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FIVB Age Group World Championships
FIVB BVB U18 WCHS The Hague
July 8 - 12, 2026

(27, Q1) Liam Karlsen/Ludvig Ringoen, Norway

Liam Karlsen
Norway

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 14, 2009 (17 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oslo

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB U18/19 World Championships The Hague 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Ludvig Sødal Ringøen
Norway

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 17, 2009 (17 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kristiansand

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Doha 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$50.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

U18 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/8/2026	Qualifier 2	Viktor Korbas / Jan Kuthan, Czechia (Q16)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:34
Wed, 7/8/2026	Qualifier 3	Karol Lunio / Wojciech Witkowski, Poland (32, Q8)	Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-8	0:50
Thu, 7/9/2026	Pool F	Oleksandr Khomenko / Andrii Merkulov, Ukraine (6)	Won 18-21, 21-13, 18-16	0:47
Fri, 7/10/2026	Pool F	Gavin Mortensen / Caden Phillips, United States (11)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:30
Fri, 7/10/2026	Pool F	Rikuho Kashiwaki / Sota Sugiura, Japan (22)	Lost 15-21, 23-25	0:36
Sat, 7/11/2026	Winner 1	Mana Barham / Cruize Satiu, New Zealand (31, Q12)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:33
Sat, 7/11/2026	Winner 2	Jack Bernardini / Federico Viscuso, Italy (3)	Won 21-18, 22-20	0:38
Sat, 7/11/2026	Winner 3	Ryan Edgar / Thomas Turner, Australia (9)	Lost 12-21, 25-27	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$)
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Liam Karlsen												Ludvig Ringoen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$50.00

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
2026	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	2	75.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	2	75.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Liam Karlsen													Ludvig Ringoen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
											2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2026	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$50.00

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	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	6-2	75.0%
2025-2026	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	6-2	75.0%
Against the Field	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	8-4	66.7%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	6-2	75.0%

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
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
Total	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2

Head to Head Results
Karlsen/Ringoen lead the series against the field 6-2 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Bernardini/Viscuso, Italy 1-0
7/11/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Winner 2	Karlsen/Ringoen	27, Q1	Bernardini/Viscuso	3	21-18, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 6 Khomenko/Merkulov, Ukraine 1-0
7/9/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool F	Karlsen/Ringoen	27, Q1	Khomenko/Merkulov	6	18-21, 21-13, 18-16	0:47
Trail the series against # 9 Edgar/Turner, Australia 0-1
7/11/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Winner 3	Edgar/Turner	9	Karlsen/Ringoen	27, Q1	21-12, 27-25	0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Mortensen/Phillips, United States 1-0
7/10/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool F	Karlsen/Ringoen	27, Q1	Mortensen/Phillips	11	21-13, 21-17	0:30
Trail the series against # 22 Kashiwaki/Sugiura, Japan 0-1
7/10/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool F	Kashiwaki/Sugiura	22	Karlsen/Ringoen	27, Q1	21-15, 25-23	0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Barham/Satiu, New Zealand 1-0
7/11/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Winner 1	Karlsen/Ringoen	27, Q1	Barham/Satiu	31, Q12	21-18, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 32, Q8 Lunio/Witkowski, Poland 1-0
7/8/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Qualifier 3	Karlsen/Ringoen	27, Q1	Lunio/Witkowski	32, Q8	21-18, 18-21, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # Q16 Korbas/Kuthan, Czechia 1-0
7/8/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Qualifier 2	Karlsen/Ringoen	27, Q1	Korbas/Kuthan	Q16	21-15, 21-18	0:34