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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Uberlândia
April 26 - 30, 2023

(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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$937,384.94

Christian Sandlie Sørum
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 3, 1995 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oslo

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$945,781.89

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	72	29	7	9	2	12	0	7	3	2	1	US$1,856,500.00

Previous Uberlândia Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Elite16 Uberlândia Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/27/2023	Pool A	Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (9)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:33
Thu, 4/27/2023	Pool A	Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (8)	Won 21-17, 22-20	0:37
Fri, 4/28/2023	Pool A	Remi Bassereau / Julien Lyneel, France (16, Q8)	Won 17-21, 21-14, 17-15	0:49
Sat, 4/29/2023	Winner 2	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (7)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:38
Sun, 4/30/2023	Semi-Finals	Matthew Immers / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (12)	Won 20-22, 21-11, 15-9	0:46
Sun, 4/30/2023	Gold Medal	Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (8)	Lost 19-21, 21-15, 11-15	0:55

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$124,000.00
World Tour Finals	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$700,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	37	16	4	6	2	4	0	2	2	1	0	0	$802,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	21	7	2	0	0	6	0	3	1	1	1	0	$228,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
Total	72	29	7	9	2	12	0	7	3	2	1	0	$1,856,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Anders Mol												Christian Sorum
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games
4	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$62,000.00	World Championships	4	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$62,000.00
6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350,000.00	World Tour Finals	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350,000.00
40	16	4	6	2	4	5	1	1	0	$407,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	42	16	4	6	2	4	4	1	2	0	$405,000.00
22	7	2	0	0	6	4	1	1	0	$114,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	32	7	2	0	0	7	4	7	4	0	$123,187.50
5	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,975.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	8	0	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	$5,325.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
81	30	7	11	3	12	12	2	2	0	$936,975.00	Total	97	29	9	9	4	15	12	8	6	0	$945,512.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00	6	1	85.7 %
2017	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	6	3	66.7 %
2018	FIVB	13	3	1	0	0	4	0	2	1	1	1	0	$283,500.00	41	17	70.7 %
2019	FIVB	12	7	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$263,000.00	66	5	93.0 %
2021	FIVB	7	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$203,000.00	29	6	82.9 %
2022	FIVB	10	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$342,000.00	43	10	81.1 %
2023	FIVB	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$70,000.00	16	2	88.9 %
Total	FIVB	48	20	4	4	0	8	0	6	3	2	1	0	$1,188,500.00	207	44	82.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Anders Mol													Christian Sorum
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2012	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	2014	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	$8,500.00	2016	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	5	1	$17,187.50
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	$10,850.00	2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	2	$8,950.00
14	3	1	1	0	4	3	1	1	0	$142,125.00	2018	FIVB	15	3	1	0	0	5	4	1	1	0	$143,025.00
13	8	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	$132,000.00	2019	FIVB	14	7	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	$133,350.00
7	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$101,500.00	2021	FIVB	8	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$103,000.00
10	5	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	$171,000.00	2022	FIVB	10	5	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	$171,000.00
3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$35,000.00	2023	FIVB	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$35,000.00
57	21	4	6	1	8	11	2	2	2	$602,975.00	Total	Total	73	20	6	4	2	11	11	8	6	5	$611,512.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	217	76.1%	45	15.8%	23	8.1%	262-23	91.9%	55	57.3%	18	18.8%	23	24.0%	55-41	57.3%	217-23	90.4%	100-41	70.9%	7	6	324-70	82.2%
2022-2023	55	71.4%	17	22.1%	5	6.5%	72-5	93.5%	18	75.0%	3	12.5%	3	12.5%	18-6	75.0%	55-3	94.8%	35-8	81.4%	1	6	91-17	84.3%
Against the Field	64	66.7%	21	21.9%	11	11.5%	85-11	88.5%	20	42.6%	12	25.5%	15	31.9%	20-27	42.6%	128-18	87.7%	82-46	64.1%	3	3	108-35	75.5%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	12	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	9	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	24	3
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	18	4	0	0	3	0	5	1	1	0	4	1	31	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	0	83	15	0	0	43	8	20	8	6	2	16	4	171	37
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	0	35	6	0	0	29	11	9	0	0	0	7	2	82	20
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Total	0	0	5	0	155	26	0	0	89	23	36	11	9	2	29	7	324	70

Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 50-16 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 0 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 3-1
3/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Gold Medal	Ahman/Hellvig	2	Mol/Sorum	1	21-16, 21-15	0:36
2/5/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Ahman/Hellvig	8	21-19, 21-19	0:35
2/3/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Ahman/Hellvig	8	15-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
11/6/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Ahman/Hellvig	6	21-19, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 3 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 3-0
1/29/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	2	Bryl/Losiak	5	21-18, 21-18	0:50
10/1/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	2	Bryl/Losiak	4	21-17, 21-15	0:37
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 # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 3-2
11/12/22	FIVB	Uberlandia Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Loyola/Wanderley	3	Mol/Sorum	2	20-22, 21-19, 15-13	1:00
6/18/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	8	Loyola/Wanderley	5	21-14, 21-18	0:40
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool C	Loyola/Wanderley	3	Mol/Sorum	6	By Forfeit
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
Series tied with # 5 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-1
2/5/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Carambula/Ranghieri	12, Q1	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:45
7/7/17	FIVB	Gstaad 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 1-0
2/4/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Ehlers/Wickler	10	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 10-8
4/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-18, 21-16	0:38
1/27/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	17-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:48
10/2/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	21-19, 21-18	0:36
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
1/6/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Mol/Sorum	9	21-17, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 8 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 8-2
4/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Gold Medal	Perusic/Schweiner	8	Mol/Sorum	1	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	0:55
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Perusic/Schweiner	8	21-17, 22-20	0:37
3/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Perusic/Schweiner	7	21-16, 21-23, 15-7	0:50
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Perusic/Schweiner	7	16-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:50
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 # 9 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 6-0
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-15	0:33
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-13	0:31
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:47
1/29/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	21-15, 14-21, 15-10	0:58
1/28/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	23-25, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
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 # 11 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 1-0
3/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Boermans/de Groot	13, Q5	21-12, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-0
4/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Immers/van de Velde	12	20-22, 21-11, 15-9	0:46
Lead the series against # 13, Q2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 4-1
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
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 # 14, Q3 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 3-0
1/27/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Felipe/Lima	9	21-14, 21-13	0:34
11/13/22	FIVB	Uberlandia Elite 16	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	2	Felipe/Lima	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
6/19/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	8	Felipe/Lima	12	21-15, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 16, Q8 Bassereau/Lyneel, France 1-0
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Bassereau/Lyneel	16, Q8	17-21, 21-14, 17-15	0:49
Lead the series against # Q1 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-0
10/1/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-15, 21-11	0:33
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-12, 18-21, 15-9	0:50
7/7/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # Q5 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 1-0
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Lupo/Rossi	16, Q10	23-25, 21-17, 15-11	0:51
Series tied with # Q13 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