Oslo, Norway, August 31, 2019 – It was a great Saturday for the Norwegian teams as Anders Mol and Nils Ringoen posted a straight-set victory in the quarterfinals, completing the all-Norwegian final four cast in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Oslo 1-star.
Mol and Ringoen remained unbeaten in the tournament, as they edged their compatriots Svein Oddmund Solhaug and Jonas Tomter with an impressive 2-0 (21-15, 21-17) finish to claim the last spot in the semifinals.
Meanwhile, Christian Sorum and Markus Mol also kept their winning streak going as they triumphed over Denmark’s Mads Rosager and Jacob Stein Brinck 2-0 (21-17, 21-16).
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Earlier, Daniel Bergerud and Lars Tveit Retterholt secured the first semifinal ticket after prevailing in their three-set encounter with Denmark’s Morten Overgaard and Martin Trans Hansen 2-1 (21-18, 17-21, 15-11).
Hendrik Mol and Mathias Berntsen likewise succeeded against Youth Olympic Games gold medallists David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig of Sweden in a three-set encounter (24-22, 19-21, 15-12) to make it to the final four.