Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
Saturday, October 7, 2023 Stadium Court 21:00
Match #29: Pool C
(3) Andy Benesh/Miles Partain, United States
vs.
(27) Mathias Berntsen/Hendrik Mol, Norway
Andy Benesh
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 14, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Height: 203 cm (6'9")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 27
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$95,650.00
Miles Partain
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 18, 2001 (23 yrs old)
Home Town: Pacific Palisades, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 22
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$92,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB202121707000 US$185,000.00
Previous Tlaxcala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Nick Lucena - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2023 Elite16 Paris 1 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg 2 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal 2 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad 9 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2023 Elite16 Ostrava 13, Q3 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 4/13-16/2023 Challenge Saquarema 8, Q2 4th 680 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/6-9/2023 Challenge Itapema 13, Q3 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 10/27-30/2022 Dubai 2nd Challenge 4, Q1 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/22-25/2022 Dubai 1st Challenge 15, Q3 1st 800 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/13-16/2022 Maldives Challenge 22, Q9 5th 600 US$3,750.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/6/2023 Pool C Peter Hernandez / Hernan Tovar, Venezuela (46) Won 21-9, 21-14 0:32
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool C Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (27) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:40
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool C Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Youssef Krou, France (22) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:45
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Piotr Kantor / Jakub Zdybek, Poland (30) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Thu, 10/12/2023 Winner 2 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (5) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Fri, 10/13/2023 Winner 3 Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:40
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 3 5th 960 US$18,000.00

Mathias Berntsen
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 5, 1996 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Arendal, Aust-Agder
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 81
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$112,176.38
Hendrik Nikolai Mol
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 10, 1994 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Strandvik
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 105 kg (231 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 73
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$102,376.38
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171921253341Money
FIVB630220120125931566 US$200,416.10
Previous Tlaxcala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton 16 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/13-16/2023 Challenge Portugal 14 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad Q6 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Challenge Jurmala 5 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/13-16/2023 Challenge Saquarema 3 19th 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 4/6-9/2023 Challenge Itapema 9 3rd 720 US$7,000.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 13 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 11/29-12/3/2022 Torquay Elite 16 3 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 11/9-13/2022 Uberlandia Elite 16 8 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 11/2-6/2022 Cape Town Elite 16 9 9th 600 US$6,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/6/2023 Pool C Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Youssef Krou, France (22) Won 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:45
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool C Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (3) Lost 21-23, 17-21 0:40
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool C Peter Hernandez / Hernan Tovar, Venezuela (46) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:36
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022World ChampionshipsRome Hendrik Mol - 17th Mathias Berntsen - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 30 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 27 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Benesh/Partain lead the series 3-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
5/24/24FIVBBPT Elite16 Espinho Pool A Benesh/Partain 9 Berntsen/Mol 16, Q13 21-14, 21-14 0:36
5/3/24FIVBElite16 Brasília Pool B Benesh/Partain 2 Berntsen/Mol 15, Q7 21-19, 21-15 0:37
10/7/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool C Benesh/Partain 3 Berntsen/Mol 27 23-21, 21-17 0:40