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CEV Under Age
CEV U18 European Championships
September 16 - 20, 2026

(7) 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 (2 times)

Career CEV Under Age Best:

5th (Izmir 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 CEV Under Age Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$50.00

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Izmir Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	7/8-12/2026	U18 World Championships	27, Q1	5th	192	US$0.00

CEV U18 European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/17/2026	Pool G	Kirill Aleksandrov / Vladimir Klimov, Russia (26, Q10)	Lost 19-21, 29-31	0:44
Fri, 9/18/2026	Pool G	Lukas Hunady / Kevin Kalma, Slovakia (23)	Won 21-5, 21-14	0:26
Fri, 9/18/2026	Pool G	Henrik Brus / Casper Tjernqvist, Sweden (10)	Won 21-16, 21-9	0:28
Sat, 9/19/2026	Winner 2	Andrii Merkulov / Andrii Shulhin, Ukraine (5)	Won 24-22, 21-16	0:34
Sat, 9/19/2026	Winner 3	Bockfeld Ben / Faber Hendrik, Germany (2)	Lost 17-21, 24-22, 11-15	0:50
Sun, 9/20/2026		Jack Bernardini / Federico Viscuso, Italy (3)	Won 22-20, 21-14	0:33
Sun, 9/20/2026		Kyan Bezemer / Sven van Groenestein, Netherlands (13)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:31

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 %
2026	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	2	75.0 %
Total	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	2	71.4 %

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
											2025	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	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	2026	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	6	1	0	0	0	3	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	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	5-1	83.3%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
2025-2026	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	5-1	83.3%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
Against the Field	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	10-2	83.3%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%

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 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Ben/Hendrik, Germany 0-1
9/19/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships	Winner 3	Ben/Hendrik	2	Karlsen/Ringoen	7	21-17, 22-24, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 3 Bernardini/Viscuso, Italy 2-0
9/20/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships		Karlsen/Ringoen	7	Bernardini/Viscuso	3	22-20, 21-14	0:33
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 # 5 Merkulov/Shulhin, Ukraine 1-0
9/19/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships	Winner 2	Karlsen/Ringoen	7	Merkulov/Shulhin	5	24-22, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Brus/Tjernqvist, Sweden 1-0
9/18/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships	Pool G	Karlsen/Ringoen	7	Brus/Tjernqvist	10	21-16, 21-9	0:28
Lead the series against # 13 Bezemer/van Groenestein, Netherlands 1-0
9/20/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships		Karlsen/Ringoen	7	Bezemer/van Groenestein	13	21-15, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 23 Hunady/Kalma, Slovakia 1-0
9/18/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships	Pool G	Karlsen/Ringoen	7	Hunady/Kalma	23	21-5, 21-14	0:26
Trail the series against # 26, Q10 Aleksandrov/Klimov, Russia 0-1
9/17/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships	Pool G	Aleksandrov/Klimov	26, Q10	Karlsen/Ringoen	7	21-19, 31-29	0:44