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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$75,000 Kish Island Open
February 15 - 19, 2016

(22, Q2) Morten Kvamsdal/Christian Sorum, Norway

Morten Kvamsdal
Norway

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 10, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bergen

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Fortaleza 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$15,987.50

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$945,781.89

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	33	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	1	US$9,375.00

Previous Kish Island Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/8-13/2015	Qatar Open	25, Q4	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	10/21-25/2015	Antalya Open	Q4	33rd	60	US$0.00

Kish Island Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 2/15/2016	Qualifier 2	Mathias Berntsen / Anders Mol, Norway (Q18)	Won 21-16, 11-21, 15-11	0:39
Tue, 2/16/2016	Pool F	Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Artem Yarzutkin, Russia (11)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:31
Tue, 2/16/2016	Pool F	Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (6)	Won 21-16, 21-11	0:31
Wed, 2/17/2016	Pool F	Jian Bao / Likejiang Ha, China (27, Q7)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:36
Wed, 2/17/2016	Winner 1	Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (17)	Lost 18-21, 13-21	0:35

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	$9,375.00
Total	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	$9,375.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Morten Kvamsdal												Christian Sorum
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	4	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$62,000.00
											World Tour Finals	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350,000.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$9,350.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	42	16	4	6	2	4	4	1	2	0	$405,000.00
13	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	0	$6,437.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	32	7	2	0	0	7	4	7	4	0	$123,187.50
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	8	0	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	$5,325.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$200.00	Challenger
1	0	0	0	0	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
27	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	6	0	$15,987.50	Total	97	29	9	9	4	15	12	8	6	0	$945,512.50

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$2,000.00	7	5	58.3 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$2,000.00	7	5	58.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Morten Kvamsdal													Christian Sorum
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2010	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$200.00	2010	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2012	FIVB
											2012	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	$3,000.00	2013	FIVB
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	$4,600.00	2014	FIVB
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$3,500.00	2015	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$1,000.00	2016	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$1,000.00
22	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	13	$12,300.00	Total	Total	8	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	3	$1,000.00

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	11	64.7%	3	17.6%	3	17.6%	14-3	82.4%	5	25.0%	3	15.0%	12	60.0%	5-15	25.0%	11-12	47.8%	8-6	57.1%	0	1	19-19	50.0%
2015-2016	11	64.7%	3	17.6%	3	17.6%	14-3	82.4%	5	25.0%	3	15.0%	12	60.0%	5-15	25.0%	11-12	47.8%	8-6	57.1%	0	1	19-19	50.0%
Against the Field	4	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	2	15.4%	2	15.4%	9	69.2%	2-11	15.4%	8-18	30.8%	8-6	57.1%	0	0	8-12	40.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	11	2	7	13	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	19
Total	0	0	11	2	7	13	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	19

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 6 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-0
2/16/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool F	Kvamsdal/Sorum	22, Q2	Plavins/Regza	6	21-16, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
11/10/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool H	Kantor/Losiak	9	Kvamsdal/Sorum	25, Q4	21-18, 25-23	0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 0-1
2/16/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool F	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	11	Kvamsdal/Sorum	22, Q2	21-17, 21-19	0:31
Trail the series against # 17 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 0-1
2/17/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Winner 1	Kosiak/Rudol	17	Kvamsdal/Sorum	22, Q2	21-18, 21-13	0:35
Trail the series against # 18 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 0-1
11/11/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool H	Santos Pereira/Younousse	8	Kvamsdal/Sorum	25, Q4	21-12, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Bao/Ha, China 2-0
2/17/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool F	Kvamsdal/Sorum	22, Q2	Bao/Ha	27, Q7	21-13, 21-16	0:36
11/9/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Qualifier 2	Kvamsdal/Sorum	25, Q4	Bao/Ha	Q13	18-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # Q18 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
2/15/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Qualifier 2	Kvamsdal/Sorum	22, Q2	Berntsen/Mol	Q18	21-16, 11-21, 15-11	0:39