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 (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 Munich Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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$150,000.00
European Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/16/2022 Pool A Eylon Elazar / Netanel Ohana, Israel (32) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Wed, 8/17/2022 Pool A David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (16) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:45
Fri, 8/19/2022 Winner 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (18) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:37
Sat, 8/20/2022 Winner 3 Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (6) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:41
Sun, 8/21/2022 Semi-Finals David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (16) Lost 16-21, 23-21, 13-15 1:05
Sun, 8/21/2022 Bronze Medal Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (8) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2021FIVB740001010100 $203,000.00 29682.9 %
2021CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 60100.0 %
2022FIVB620100012000 $118,000.00 20969.0 %
2022CEV100100000000 $10,000.00 5183.3 %
TotalFIVB41162308063210 $894,500.00 1684180.4 %
TotalCEV850101010000 $101,250.00 43491.5 %
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
7400011100 $101,500.00 2021FIVB8400011200 $103,000.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2021CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
6201003000 $59,000.00 2022FIVB6201003000 $59,000.00
1001000000 $5,000.00 2022CEV1001000000 $5,000.00
6525361915222 $506,675.00 TotalTotal872344316151066 $517,337.50
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%
2021-20227 77.8% 2 22.2% 0 0.0% 9-0 100.0% 2 66.7% 1 33.3% 0 0.0% 2-1 66.7% 7-0 100.0% 4-1 80.0% 00 11-1 91.7%
Against the Field13 86.7% 1 6.7% 1 6.7% 14-1 93.3% 3 60.0% 1 20.0% 1 20.0% 3-2 60.0% 26-0 100.0% 8-4 66.7% 10 18-2 90.0%
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 46-16 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 8-9
8/15/22CEVEuroBeachVolley 2021 Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 12 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
8/11/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Pool A Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 Mol/Sorum 1 By Forfeit  
5/28/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 21-18, 21-17 0:39
5/26/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool C Mol/Sorum 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 19-21, 21-15, 18-16 0:53
3/26/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Mol/Sorum 2 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:48
3/24/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Mol/Sorum 2 21-17, 21-16 0:38
10/7/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Mol/Sorum 3 21-19, 23-25, 24-22 1:04
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 # 3 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
3/25/22FIVBRosarito 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
5/29/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 6 Perusic/Schweiner 1 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:57
10/10/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 3 Perusic/Schweiner 5 22-20, 23-21 0:43
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
Trail the series against # 5 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 0-1
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool C Nolvak/Tiisaar 11 Mol/Sorum 6 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 6 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 1-0
8/20/22CEVEuropean 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
10/6/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Mol/Sorum 3 Carambula/Rossi 9 21-19, 21-10 0:34
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Carambula/Rossi 18 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 8 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 2-0
8/21/22CEVEuropean Championships Bronze Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Bryl/Losiak 8 21-16, 21-17 0:40
3/27/22FIVBRosarito 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
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Gavira/Herrera 15 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 0:46
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 # 10 Seidl/Waller, Austria 3-1
8/12/22CEVEuroBeachVolley 2021 Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Seidl/Waller 17 21-13, 23-21 0:41
6/16/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 8 Seidl/Waller 16 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:53
6/2/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool C Seidl/Waller 14, Q2 Mol/Sorum 6 19-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:48
5/26/22FIVBOstrava 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
6/15/22FIVBBeach 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
8/1/19FIVBVienna 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
Series tied with # 16 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-1
8/21/22CEVEuropean Championships Semi-Finals Ahman/Hellvig 16 Mol/Sorum 1 21-16, 21-23, 15-13 1:05
8/17/22CEVEuropean 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
8/19/22CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 18 21-16, 21-16 0:37
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
Series tied with # 19 Luini/Penninga, Netherlands 1-1
8/12/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Pool A Luini/Penninga 16, Q5 Mol/Sorum 1 By Forfeit  
6/12/22FIVBBeach 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
1/6/18FIVBThe 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
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Haussener/Metral 31 21-12, 22-20 0:37
7/10/19FIVBGstaad 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
9/16/20CEVEuroBeachVolley 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 # 26 Benzi/Bonifazi, Italy 1-0
6/11/22FIVBBeach 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
8/16/22CEVEuropean Championships Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Elazar/Ohana 32 21-19, 21-17 0:42