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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championships
August 16 - 21, 2022

(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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$845,774.89

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:

Tournaments:

109

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$857,292.40

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	9	5	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	US$118,106.50
CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	62	25	6	8	2	9	0	6	3	2	1	US$1,518,500.00
Overall	72	31	6	9	2	11	0	7	3	2	1	US$1,636,606.50

Previous Munich Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	1	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/6-9/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	2	9th	530	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	8	1st	1600	US$60,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	6	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	6	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	2	3rd	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	10/6-10/2021	World Tour Finals - Italy	3	1st	0	US$150,000.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/16/2022	Pool A	Eylon Elazar / Netanel Ohana, Israel (32)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:42
Wed, 8/17/2022	Pool A	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (16)	Won 22-20, 21-16	0:45
Fri, 8/19/2022	Winner 2	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (18)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:37
Sat, 8/20/2022	Winner 3	Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (6)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:41
Sun, 8/21/2022	Semi-Finals	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (16)	Lost 16-21, 23-21, 13-15	1:05
Sun, 8/21/2022	Bronze Medal	Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (8)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:40

Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 46-16 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 8-9
8/15/22	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2021	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	12	17-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
8/11/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Mol/Sorum	1	By Forfeit
5/28/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-18, 21-17	0:39
5/26/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	19-21, 21-15, 18-16	0:53
3/26/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Mol/Sorum	2	17-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:48
3/24/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Mol/Sorum	2	21-17, 21-16	0:38
10/7/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Mol/Sorum	3	21-19, 23-25, 24-22	1:04
8/1/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	21-17, 21-19	0:39
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 # 3 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
3/25/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	15, Q7	20-22, 27-25, 15-7	0:54
Lead the series against # 4 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 5-1
5/29/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	6	Perusic/Schweiner	1	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:57
10/10/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	3	Perusic/Schweiner	5	22-20, 23-21	0:43
4/19/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Perusic/Schweiner	10	17-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:48
6/2/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Perusic/Schweiner	8	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:48
5/17/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Perusic/Schweiner	18	21-18, 21-16	0:37
9/8/17	FIVB	Montpellier One Star	Winner 2	Perusic/Schweiner	8	Mol/Sorum	1	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 5 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 0-1
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	Mol/Sorum	6	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 6 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 1-0
8/20/22	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Ehlers/Wickler	6	21-15, 21-14	0:41
Lead the series against # 7 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 2-0
10/6/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	3	Carambula/Rossi	9	21-19, 21-10	0:34
9/5/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Carambula/Rossi	18	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 8 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 2-0
8/21/22	CEV	European Championships	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Bryl/Losiak	8	21-16, 21-17	0:40
3/27/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	2	Bryl/Losiak	8	12-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 7-1
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Gavira/Herrera	15	21-13, 18-21, 15-10	0:46
7/26/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Gavira/Herrera	13	21-17, 24-22	0:47
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 # 10 Seidl/Waller, Austria 3-1
8/12/22	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2021	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Seidl/Waller	17	21-13, 23-21	0:41
6/16/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	8	Seidl/Waller	16	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:53
6/2/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool C	Seidl/Waller	14, Q2	Mol/Sorum	6	19-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:48
5/26/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	6	Seidl/Waller	14, Q4	21-17, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Boermans/Immers, Netherlands 1-0
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	8	Boermans/Immers	7	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 2-0
8/1/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Ermacora/Pristauz	32	21-18, 21-10	0:35
8/16/17	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool G	Mol/Sorum	10	Ermacora/Pristauz	23	21-18, 3-3 Retired	0:20
Series tied with # 16 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-1
8/21/22	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	16	Mol/Sorum	1	21-16, 21-23, 15-13	1:05
8/17/22	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Ahman/Hellvig	16	22-20, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # 18 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 5-1
8/19/22	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	21-16, 21-16	0:37
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	21	Mol/Sorum	2	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:46
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
Series tied with # 19 Luini/Penninga, Netherlands 1-1
8/12/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool A	Luini/Penninga	16, Q5	Mol/Sorum	1	By Forfeit
6/12/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool H	Mol/Sorum	8	Luini/Penninga	32	21-10, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 20 Aye/Krou, France 1-0
1/6/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	9	Aye/Krou	16	21-12, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # 23 Haussener/Metral, Switzerland 2-0
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Haussener/Metral	31	21-12, 22-20	0:37
7/10/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Haussener/Metral	32	21-17, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 24 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
Lead the series against # 26 Benzi/Bonifazi, Italy 1-0
6/11/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool H	Mol/Sorum	8	Benzi/Bonifazi	41	21-11, 21-10	0:31
Lead the series against # 32 Elazar/Ohana, Israel 1-0
8/16/22	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Elazar/Ohana	32	21-19, 21-17	0:42