 21-19 0:31
Lead the series against # 6 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 5-1
9/20/20CEVEuroBeachVolley 2020 Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Lupo/Nicolai 5 27-25, 21-19 0:43
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-12, 19-21, 15-7 0:54
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
8/19/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 2 Mol/Sorum 10 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Series tied with # 7 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
6/5/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Winner 2 Varenhorst/van de Velde 13 Mol/Sorum 2 21-17, 21-18 0:38
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 16 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 2-0
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Ermacora/Pristauz 32 21-18, 21-10 0:35
8/16/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool G Mol/Sorum 10 Ermacora/Pristauz 23 21-18, 3-3 Retired 0:20
Lead the series against # 9 Leshukov/Semenov, Russian Olympic Committee 4-1
8/4/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Leshukov/Semenov 12 21-17, 21-19 0:44
7/28/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Pool A Leshukov/Semenov 12 Mol/Sorum 1 21-19, 21-19 0:44
4/18/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Leshukov/Semenov 16 21-16, 21-18 0:39
8/11/19CEVEuropean Championships Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Leshukov/Semenov 3 21-12, 21-18 0:35
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Pool C Mol/Sorum 3 Leshukov/Semenov 19 21-11, 21-9 0:28
Lead the series against # 10 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russian Olympic Committee 4-3
8/7/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 2 21-17, 21-18 0:40
7/9/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Winner 3 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 9 Mol/Sorum 1 21-16, 21-19 0:38
9/20/20CEVEuroBeachVolley 2020 Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 2 21-19, 21-15 0:39
9/7/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Semi-Finals Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 3 Mol/Sorum 2 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:52
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
Lead the series against # 11 Thole/Wickler, Germany 5-2
8/10/19CEVEuropean Championships Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 1 Thole/Wickler 8 21-17, 21-15 0:40
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
Series tied with # 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 5-5
8/1/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 21-17, 21-19 0:39
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 21-17, 21-17 0:35
7/13/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 21 21-17, 21-15 0:34
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
1/13/18CEVCEV Masters Pelhrimov Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 Mol/Sorum 8 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:42
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Mol/Sorum 9 21-17, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 14 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-1
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 21 Mol/Sorum 2 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 0:46
9/18/20CEVEuroBeachVolley 2020 Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 16 21-14, 21-12 0:30
7/22/18CEVCEV European Championship Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 21-17, 21-13 0:34
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 # 18 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 6-0
8/5/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Plavins/Tocs 14 21-15, 21-16 0:37
8/8/19CEVEuropean Championships Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Plavins/Tocs 16 By Forfeit  
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 # 19 Liamin/Myskiv, Russia 2-0
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Liamin/Myskiv 16 21-15, 21-18 0:34
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Liamin/Myskiv 16, Q1 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 20 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 6-1
7/26/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 21-17, 24-22 0:47
9/19/20CEVEuroBeachVolley 2020 Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 1 Gavira/Herrera 9 21-16, 21-16 0:34
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
7/22/18CEVCEV European Championship Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 12 Gavira/Herrera 8 21-19, 21-16 0:37
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 15 Gavira/Herrera 6 21-18, 21-12 0:34
8/17/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool G Mol/Sorum 10 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-19, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Walkenhorst/Winter, Germany 1-0
1/4/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Walkenhorst/Winter 18 21-18, 24-22 0:40
Lead the series against # 25 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 3-0
7/21/18CEVCEV European Championship Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 12 Koekelkoren/van Walle 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:51
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 # 28 Dressler/Huber, Austria 2-0
9/16/20CEVEuroBeachVolley 2020 Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Dressler/Huber 32 21-13, 26-24 0:42
8/6/19CEVEuropean Championships Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Dressler/Huber 32 21-14, 20-22, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 31 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 # 32 Aye/Gauthier-Rat, France 3-0
9/19/20CEVEuroBeachVolley 2020 Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Aye/Gauthier-Rat 18 21-12, 21-14 0:28
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Aye/Gauthier-Rat 31, Q14 21-12, 21-17 0:30
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 2 Aye/Gauthier-Rat 26, Q7 21-14, 21-13 0:27