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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Ostrava Elite 16
May 25 - 29, 2022

(6) 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 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$776,781.89

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	62	25	6	8	2	9	0	6	3	2	1	US$1,518,500.00

Previous Ostrava Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Christian Sorum - 25th	Anders Mol - 25th
2019	Christian Sorum - 1st	Anders Mol - 1st
2021	Christian Sorum - 9th	Anders Mol - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Ostrava Elite 16 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/26/2022	Pool C	Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (14, Q4)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:33
Thu, 5/26/2022	Pool C	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (3)	Won 19-21, 21-15, 18-16	0:53
Fri, 5/27/2022	Pool C	Theo Brunner / Chaim Schalk, United States (11)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:33
Sat, 5/28/2022	Winner 1	Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (4)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:35
Sat, 5/28/2022	Semi-Finals	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (3)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:39
Sun, 5/29/2022	Gold Medal	Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (1)	Won 15-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:57

Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 38-13 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 2 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 4-2
10/8/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	2	21-17, 17-21, 16-14	0:53
4/26/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-18, 21-18	0:44
4/20/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	17	21-19, 22-20	0:42
4/20/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	23, Q2	Tijan/Younousse	18	21-14, 21-10	0:30
3/8/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	8	Mol/Sorum	19	18-21, 21-18, 20-18	0:50
1/5/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Pool H	Tijan/Younousse	8	Mol/Sorum	9	21-23, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
Series tied with # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 7-7
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
1/6/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Mol/Sorum	9	21-17, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 2-0
5/28/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	6	Loyola/Wanderley	4	21-15, 21-16	0:35
3/26/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	2	Loyola/Wanderley	3	21-15, 18-21, 17-15	1:00
Lead the series against # 5 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-0
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 # 8 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 # 11 Brunner/Schalk, United States 1-0
5/27/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	6	Brunner/Schalk	11	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 13, Q3 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 # 14, Q4 Seidl/Waller, Austria 1-0
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 # 15, Q9 Bourne/Crabb, United States 7-0
3/24/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Bourne/Crabb	10	21-18, 21-18	0:40
4/24/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Bourne/Crabb	19, Q1	21-19, 21-19	0:39
7/27/19	FIVB	Tokyo Four Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Bourne/Crabb	7	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:55
7/7/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Bourne/Crabb	13	19-21, 21-15, 15-10	1:02
5/25/19	FIVB	Jinjiang Four Star	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Bourne/Crabb	7	21-15, 21-15	0:32
5/16/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Bourne/Crabb	17	21-14, 21-17	0:30
10/20/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	2	Bourne/Crabb	19, Q1	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 16, Q10 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-1
7/26/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Gavira/Herrera	13	21-17, 24-22	0:47
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
7/14/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	15	Gavira/Herrera	6	21-18, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # Q5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	21	Mol/Sorum	2	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:46
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 # Q11 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-1
10/9/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	3	Varenhorst/van de Velde	8	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
6/5/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Winner 2	Varenhorst/van de Velde	13	Mol/Sorum	2	21-17, 21-18	0:38
4/23/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Varenhorst/van de Velde	16	21-18, 21-16	0:39