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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro
September 24 - 28, 2025

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$927,884.94

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$936,281.89

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	69	29	7	9	2	10	0	6	3	2	1	US$1,837,500.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Did not play	Mathias Berntsen - 17th
2024	Christian Sorum - 4th	Anders Mol - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa			0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/27-31/2025	BPT Elite Hamburg	1	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2025	BPT Elite Montréal	1	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
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

Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 74-15 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Alayo/Diaz, Cuba 1-0
8/30/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Hamburg	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Alayo/Diaz	8	21-18, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against 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 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 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 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 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 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 10-0
8/31/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Hamburg	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Bryl/Losiak	7	25-23, 21-14	0:41
8/30/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Hamburg	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Bryl/Losiak	7	21-16, 21-19	0:36
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
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 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
Trail the series against Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-1
8/15/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool A	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	8	Mol/Sorum	1	17-21, 23-21, 16-14	0:54
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against 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 Dillier/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
8/14/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Dillier/Krattiger	9	21-23, 21-19, 24-22	0:59
Lead the series against 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 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 5-1
8/31/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Fokerots/Plavins	13	21-12, 21-16	0:31
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 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar, France 1-0
8/28/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Hamburg	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	12	21-14, 19-21, 15-13	0:49
Trail the series against 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 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 10-0
8/14/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	16, Q11	17-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:53
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 Henning/Wust, Germany 1-0
8/16/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Henning/Wust	11	21-16, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against Horl/Pristauz, Austria 2-0
5/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Horl/Pristauz	24, Q16	21-11, 21-13	0:31
4/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Horl/Pristauz	24, Q6	21-14, 16-21, 15-8	0:44
Lead the series against 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 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 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 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 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