Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
October 6 - 15, 2023
(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 Tlaxcala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg 1 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal 1 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad 1 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2023 Elite16 Ostrava 1 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 4/26-30/2023 Elite16 Uberlândia 1 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic 1 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 2/1-5/2023 Doha Elite16 1 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 1/26-29/2023 Beach Pro Tour Finals 2 1st 0 US$150,000.00
FIVB 11/9-13/2022 Uberlandia Elite 16 2 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 11/2-6/2022 Cape Town Elite 16 1 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/6/2023 Pool A Ainadino Martinho / Jorge Monjane, Mozambique (48) Won 21-13, 21-9 0:27
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool A Daniele Lupo / Enrico Rossi, Italy (25) Won 19-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:48
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool A Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (24) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:34
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (14) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:32
Thu, 10/12/2023 Winner 2 Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 10/13/2023 Winner 3 Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (16) Lost 14-21, 21-14, 12-15 0:50
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Christian Sorum - 3rd Anders Mol - 3rd
2022World ChampionshipsRome Christian Sorum - 1st Anders Mol - 1st
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 1 3rd 1280 US$35,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 8 1st 1600 US$60,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 1 5th 960 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 85-21 (Lead 25 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 3-1
3/26/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Gold Medal Ahman/Hellvig 2 Mol/Sorum 1 21-16, 21-15 0:36
2/5/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Ahman/Hellvig 8 21-19, 21-19 0:35
2/3/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Ahman/Hellvig 8 15-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:48
11/6/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Ahman/Hellvig 6 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Benesh/Partain, United States 1-2
7/30/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Benesh/Partain 2 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:51
7/9/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Gold Medal Benesh/Partain 9 Mol/Sorum 1 15-21, 21-11, 18-16 0:52
7/6/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool A Benesh/Partain 9 Mol/Sorum 1 19-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 5-2
8/20/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Bronze Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Loyola/Wanderley 9 21-19, 21-16 0:37
8/17/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Loyola/Wanderley 9 21-17, 21-23, 15-11 0:56
11/12/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Semi-Finals Loyola/Wanderley 3 Mol/Sorum 2 20-22, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
6/18/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 8 Loyola/Wanderley 5 21-14, 21-18 0:40
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool C Loyola/Wanderley 3 Mol/Sorum 6 By Forfeit  
5/28/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 6 Loyola/Wanderley 4 21-15, 21-16 0:35
3/26/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 2 Loyola/Wanderley 3 21-15, 18-21, 17-15 1:00
Series tied with # 5 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-1
2/5/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Carambula/Ranghieri 12, Q1 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:45
7/7/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool E Carambula/Ranghieri 28, Q11 Mol/Sorum 21, Q3 27-25, 16-21, 16-14 0:54
Lead the series against # 6 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 2-0
6/3/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Ehlers/Wickler 5 22-20, 22-20 0:43
2/4/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Ehlers/Wickler 10 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 7-2
7/8/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Tijan/Younousse 2 31-33, 21-17, 15-13 1:07
6/4/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Tijan/Younousse 7 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:52
3/23/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Tijan/Younousse 8 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:51
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 # 8 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 7-1
10/12/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 8 21-19, 21-17 0:39
8/20/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Semi-Finals Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 Mol/Sorum 1 25-23, 19-21, 15-13 0:57
4/27/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-15 0:33
3/23/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-13 0:31
2/2/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:47
1/29/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 21-15, 14-21, 15-10 0:58
1/28/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 23-25, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
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 # 9 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 1-0
7/30/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Goncalves/Mariano 11 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 12-8
7/29/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-19, 21-18 0:38
7/7/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 21-15, 19-21, 21-19 0:51
4/29/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-18, 21-16 0:38
1/27/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 17-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:48
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 # 11 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 4-0
7/8/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Bryl/Losiak 6 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 1:00
1/29/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 2 Bryl/Losiak 5 21-18, 21-18 0:50
10/1/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 2 Bryl/Losiak 4 21-17, 21-15 0:37
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 # 13 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 3-0
1/27/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Felipe/Lima 9 21-14, 21-13 0:34
11/13/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Bronze Medal Mol/Sorum 2 Felipe/Lima 1 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
6/19/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 8 Felipe/Lima 12 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 5-0
10/11/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 14 21-12, 21-15 0:32
7/27/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 8 23-21, 21-17 0:41
10/1/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 21-15, 21-11 0:33
9/29/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 21-12, 18-21, 15-9 0:50
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 9 Grimalt/Grimalt 18 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 15 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-0
4/30/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Immers/van de Velde 12 20-22, 21-11, 15-9 0:46
Lead the series against # 16 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 9-3
10/13/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 3 Perusic/Schweiner 16 Mol/Sorum 1 21-14, 14-21, 15-12 0:50
6/4/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Perusic/Schweiner 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:56
4/30/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Gold Medal Perusic/Schweiner 8 Mol/Sorum 1 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 0:55
4/27/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Perusic/Schweiner 8 21-17, 22-20 0:37
3/25/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Perusic/Schweiner 7 21-16, 21-23, 15-7 0:50
1/26/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Perusic/Schweiner 7 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:50
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
Lead the series against # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 4-1
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
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
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 15 Gavira/Herrera 6 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
6/1/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Carvalhaes/Solberg 9 21-18, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Horl/Horst, Austria 2-0
7/8/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 1 Horl/Horst 14, Q7 21-19, 23-21 0:37
11/12/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 2 Horl/Horst 6 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 21 Brunner/Crabb, United States 1-0
6/2/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Brunner/Crabb 16, Q12 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 22 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 2-0
7/27/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 9 21-17, 21-17 0:34
6/1/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 8 22-24, 21-19, 15-5 0:49
Lead the series against # 24 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 3-0
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Boermans/de Groot 24 21-14, 21-13 0:34
8/18/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Boermans/de Groot 8 By Forfeit  
3/25/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Boermans/de Groot 13, Q5 21-12, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 25 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 2-0
10/7/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Lupo/Rossi 25 19-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:48
3/24/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Lupo/Rossi 16, Q10 23-25, 21-17, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 27 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
Lead the series against # 31 Ha/Wu, China 1-0
7/26/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 1 Ha/Wu 19, Q8 21-19, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # 38 Bassereau/Lyneel, France 1-0
4/28/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Bassereau/Lyneel 16, Q8 17-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 43 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 3-0
11/10/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Aravena/Droguett 10 21-16, 21-18 0:39
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Aravena/Droguett 15, Q4 21-12, 21-16 0:37
6/13/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool H Mol/Sorum 8 Aravena/Droguett 17 21-13, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 45 Budinger/Evans, United States 1-0
7/28/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Budinger/Evans 16, Q13 21-8, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 48 Martinho/Monjane, Mozambique 1-0
10/6/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Martinho/Monjane 48 21-13, 21-9 0:27