Anders Mol and Christian Sørum of Norway reached the final of the men's event in Cancun ©Getty Images

Anders Mol and Christian Sørum of Norway have progressed to the final on their first International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour appearance since September 2019 after beating Czech pair Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner in Cancun.

Mol and Sørum, the men's world number one-ranked team, fought back from a set down to win 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 to secure their spot in the final of the four-star event, being held as part of the FIVB's Cancun Hub.

The Norwegian duo will take on Cherif Samba and Ahmed Tijan of Qatar for the title after they overcame Austrian qualifiers Martin Ermacora and Moritz Pristauz 21-17, 21-18.

"Christian and I hate losing more than anything and I think that's what makes us one of the most difficult teams to play against," said Mol.

Canada's Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes progressed to the women's final ©Getty Images
Canada's Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes progressed to the women's final ©Getty Images

"To be in the final in our first tournament in the season after a year in which we had some struggles and didn't get to practice as much as we wanted is amazing, I can't believe it. 

"We missed playing beach volleyball and it's great to be back."

The final of the women's tournament will be between Canada's Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes and Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima of Brazil.

Pavan and Humana-Paredes defeated Germany's Chantal Laboureur and Cinja Tillmann 21-16, 21-14, while Antunes and Lima ousted compatriots Agatha Bednarczuk and Eduarda Lisboa 21-14, 10-21, 15-13.

Competition in the Mexican city is due to continue tomorrow, with the event part of the Tokyo 2020 qualifying process.