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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 EuroBeachVolley 2025
July 30 - August 3, 2025

(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 CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$999,959.89

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:

116

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,011,477.40

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	10	6	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	US$138,106.50
CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	68	28	7	9	2	10	0	6	3	2	1	US$1,797,500.00
Overall	79	35	7	10	2	12	0	7	3	2	1	US$1,935,606.50

Previous Düsseldorf Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	1	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	1	2nd	1100	US$23,000.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	1	3rd	1000	US$17,000.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	1	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	12/4-7/2024	Finals Doha 2024	3	1st	400	US$150,000.00
FIVB	11/6-10/2024	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	2	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/16-20/2024	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	3	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
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

EuroBeachVolley 2025 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/30/2025	Pool A	Ardis Bedritis / Arturs Rinkevics, Latvia (32)	Won 21-12, 21-19	0:31
Thu, 7/31/2025	Pool A	Benedikt Sagstetter / Jonas Sagstetter, Germany (17)	Won 21-17, 21-10	0:33
Fri, 8/1/2025	Winner 2	Kristians Fokerots / Martins Plavins, Latvia (3)	Won 22-20, 20-22, 15-6	0:45
Sat, 8/2/2025	Winner 3	Tim Berger / Timo Hammarberg, Austria (9)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:33
Sun, 8/3/2025	Semi-Finals	Alexander Brouwer / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (18)	Won 21-17, 21-11	0:34
Sun, 8/3/2025	Gold Medal	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (2)	Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:51

Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 59-15 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 9-6
8/3/25	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2025	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Ahman/Hellvig	2	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:51
6/1/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Gold Medal	Ahman/Hellvig	4	Mol/Sorum	1	28-30, 21-17, 15-7	0:58
4/13/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Ahman/Hellvig	2	21-18, 21-15	0:36
12/7/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	3	Ahman/Hellvig	2	21-18, 22-20	0:38
12/5/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool B	Ahman/Hellvig	2	Mol/Sorum	3	15-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:51
10/20/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	3	Ahman/Hellvig	2	22-20, 18-21, 15-10	0:53
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
8/21/22	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	16	Mol/Sorum	1	21-16, 21-23, 15-13	1:05
8/17/22	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Ahman/Hellvig	16	22-20, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # 3 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 5-1
8/1/25	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2025	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Fokerots/Plavins	3	22-20, 20-22, 15-6	0:45
5/30/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Fokerots/Plavins	12	21-12, 21-15	0:27
4/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Fokerots/Plavins	7	21-16, 21-16	0:32
11/10/24	FIVB	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Bronze Medal	Fokerots/Plavins	7	Mol/Sorum	2	21-18, 13-21, 15-11	0:42
11/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Fokerots/Plavins	7	21-17, 21-12	0:27
10/19/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	3	Fokerots/Plavins	8	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 3-0
8/3/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Berntsen/Mol	16	19-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:48
11/3/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Berntsen/Mol	9	21-16, 21-19	0:33
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Berntsen/Mol	10	21-14, 21-11	0:32
Lead the series against # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 11-3
6/1/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Perusic/Schweiner	6	21-19, 19-21, 15-9	0:53
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	3	Perusic/Schweiner	2	21-17, 21-23, 15-12	0:54
10/13/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 3	Perusic/Schweiner	16	Mol/Sorum	1	21-14, 14-21, 15-12	0:50
6/4/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Perusic/Schweiner	4	19-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:56
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 # 6 Bello/Bello, England 2-1
12/6/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	3	Bello/Bello	9	21-17, 21-17	0:43
11/10/24	FIVB	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Semi-Finals	Bello/Bello	14, Q4	Mol/Sorum	2	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:52
10/17/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	3	Bello/Bello	14, Q2	19-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:53
Lead the series against # 7 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 9-0
4/20/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Bryl/Losiak	5	21-16, 19-21, 20-18	0:53
4/12/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Bryl/Losiak	5	By Forfeit
7/14/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	2	Bryl/Losiak	9	25-23, 21-12	0:45
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
8/21/22	CEV	European Championships	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Bryl/Losiak	8	21-16, 21-17	0:40
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 # 9 Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 1-0
8/2/25	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2025	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Berger/Hammarberg	9	21-17, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 10 Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-0
7/2/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Andersson/Nilsson	24, Q13	21-18, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 4-2
3/9/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Semi-Finals	Boermans/de Groot	6	Mol/Sorum	3	21-16, 22-20	0:39
3/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool C	Boermans/de Groot	6	Mol/Sorum	3	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	0:49
10/8/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Boermans/de Groot	24	21-14, 21-13	0:34
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Boermans/de Groot	8	By Forfeit
3/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Boermans/de Groot	13, Q5	21-12, 21-16	0:32
8/15/22	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2021	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Boermans/de Groot	5	21-19, 24-26, 15-12	1:06
Lead the series against # 17 Sagstetter/Sagstetter, Germany 1-0
7/31/25	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2025	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Sagstetter/Sagstetter	17	21-17, 21-10	0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Brouwer/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-0
8/3/25	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2025	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Brouwer/van de Velde	18	21-17, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 19 Huster/Just, Germany 1-0
11/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Huster/Just	15, Q9	21-16, 20-22, 15-8	0:51
Lead the series against # 20 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 1-0
10/17/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	3	Popov/Reznik	11	21-12, 21-17	0:30
Lead the series against # 23 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 2-0
4/12/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Pfretzschner/Winter	19, Q4	21-15, 16-21, 15-9	0:46
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 # 27 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 7-2
7/4/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Winner 2	Ehlers/Wickler	16	Mol/Sorum	1	23-21, 21-16	0:38
12/6/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	3	Ehlers/Wickler	5	21-19, 21-17	0:42
8/8/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Semi-Finals	Ehlers/Wickler	3	Mol/Sorum	2	21-13, 17-21, 15-13	0:53
7/14/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	2	Ehlers/Wickler	3	16-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:51
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
8/20/22	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Ehlers/Wickler	6	21-15, 21-14	0:41
Lead the series against # 32 Bedritis/Rinkevics, Latvia 1-0
7/30/25	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2025	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Bedritis/Rinkevics	32	21-12, 21-19	0:31