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US$150,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
April 25 - 28, 2024

(10) 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 Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Christian Sorum - 9th	Did not play
2019	Hendrik Mol - 33rd	Mathias Berntsen - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	Q8	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	17	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	12	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	9	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	4	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	2	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	27	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	16	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	14	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q6	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	5	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	3	19	300	US$1,000.00
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

Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool C	Moritz Pristauz / Robin Seidl, Austria (15)	Won 21-14, 21-11	0:30
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool C	Theo Brunner / Trevor Crabb, United States (3)	Won By Forfeit
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 1	Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (11)	Won 21-13, 21-13	0:34
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 2	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (18, Q5)	Lost 21-12, 18-21, 10-15	0:53

Head to Head Results
Berntsen/Mol lead the series against the field 21-17

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Alayo/Diaz, Cuba 1-1
4/17/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 2	Alayo/Diaz	13, Q1	Berntsen/Mol	Q8	15-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:42
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 # 2 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 0-2
4/12/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Pool E	Pfretzschner/Winter	8	Berntsen/Mol	17	21-18, 17-21, 15-11	0:53
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 1	Pfretzschner/Winter	13, Q1	Berntsen/Mol	2	23-21, 26-24	0:50
Lead the series against # 3 Brunner/Crabb, United States 1-0
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool C	Berntsen/Mol	10	Brunner/Crabb	3	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 4 Budinger/Evans, United States 0-2
3/30/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 1	Budinger/Evans	3	Berntsen/Mol	12	21-17, 21-18	0:34
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 2	Budinger/Evans	5	Berntsen/Mol	9	21-15, 21-12	0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 0-1
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool E	Hodges/Schubert	20, Q12	Berntsen/Mol	5	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 0-3
11/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Pool D	Carracher/Nicolaidis	16	Berntsen/Mol	4	21-15, 21-19	0:38
11/30/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Pool C	Carracher/Nicolaidis	11	Berntsen/Mol	3	21-19, 21-19	0:35
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	36	Berntsen/Mol	30	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Bello/Bello, England 2-0
4/27/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Winner 1	Berntsen/Mol	10	Bello/Bello	11	21-13, 21-13	0:34
12/1/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Pool C	Berntsen/Mol	3	Bello/Bello	14, Q3	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 12 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool A	Carvalhaes/Solberg	1	Berntsen/Mol	12	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 13 Dal Corso/Viscovich, Italy 0-1
11/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Pool D	Dal Corso/Viscovich	21	Berntsen/Mol	4	24-22, 21-15	0:38
Series tied with # 14, Q1 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 # 15 Pristauz/Seidl, Austria 4-0
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool C	Berntsen/Mol	10	Pristauz/Seidl	15	21-14, 21-11	0:30
4/17/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 1	Berntsen/Mol	Q8	Pristauz/Seidl	Q9	20-22, 21-18, 15-10	0:55
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Lucky Loser	Berntsen/Mol	9	Pristauz/Seidl	14	21-16, 26-28, 15-11	1:00
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool E	Berntsen/Mol	5	Pristauz/Seidl	17	24-22, 17-21, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 16 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 0-2
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool D	Knasas/Stankevicius	16	Berntsen/Mol	9	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:56
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 # 17, Q3 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 3-0
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	9	Breer/Krattiger	21, Q7	21-19, 17-21, 20-18	0:56
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 # 18, Q5 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-1
4/27/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q5	Berntsen/Mol	10	12-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:53
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool B	Berntsen/Mol	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-16, 25-23	0:41
7/8/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool C	Berntsen/Mol	30, Q11	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	21-18, 21-19	0:43
9/4/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Qualifier 2	Berntsen/Mol	29, Q13	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q4	21-17, 24-22	0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 2-1
10/6/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Berntsen/Mol	27	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	22	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:45
12/1/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Pool C	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	6	Berntsen/Mol	3	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:47
7/23/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Winner 1	Berntsen/Mol	2	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	5	21-12, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 22, Q10 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 0-1
7/23/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Gold Medal	Campos/Pedrosa	18, Q11	Berntsen/Mol	16	21-16, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 24, Q20 Aye/Aye, France 1-0
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Berntsen/Mol	Q6	Aye/Aye	Q11	16-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:43
Lead the series against # Q2 Canet/Rotar, France 1-0
7/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Winner 2	Berntsen/Mol	16	Canet/Rotar	22	21-14, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # Q7 Taovato/Tipjan, Thailand 1-0
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool B	Berntsen/Mol	2	Taovato/Tipjan	23	21-16, 21-8	0:31