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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Saquarema
April 13 - 16, 2023

(3) Mathias Berntsen/Hendrik Mol, Norway

Mathias Berntsen
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 5, 1996 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Arendal, Aust-Agder

Resides:

Aamli

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$87,926.38

Hendrik Nikolai Mol
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 10, 1994 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Strandvik

Resides:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

105 kg (231 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$78,126.38

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	56	0	2	2	0	8	0	12	2	9	3	1	5	6	6	US$151,916.10
Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	57	0	2	2	0	8	1	12	2	9	3	1	5	6	6	US$151,916.10

Previous Saquarema Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	9	3	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	13	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	3	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/9-13/2022	Uberlandia Elite 16	8	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/2-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	9	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	10	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	2	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/6-9/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	27	9	530	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	30	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	16, Q6	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	19, Q4	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	Q11	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	11/10-14/2021	Itapema Four Star	11	17	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2021	Gstaad 4 Star	30, Q11	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2021	Ostrava 4 Star	Q13	41	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2021	Sochi 4 Star	29, Q8	17	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	27, Q10	25	240	US$2,000.00

Challenge Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/14/2023	Pool C	Audrius Knasas / Patrikas Stankevicius, Lithuania (22, Q16)	Lost 21-23, 18-21	0:41
Fri, 4/14/2023	Pool C	Nicolas Capogrosso / Tomas Capogrosso, Argentina (10, Q3)	Lost 21-18, 14-21, 13-15	0:47

Head to Head Results
Berntsen/Mol lead the series against the field 12-5

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	29, Q8	Gavira/Herrera	20	22-20, 21-12	0:37
5/18/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Berntsen/Mol	21, Q1	21-13, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 6, Q1 Alayo/Diaz, Cuba 1-0
4/9/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Bronze Medal	Berntsen/Mol	9	Alayo/Diaz	12, Q2	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 10, Q3 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-1
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool C	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	10, Q3	Berntsen/Mol	3	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-0
4/8/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Winner 1	Berntsen/Mol	9	Horl/Horst	17	21-18, 21-10	0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Kantor/Rudol, Poland 1-0
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	9	Kantor/Rudol	21, Q9	21-23, 21-18, 15-8	0:49
Trail the series against # 16, Q9 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
4/18/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	Berntsen/Mol	27, Q10	21-15, 18-21, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 19 Ermacora/Waller, Austria 1-0
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool A	Berntsen/Mol	13	Ermacora/Waller	12	21-18, 16-21, 17-15	0:48
Trail the series against # 22, Q16 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 0-1
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool C	Knasas/Stankevicius	22, Q16	Berntsen/Mol	3	23-21, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 24 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 2-0
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	9	Breer/Krattiger	16	21-17, 21-14	0:36
7/24/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Semi-Finals	Berntsen/Mol	2	Breer/Krattiger	3	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # Q8 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
7/23/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Winner 2	Berntsen/Mol	2	Sarabia/Virgen	17, Q3	18-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:48
6/1/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Berntsen/Mol	16, Q6	Sarabia/Virgen	Q11	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Series tied with # Q14 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 1-1
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool B	Aravena/Droguett	15, Q4	Berntsen/Mol	10	21-18, 21-19	0:41
5/21/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Winner 1	Berntsen/Mol	19, Q4	Aravena/Droguett	2	24-22, 21-14	0:41
Lead the series against # Q21 Mermer/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool F	Berntsen/Mol	19, Q4	Mermer/Urlu	6	21-10, 21-9	0:29
Lead the series against # Q23 da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 1-0
11/10/22	FIVB	Uberlandia Elite 16	Pool A	Berntsen/Mol	8	Dos Santos/da Silva	16, Q5	21-16, 21-15	0:31