Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Joao Pessoa
October 16 - 20, 2024
(3) 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 Joao Pessoa Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/21-25/2024 Elite16 Hamburg 2 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/10/2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 2 3rd 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2024 Elite16 Vienna 2 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2024 Elite16 Gstaad 3 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2024 Elite16 Ostrava 3 4th 900 US$10,000.00
FIVB 3/5-9/2024 Elite16 Doha 3 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 12/6-9/2023 BPT Finals Doha 2023 2 2nd 0 US$80,000.00
Elite16 Joao Pessoa Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/17/2024 Pool C Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (14, Q2) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:53
Thu, 10/17/2024 Pool C Sergiy Popov / Eduard Reznik, Ukraine (11) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:30
Fri, 10/18/2024 Pool C Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Mariano, Brazil (6) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Sat, 10/19/2024 Winner 2 Kristians Fokerots / Martins Plavins, Latvia (8) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Sun, 10/20/2024 Semi-Finals David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (2) Won 22-20, 18-21, 15-10 0:53
Sun, 10/20/2024 Gold Medal Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (5) Won 25-27, 21-17, 19-17 1:09
Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 33-9 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 7-3
7/6/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Semi-Finals Loyola/Wanderley 2 Mol/Sorum 3 21-12, 20-22, 22-20 1:01
12/9/23FIVBBPT Finals Doha 2023 Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 2 Loyola/Wanderley 9 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 0:59
12/6/23FIVBBPT Finals Doha 2023 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Loyola/Wanderley 9 21-14, 19-21, 15-9 0:50
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
Lead the series against # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 5-3
10/20/24FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 3 Ahman/Hellvig 2 22-20, 18-21, 15-10 0:53
6/9/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Semi-Finals Ahman/Hellvig 2 Mol/Sorum 3 23-21, 21-18 0:41
12/9/23FIVBBPT Finals Doha 2023 Gold Medal Ahman/Hellvig 3 Mol/Sorum 2 21-16, 21-17 0:37
12/7/23FIVBBPT Finals Doha 2023 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Ahman/Hellvig 3 21-16, 21-16 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 5 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 12-2
10/20/24FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 3 Tijan/Younousse 5 25-27, 21-17, 19-17 1:09
8/10/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Bronze Medal Mol/Sorum 2 Tijan/Younousse 13 21-13, 21-16 0:32
7/11/24FIVBElite16 Vienna Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Tijan/Younousse 10 23-25, 21-13, 15-10 0:55
7/6/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 3 Tijan/Younousse 10 21-23, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
6/6/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool C Mol/Sorum 3 Tijan/Younousse 11 21-13, 18-21, 15-9 0:50
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 # 6 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 2-1
10/18/24FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Pool C Mol/Sorum 3 Goncalves/Mariano 6 21-19, 21-19 0:40
6/6/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool C Goncalves/Mariano 6 Mol/Sorum 3 29-27, 21-18 0:51
7/30/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Goncalves/Mariano 11 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 1-0
8/22/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Dos Santos/da Silva 10 21-11, 21-19 0:31
Lead the series against # 8 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 1-0
10/19/24FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 3 Fokerots/Plavins 8 21-16, 21-18 0:34
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
Lead the series against # 11 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 1-0
10/17/24FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Pool C Mol/Sorum 3 Popov/Reznik 11 21-12, 21-17 0:30
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Carvalhaes/Felipe, Brazil 1-0
5/19/18FIVBItapema Four Star Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 9 Carvalhaes/Felipe 6 21-17, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 14, Q2 Bello/Bello, England 1-0
10/17/24FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Pool C Mol/Sorum 3 Bello/Bello 14, Q2 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:53