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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 20,000 BPT Futures Jurmala
June 11 - 15, 2025

(11) Christian Ruud/Torje Thorkildsen, Norway

Christian Jørgensen Ruud
Norway

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 31, 1998 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Askim

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Maricá 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$338.63

Torje Thorkildsen
Norway

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 8, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Bujumbura 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$488.63

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	US$570.27

Previous Jurmala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2019	Svein Solhaug - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	12/5-8/2024	Futures Maricá	8	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB	8/29-9/1/2024	Futures Warsaw	13, Q9	13th	140	€ 100.00
FIVB	7/18-21/2024	Futures Leuven	Q7	21st	60	€ 0.00

Futures Jurmala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/12/2025	Pool B	Sandis Berzins / Ernests Puskundzis, Latvia (14, Q1)	Lost 13-21, 21-11, 11-15	0:31
Fri, 6/13/2025	Pool B	Florian Fiedler / Noah Lachmund, Germany (23, Q11)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:30
Fri, 6/13/2025	Winner 1	Arnis Relins / Mihails Samoilovs, Latvia (8)	Lost 18-21, 23-21, 12-15	0:46

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$525.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$525.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Christian Ruud												Torje Thorkildsen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
20	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	0	0	$262.50	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	$412.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
21	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	0	0	$262.50	Total	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	$412.50

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
2024	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$300.00	3	5	37.5 %
2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$225.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$525.00	4	7	36.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Christian Ruud													Torje Thorkildsen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	$0.00	2019	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$150.00	2024	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$112.50	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$112.50
21	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	0	2	$262.50	Total	Total	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	$412.50

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	3	50.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0-5	0.0%	3-3	50.0%	1-4	20.0%	0	0	4-7	36.4%
2024-2025	3	50.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0-5	0.0%	3-3	50.0%	1-4	20.0%	0	0	4-7	36.4%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	1	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7
Total	0	0	2	1	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 8 Relins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
6/13/25	FIVB	Futures Jurmala	Winner 1	Relins/Samoilovs	8	Ruud/Thorkildsen	11	21-18, 21-23, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Bulgacs/Graudins, Latvia 1-0
8/29/24	FIVB	Futures Warsaw	Qualifier 2	Ruud/Thorkildsen	13, Q9	Bulgacs/Graudins	Q1	21-17, 16-21, 15-7	0:45
Trail the series against # 14, Q1 Berzins/Puskundzis, Latvia 0-1
6/12/25	FIVB	Futures Jurmala	Pool B	Berzins/Puskundzis	14, Q1	Ruud/Thorkildsen	11	21-13, 11-21, 15-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 23, Q11 Fiedler/Lachmund, Germany 1-0
6/13/25	FIVB	Futures Jurmala	Pool B	Ruud/Thorkildsen	11	Fiedler/Lachmund	23, Q11	21-14, 21-19	0:30