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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Brasília
April 29 - May 3, 2026

(5) 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$961,884.94

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$970,281.89

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	74	30	7	9	2	13	0	7	3	2	1	US$1,905,500.00

Previous Brasília Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Christian Sorum - 3rd	Anders Mol - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	5	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	1	9th	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	1	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	1	5th	760	US$9,000.00
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$30,000.00
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

BPT Elite Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/29/2026	Pool E	Adrielson Dos Santos / Arthur da Silva, Brazil (20, Q4)	Lost 15-21, 21-14, 12-15	0:47
Thu, 4/30/2026	Pool E	Leo Dillier / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (17, Q1)	Won By Forfeit
Fri, 5/1/2026	Pool E	Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (8)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:34
Sat, 5/2/2026	Winner 1	Andy Benesh / Taylor Crabb, United States (11)	Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:47
Sat, 5/2/2026	Winner 2	Kristians Fokerots / Martins Plavins, Latvia (4)	Lost 17-21, 11-21	0:29

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	39	17	4	6	2	5	0	2	2	1	0	0	$851,000.00
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	74	30	7	9	2	13	0	7	3	2	1	0	$1,905,500.00

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
42	17	4	6	2	5	5	1	1	0	$431,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	44	17	4	6	2	5	4	1	2	0	$429,500.00
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
83	31	7	11	3	13	12	2	2	0	$961,475.00	Total	99	30	9	9	4	16	12	8	6	0	$970,012.50

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	9	3	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$188,000.00	39	10	79.6 %
2026	FIVB	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$49,000.00	9	3	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	74	30	7	9	2	13	0	7	3	2	1	0	$1,905,500.00	333	73	82.0 %

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
9	3	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	$94,000.00	2025	FIVB	9	3	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	$94,000.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$24,500.00	2026	FIVB	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$24,500.00
83	31	7	11	3	13	12	2	2	2	$961,475.00	Total	Total	99	30	9	9	4	16	12	8	6	5	$970,012.50

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	224	76.5%	46	15.7%	23	7.8%	270-23	92.2%	55	55.6%	19	19.2%	25	25.3%	55-44	55.6%	224-25	90.0%	101-42	70.6%	8	6	333-73	82.0%
2025-2026	33	75.0%	7	15.9%	4	9.1%	40-4	90.9%	6	40.0%	4	26.7%	5	33.3%	6-9	40.0%	33-5	86.8%	13-8	61.9%	2	0	48-13	78.7%
Against the Field	38	79.2%	7	14.6%	3	6.3%	45-3	93.8%	7	41.2%	2	11.8%	8	47.1%	7-10	41.2%	76-10	88.4%	28-10	73.7%	3	0	55-10	84.6%

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	87	17	0	0	46	9	21	8	6	2	17	4	180	40
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	159	28	0	0	92	24	37	11	9	2	30	7	333	73

Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series against the field 55-10 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 7-5
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
Lead the series against # 2 Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 4-0
4/12/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	5	Andersson/Nilsson	3	21-16, 23-21	0:40
9/20/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Andersson/Nilsson	3	21-18, 21-17	0:36
8/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Andersson/Nilsson	10	21-19, 21-13	0:36
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 # 4 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 6-2
5/2/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 2	Fokerots/Plavins	4	Mol/Sorum	5	21-17, 21-11	0:29
4/12/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	5	Fokerots/Plavins	6	21-14, 21-15	0:38
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 # 6 Lima/Loyola, Brazil 1-0
9/26/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	1	Lima/Loyola	16	21-11, 21-15	0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 0-1
4/10/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool E	Berger/Hammarberg	8	Mol/Sorum	5	21-16, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 3-0
5/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool E	Mol/Sorum	5	Berntsen/Mol	8	21-17, 21-15	0:34
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 # 9 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 11-0
4/11/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	5	Bryl/Losiak	9	21-14, 21-18	0:39
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 # 10 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
Lead the series against # 11 Benesh/Crabb, United States 1-0
5/2/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	5	Benesh/Crabb	11	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 Cottafava/Dal Corso, Italy 1-0
4/10/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	5	Cottafava/Dal Corso	13	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 17, Q1 Dillier/Krattiger, Switzerland 5-0
4/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool E	Mol/Sorum	5	Dillier/Krattiger	17, Q1	By Forfeit
4/9/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool E	Mol/Sorum	5	Dillier/Krattiger	17, Q2	21-12, 21-14	0:33
11/16/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Dillier/Krattiger	24	24-26, 21-16, 15-12	0:56
9/18/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Dillier/Krattiger	13	21-10, 21-14	0:32
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 # 18, Q2 Pickett/Schachter, Canada 2-0
11/19/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	1	Pickett/Schachter	35	18-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:51
4/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Pickett/Schachter	21, Q8	24-22, 21-15	0:41
Series tied with # 20, Q4 da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 1-1
4/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool E	Dos Santos/da Silva	20, Q4	Mol/Sorum	5	21-15, 14-21, 15-12	0:47
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 # Q12 De Paula/Goncalves, Brazil 1-0
4/8/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool E	Mol/Sorum	5	De Paula/Goncalves	20, Q6	21-17, 21-18	0:35