Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Cape Town Elite 16
November 2 - 6, 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: 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 Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/28-10/2/2022 Paris Elite 16 2 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
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
Cape Town Elite 16 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/3/2022 Pool A Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (9) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:33
Thu, 11/3/2022 Pool A Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (8) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:33
Fri, 11/4/2022 Pool A Simon Kulzer / Momme Lorenz, Germany (16, Q12) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Sat, 11/5/2022 Winner 1 Arthur Canet / Teo Rotar, France (13, Q6) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:30
Sat, 11/5/2022 Semi-Finals Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (8) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:29
Sun, 11/6/2022 Gold Medal David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (6) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 25-12 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 0 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 8-8
10/2/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 21-19, 21-18 0:36
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
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Mol/Sorum 9 21-17, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 3 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 4-2
10/8/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Mol/Sorum 3 Tijan/Younousse 2 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:53
4/26/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Tijan/Younousse 10 21-18, 21-18 0:44
4/20/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Tijan/Younousse 17 21-19, 22-20 0:42
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 # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-0
11/6/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Ahman/Hellvig 6 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 7 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Ermacora/Pristauz 32 21-18, 21-10 0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Seidl/Waller, Austria 4-1
11/5/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Seidl/Waller 8 21-11, 21-18 0:29
11/3/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Seidl/Waller 8 21-15, 21-16 0:33
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 # 9 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 2-0
11/3/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Berntsen/Mol 9 21-16, 21-19 0:33
9/29/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Berntsen/Mol 10 21-14, 21-11 0:32
Series tied with # 11 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 # 13, Q6 Canet/Rotar, France 1-0
11/5/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 1 Canet/Rotar 13, Q6 21-11, 21-18 0:30
Lead the series against # 16, Q12 Kulzer/Lorenz, Germany 1-0
11/4/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Kulzer/Lorenz 16, Q12 21-13, 21-14 0:30