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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
July 2 - 6, 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$887,884.94

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:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$896,281.89

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	67	27	7	9	2	10	0	6	3	2	1	US$1,757,500.00

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
2024	Christian Sorum - 3rd	Anders Mol - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

BPT Elite Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/2/2025	Pool A	Elmer Andersson / Jacob Nilsson, Sweden (24, Q13)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:34
Thu, 7/3/2025	Pool A	Thomas Hodges / Zachery Schubert, Australia (13)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:30
Fri, 7/4/2025	Winner 2	Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (16)	Lost 21-23, 16-21	0:38
Sat, 7/5/2025	Winner 3	Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (18, Q3)	Lost 19-21, 21-18, 11-15	0:52

Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 68-20 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 14-2
12/7/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-11, 21-16	0:34
11/9/24	FIVB	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	2	Tijan/Younousse	3	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:49
10/20/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	3	Tijan/Younousse	5	25-27, 21-17, 19-17	1:09
8/10/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	2	Tijan/Younousse	13	21-13, 21-16	0:32
7/11/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Tijan/Younousse	10	23-25, 21-13, 15-10	0:55
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 8 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 2-3
4/20/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Lanci	15	Mol/Sorum	1	21-18, 15-21, 23-21	1:03
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 # 10 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
Lead the series against # 11 Benesh/Partain, United States 4-3
5/31/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Benesh/Partain	9	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:49
7/13/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	2	Benesh/Partain	6	21-17, 21-16	0:40
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 # 12 Schalk/Shaw, United States 1-0
5/31/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Schalk/Shaw	15	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 2-0
7/3/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Hodges/Schubert	13	21-15, 21-13	0:30
3/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	3	Hodges/Schubert	14, Q5	21-16, 20-22, 15-8	0:46
Lead the series against # 14 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 4-1
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 # 16 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 6-2
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
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 7-4
7/5/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Winner 3	Loyola/Wanderley	18, Q3	Mol/Sorum	1	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:52
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 # 24, Q13 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 # Q4 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 9-0
4/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	21-11, 21-8	0:30
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 # Q5 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 # Q8 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