Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
Saturday, October 7, 2023 Stadium Court 12:00
Match #25: Pool A

(1) Anders Mol/Christian Sorum, Norway
vs.
(25) Daniele Lupo/Enrico Rossi, Italy

Anders Berntsen Mol
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 2, 1997 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Stord
Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 74
Career Wins: 28
Career Winnings: US$871,884.94
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: 13
Tournaments: 90
Career Wins: 27
Career Winnings: US$880,281.89
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB6527692906321 US$1,725,500.00
Previous Tlaxcala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg 1 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal 1 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad 1 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2023 Elite16 Ostrava 1 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 4/26-30/2023 Elite16 Uberlândia 1 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic 1 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 2/1-5/2023 Doha Elite16 1 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 1/26-29/2023 Beach Pro Tour Finals 2 1st 0 US$150,000.00
FIVB 11/9-13/2022 Uberlandia Elite 16 2 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 11/2-6/2022 Cape Town Elite 16 1 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/6/2023 Pool A Ainadino Martinho / Jorge Monjane, Mozambique (48) Won 21-13, 21-9 0:27
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool A Daniele Lupo / Enrico Rossi, Italy (25) Won 19-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:48
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool A Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (24) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:34
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (14) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:32
Thu, 10/12/2023 Winner 2 Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 10/13/2023 Winner 3 Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (16) Lost 14-21, 21-14, 12-15 0:50
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Christian Sorum - 3rd Anders Mol - 3rd
2022World ChampionshipsRome Christian Sorum - 1st Anders Mol - 1st
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 1 3rd 1280 US$35,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 8 1st 1600 US$60,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 1 5th 960 US$18,000.00


Daniele Lupo
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Rome
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 127
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$545,237.50
Enrico Rossi
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 27, 1993 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Cesena
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 72
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$126,674.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
FIVB181000204221213 US$56,250.00
Previous Tlaxcala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Alex Ranghieri - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg Q12 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal Q14 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-16/2023 Challenge Portugal Q6 33rd 140 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad 15, Q9 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Challenge Jurmala 15, Q3 17th 360 US$1,500.00
FIVB 4/26-30/2023 Elite16 Uberlândia Q5 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 4/13-16/2023 Challenge Saquarema 5 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic 16, Q10 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 5 19th 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 11/29-12/3/2022 Torquay Elite 16 4 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2022 Torquay Challenge 3 1st 800 US$10,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/6/2023 Pool A Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (24) Won 10-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:49
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool A Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (1) Lost 21-19, 13-21, 10-15 0:48
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool A Ainadino Martinho / Jorge Monjane, Mozambique (48) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:30
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Jorge Alayo / Noslen Diaz, Cuba (33) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:37
Thu, 10/12/2023 Winner 2 Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (16) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:41
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011World ChampionshipsRome Andrea Tomatis - 33rd Did not play
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Paolo Nicolai - 9th Did not play
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Paolo Nicolai - 17th Did not play
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Paolo Nicolai - 17th Did not play
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Paolo Nicolai - 5th Adrian Carambula - 5th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Alex Ranghieri - 9th Adrian Carambula - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 25 9th 800 US$11,000.00

Head to Head Results
Mol/Sorum lead the series 2-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
10/7/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Lupo/Rossi 25 19-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:48
3/24/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Lupo/Rossi 16, Q10 23-25, 21-17, 15-11 0:51