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FIVB Age Group World Championships
FIVB BVB U18 WCHS The Hague
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Court #3 14:50

Match #17: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2

(Q1) Liam Karlsen/Ludvig Ringoen, Norway
vs.
(Q16) Viktor Korbas/Jan Kuthan, Czechia

Liam Karlsen
Norway

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 14, 2009 (17 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oslo

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Ludvig Sødal Ringøen
Norway

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 17, 2009 (17 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kristiansand

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Doha 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$50.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

U18 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/8/2026	Qualifier 2	Viktor Korbas / Jan Kuthan, Czechia (Q16)

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$)
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Liam Karlsen												Ludvig Ringoen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00

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

Individual Finishes by Season

Liam Karlsen													Ludvig Ringoen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
											2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											Total	Total	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

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
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Viktor Korbas
Czechia

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 28, 2009 (16 yrs old)

Home Town:

Praha

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Jan Kuthan
Czechia

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 15, 2009 (17 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

U18 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/8/2026	Qualifier 1	S.W. Chung / Y.L. Lai, Hong Kong (Q17)	Won 21-9, 21-16	0:31
Wed, 7/8/2026	Qualifier 2	Liam Karlsen / Ludvig Ringoen, Norway (Q1)

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$)
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Viktor Korbas												Jan Kuthan
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

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

Individual Finishes by Season

Viktor Korbas

Jan Kuthan

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$)

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	2-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%

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
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/8/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Qualifier 2