Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Gstaad
July 3 - 7, 2024
(3) Anders Mol/Christian Sorum, Norway
 
Anders Berntsen Mol
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 2, 1997 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Stord
Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 94
Career Wins: 37
Career FIVB WT Wins: 31
Career Winnings: US$1,064,216.88
Christian Sandlie Sørum
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 3, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Oslo
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 115
Career Wins: 36
Career FIVB WT Wins: 30
Career Winnings: US$1,075,734.39
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV106010201000 US$138,106.50
FIVB75308921307321 US$1,925,500.00
Overall853681021508321 US$2,063,606.50
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Did not play Runar Sannarnes - 33rd
2016 Did not play Geir Eithun - 25th
2017 Christian Sorum - 9th Anders Mol - 9th
2018 Christian Sorum - 1st Anders Mol - 1st
2019 Christian Sorum - 1st Anders Mol - 1st
2021 Christian Sorum - 5th Anders Mol - 5th
2022 Christian Sorum - 9th Anders Mol - 9th
2023 Christian Sorum - 2nd Anders Mol - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 1 5th 960 US$18,000.00
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg 1 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
CEV 8/3-6/2023 European Championships 1 5th 600 € 4,000.00
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$20,000.00
Elite16 Gstaad Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/4/2024 Pool C Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (14, Q3) Won 21-15, 23-21 0:38
Thu, 7/4/2024 Pool C Lukas Pfretzschner / Sven Winter, Germany (11) Won 21-15, 19-11 Retired 0:37
Fri, 7/5/2024 Pool C Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (6) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:33
Sat, 7/6/2024 Winner 2 Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (10) Won 21-23, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
Sat, 7/6/2024 Semi-Finals Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (2) Lost 12-21, 22-20, 20-22 1:01
Sun, 7/7/2024 Bronze Medal Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (9) Won 20-22, 22-20, 28-26 1:09
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games210100000000 $0.00
World Championships410101010000 $124,000.00
World Tour Finals641100000000 $700,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam40175625022100 $871,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2172006031110 $228,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star200001010000 $2,500.00
Confederation Championship950102010000 $118,750.00
Total8435810215083210 $2,044,250.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Anders Mol Christian Sorum
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2101000000 $0.00 Olympic Games2101000000 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 Youth Olympic Games          
4101011000 $62,000.00 World Championships4101011000 $62,000.00
6411000000 $350,000.00 World Tour Finals6411000000 $350,000.00
431756255111 $441,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam451756254123 $439,500.00
22720064111 $114,000.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open32720074741 $123,187.50
5102011000 $3,975.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star8010123001 $5,325.00
1000100000 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000100000 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships2010010000 $0.00
9501021000 $59,375.00 Confederation Championship10501022000 $60,625.00
933681231513222 $1,030,850.00 Total11035101041814865 $1,040,637.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2016FIVB100001000000 $17,000.00 6185.7 %
2017FIVB200000020000 $10,000.00 6366.7 %
2017CEV210001000000 $10,500.00 11191.7 %
2018FIVB1331004021110 $283,500.00 411770.7 %
2018CEV210000010000 $20,750.00 8280.0 %
2019FIVB1271202000000 $263,000.00 66593.0 %
2019CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 70100.0 %
2020CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 60100.0 %
2021FIVB740001010100 $203,000.00 29682.9 %
2021CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 60100.0 %
2022FIVB1050200012000 $342,000.00 431081.1 %
2022CEV100100000000 $10,000.00 5183.3 %
2023FIVB934101000000 $262,000.00 48787.3 %
2023CEV100001000000 $4,000.00 3175.0 %
2024FIVB300210000000 $38,000.00 13668.4 %
TotalFIVB57226719063210 $1,418,500.00 2525582.1 %
TotalCEV950102010000 $105,250.00 46590.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Anders Mol  Christian Sorum
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2012FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
           2013FIVB Age Group WC1010000000 $0.00
1000000010 $2,000.00 2014FIVB          
1000001000 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC1000100000 $0.00
           2015FIVB2000000002 $0.00
           2015CEV3000001101 $250.00
3000010002 $8,500.00 2016FIVB11000020351 $17,187.50
1000100000 $0.00 2016FIVB Age Group WC          
           2016CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
4001003000 $10,850.00 2017FIVB7000103102 $8,950.00
2100010000 $5,250.00 2017CEV3100020000 $5,875.00
14311043110 $142,125.00 2018FIVB15310054110 $143,025.00
2100001000 $10,375.00 2018CEV2100001000 $10,375.00
13812020000 $132,000.00 2019FIVB14722020100 $133,350.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2019CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2020CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
7400011100 $101,500.00 2021FIVB8400011200 $103,000.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2021CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
10502003000 $171,000.00 2022FIVB10502003000 $171,000.00
1001000000 $5,000.00 2022CEV1001000000 $5,000.00
9341010000 $131,000.00 2023FIVB9341010000 $131,000.00
1000010000 $2,000.00 2023CEV1000010000 $2,000.00
3002100000 $19,000.00 2024FIVB3002100000 $19,000.00
752861021112222 $770,600.00 TotalTotal96278831514966 $781,262.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall227 76.4% 47 15.8% 23 7.7% 274-23 92.3% 56 55.4% 19 18.8% 26 25.7% 56-45 55.4% 227-26 89.7% 103-42 71.0% 86 338-74 82.0%
2023-202453 68.8% 19 24.7% 5 6.5% 72-5 93.5% 18 58.1% 7 22.6% 6 19.4% 18-13 58.1% 53-6 89.8% 37-12 75.5% 40 94-18 83.9%
Against the Field49 61.3% 21 26.3% 10 12.5% 70-10 87.5% 13 43.3% 6 20.0% 11 36.7% 13-17 43.3% 98-14 87.5% 68-32 68.0% 31 86-24 78.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games0000510040111010122
World Championships00001200092111010243
World Tour Finals00001840030511041316
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00309017004792286217518541
Challenge/Four Star/Open00103560029119000728220
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star001020001200000042
Confederation Championship000020100143511050455
Total0050182290010727431210235838379
Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 59-15 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 5-4
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
8/21/22CEVEuropean Championships Semi-Finals Ahman/Hellvig 16 Mol/Sorum 1 21-16, 21-23, 15-13 1:05
8/17/22CEVEuropean Championships Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Ahman/Hellvig 16 22-20, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 4 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 5-0
3/9/24FIVBElite16 Doha Bronze Medal Mol/Sorum 3 Ehlers/Wickler 8 21-18, 21-19 0:38
12/6/23FIVBBPT Finals Doha 2023 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Ehlers/Wickler 7 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:47
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
8/20/22CEVEuropean Championships Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 1 Ehlers/Wickler 6 21-15, 21-14 0:41
Series tied with # 5 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 1-1
6/6/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool C Goncalves/Lanci 6 Mol/Sorum 3 29-27, 21-18 0:51
7/30/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 1 Goncalves/Lanci 11 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Benesh/Partain, United States 2-3
7/5/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool C Mol/Sorum 3 Benesh/Partain 6 21-15, 21-11 0:33
6/9/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Bronze Medal Benesh/Partain 10 Mol/Sorum 3 21-15, 21-14 0:36
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 # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 8-1
7/7/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Bronze Medal Mol/Sorum 3 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 20-22, 22-20, 28-26 1:09
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 # 10 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 9-2
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 # 11 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 1-0
7/4/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool C Mol/Sorum 3 Pfretzschner/Winter 11 21-15, 19-11 Retired 0:37
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 6-0
3/8/24FIVBElite16 Doha Winner 1 Mol/Sorum 3 Bryl/Losiak 5 By Forfeit  
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
8/21/22CEVEuropean Championships Bronze Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Bryl/Losiak 8 21-16, 21-17 0:40
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 # 14, Q3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 8-1
7/4/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool C Mol/Sorum 3 Gavira/Herrera 14, Q3 21-15, 23-21 0:38
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
9/19/20CEVEuroBeachVolley 2020 Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 1 Gavira/Herrera 9 21-16, 21-16 0:34
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
7/22/18CEVCEV European Championship Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 12 Gavira/Herrera 8 21-19, 21-16 0:37
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 15 Gavira/Herrera 6 21-18, 21-12 0:34
8/17/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool G Mol/Sorum 10 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-19, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q10 Benzi/Bonifazi, Italy 1-0
6/11/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool H Mol/Sorum 8 Benzi/Bonifazi 41 21-11, 21-10 0:31