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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Saquarema
April 9 - 13, 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 Winnings:

US$937,384.94

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:

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 Saquarema Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

BPT Elite Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/10/2025	Pool A	Saymon Barbosa / George Wanderley, Brazil (24, Q16)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:33
Thu, 4/10/2025	Pool A	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (12)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:38
Sat, 4/12/2025	Winner 2	Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (5)	Won By Forfeit
Sat, 4/12/2025	Winner 3	Lukas Pfretzschner / Sven Winter, Germany (19, Q4)	Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-9	0:46
Sun, 4/13/2025	Semi-Finals	Renato Lima / Pedro Sousa, Brazil (23, Q11)	Won 21-13, 21-18	0:36
Sun, 4/13/2025	Gold Medal	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (2)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:36

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	9	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$262,000.00	48	7	87.3 %
2024	FIVB	9	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$288,000.00	46	11	80.7 %
2025	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00	6	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	64	27	6	8	2	9	0	6	3	2	1	0	$1,708,500.00	291	60	82.9 %

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
9	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$131,000.00	2023	FIVB	9	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$131,000.00
9	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	$144,000.00	2024	FIVB	9	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	$144,000.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00	2025	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00
73	28	6	10	3	9	11	2	2	2	$862,975.00	Total	Total	89	27	8	8	4	12	11	8	6	5	$871,512.50

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%
2024-2025	53	72.6%	13	17.8%	7	9.6%	66-7	90.4%	15	51.7%	7	24.1%	7	24.1%	15-14	51.7%	53-7	88.3%	28-14	66.7%	4	0	85-21	80.2%
Against the Field	43	74.1%	8	13.8%	7	12.1%	51-7	87.9%	7	29.2%	5	20.8%	12	50.0%	7-17	29.2%	86-16	84.3%	30-24	55.6%	4	0	62-20	75.6%

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 47-11 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 7-4
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
Lead the series against # 3 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 3-2
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
Lead the series against # 5 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 7-0
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
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 # 6 da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 1-0
8/22/24	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Dos Santos/da Silva	10	21-11, 21-19	0:31
Lead the series against # 7 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 2-1
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 # 9 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 6-1
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
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 12 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 8-0
4/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	21-18, 21-17	0:38
7/28/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-14, 21-16	0:37
7/12/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	24-22, 18-21, 28-26	1:12
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 # 13 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 2-0
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
Series tied with # 15 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 2-2
12/4/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool B	Goncalves/Lanci	7	Mol/Sorum	3	18-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:46
10/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	3	Goncalves/Lanci	6	21-19, 21-19	0:40
6/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool C	Goncalves/Lanci	6	Mol/Sorum	3	29-27, 21-18	0:51
7/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Goncalves/Lanci	11	21-11, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 19, Q4 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 # 20, Q7 Budinger/Evans, United States 2-0
8/5/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	2	Budinger/Evans	19	21-16, 21-14	0:36
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 # 23, Q11 Lima/Sousa, Brazil 1-0
4/13/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Lima/Sousa	23, Q11	21-13, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q16 Barbosa/Wanderley, Brazil 1-0
4/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Barbosa/Wanderley	24, Q16	21-17, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # Q6 Carvalhaes/Felipe, Brazil 1-0
5/19/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	9	Carvalhaes/Felipe	6	21-17, 21-13	0:33