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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 (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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 53-14 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 4-3
6/9/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	2	Mol/Sorum	3	23-21, 21-18	0:41
12/9/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Gold Medal	Ahman/Hellvig	3	Mol/Sorum	2	21-16, 21-17	0:37
12/7/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Ahman/Hellvig	3	21-16, 21-16	0:35
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 # 2 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 7-3
7/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Loyola/Wanderley	2	Mol/Sorum	3	21-12, 20-22, 22-20	1:01
12/9/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	2	Loyola/Wanderley	9	21-19, 17-21, 17-15	0:59
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Loyola/Wanderley	9	21-14, 19-21, 15-9	0:50
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Loyola/Wanderley	9	21-19, 21-16	0:37
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Loyola/Wanderley	9	21-17, 21-23, 15-11	0:56
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
Lead the series against # 4 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 4-0
3/9/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	3	Ehlers/Wickler	8	21-18, 21-19	0:38
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Ehlers/Wickler	7	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:47
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Ehlers/Wickler	5	22-20, 22-20	0:43
2/4/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Ehlers/Wickler	10	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:44
Series tied with # 5 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 1-1
6/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool C	Goncalves/Mariano	6	Mol/Sorum	3	29-27, 21-18	0:51
7/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Goncalves/Mariano	11	21-11, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Benesh/Partain, United States 2-3
7/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	3	Benesh/Partain	6	21-15, 21-11	0:33
6/9/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Bronze Medal	Benesh/Partain	10	Mol/Sorum	3	21-15, 21-14	0:36
7/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Benesh/Partain	2	21-17, 15-21, 15-10	0:51
7/9/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Gold Medal	Benesh/Partain	9	Mol/Sorum	1	15-21, 21-11, 18-16	0:52
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 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
7/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 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
10/11/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	14	21-12, 21-15	0:32
7/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	23-21, 21-17	0:41
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 # 9 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 8-1
7/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	3	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	20-22, 22-20, 28-26	1:09
10/12/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-19, 21-17	0:39
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Mol/Sorum	1	25-23, 19-21, 15-13	0:57
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 # 10 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 9-2
7/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-23, 21-15, 15-13	0:57
6/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	11	21-13, 18-21, 15-9	0:50
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	2	31-33, 21-17, 15-13	1:07
6/4/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	7	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Tijan/Younousse	8	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:51
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
Lead the series against # 11 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 1-0
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 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 5-0
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	3	Bryl/Losiak	5	By Forfeit
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Bryl/Losiak	6	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	1:00
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 # 14, Q3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-1
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	3	Gavira/Herrera	14, Q3	21-15, 23-21	0:38
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 # Q10 Benzi/Bonifazi, Italy 1-0
6/11/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool H	Mol/Sorum	8	Benzi/Bonifazi	41	21-11, 21-10	0:31