title: 2018 World Rowing Championships – Men's single sculls
text: # 2018 World Rowing Championships – Men's single sculls
  
  The men's single sculls competition at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv took place at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  The schedule was as follows:
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sunday 9 September 2018 | 12:17 | Heats |
  | Monday 10 September 2018 | 12:01 | Repechages |
  | Thursday 13 September 2018 | 09:49 | Quarterfinals |
  | Thursday 13 September 2018 | 16:37 | Semifinals C/D |
  | Thursday 13 September 2018 | 17:25 | Semifinals E/F |
  | Friday 14 September 2018 | 09:51 | Semifinals A/B |
  | Saturday 15 September 2018 | 16:21 | Final D |
  | Saturday 15 September 2018 | 16:45 | Final E |
  | Saturday 15 September 2018 | 16:53 | Final F |
  | Sunday 16 September 2018 | 09:38 | Final C |
  | Sunday 16 September 2018 | 10:38 | Final B |
  | Sunday 16 September 2018 | 12:04 | Final A |
  
  All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  The three fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Robbie Manson | New Zealand | 6:53.68 | Q |
  | 2 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | 6:55.33 | Q |
  | 3 | Robert Ven | Finland | 6:58.11 | Q |
  | 4 | Romuald Thomas | France | 7:02.43 | R |
  | 5 | Andrei Jämsä | Estonia | 7:22.90 | R |
  | 6 | Privel Hinkati | Benin | 7:26.65 | R |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ondřej Synek | Czech Republic | 6:56.73 | Q |
  | 2 | Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár | Hungary | 7:03.33 | Q |
  | 3 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | Azerbaijan | 7:06.90 | Q |
  | 4 | Mmbudzeni Masutha | South Africa | 7:18.72 | R |
  | 5 | Abdelkhalek El-Banna | Egypt | 7:20.30 | R |
  | 6 | Oleksandr Lukianenko | Ukraine | 7:49.02 | R |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dzianis Mihal | Belarus | 6:51.43 | Q |
  | 2 | Oliver Zeidler | Germany | 6:52.55 | Q |
  | 3 | Dani Fridman | Israel | 6:55.39 | Q |
  | 4 | Kevin Meador | United States | 6:57.53 | R |
  | 5 | Onat Kazakli | Turkey | 6:57.90 | R |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sverri Sandberg Nielsen | Denmark | 6:50.01 | Q |
  | 2 | Marko Marjanović | Serbia | 6:54.59 | Q |
  | 3 | Pierre De Loof | Belgium | 6:55.17 | Q |
  | 4 | Anders Backeus | Sweden | 7:01.91 | R |
  | 5 | Rio Rii | Vanuatu | 7:42.39 | R |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kjetil Borch | Norway | 6:41.00 | Q |
  | 2 | Nico Stahlberg | Switzerland | 6:44.21 | Q |
  | 3 | Harry Leask | Great Britain | 6:45.25 | Q |
  | 4 | Luke Letcher | Australia | 6:47.69 | R |
  | 5 | Arturo Rivarola | Paraguay | 7:25.39 | R |
  
  **Heat 6**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mindaugas Griškonis | Lithuania | 6:51.07 | Q |
  | 2 | Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk | Poland | 6:58.78 | Q |
  | 3 | Simone Martini | Italy | 7:02.00 | Q |
  | 4 | Brian Rosso | Argentina | 7:22.57 | R |
  | 5 | Methasit Phromphoem | Thailand | 7:37.62 | R |
  
  ### Repechages
  
  The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the E/F semifinals.
  
  **Repechage 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Onat Kazakli | Turkey | 7:00.75 | Q |
  | 2 | Romuald Thomas | France | 7:01.48 | Q |
  | 3 | Brian Rosso | Argentina | 7:04.15 | SE/F |
  | 4 | Oleksandr Lukianenko | Ukraine | 7:23.60 | SE/F |
  | 5 | Arturo Rivarola | Paraguay | 7:27.62 | SE/F |
  
  **Repechage 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Anders Backeus | Sweden | 7:06.81 | Q |
  | 2 | Mmbudzeni Masutha | South Africa | 7:14.42 | Q |
  | 3 | Andrei Jämsä | Estonia | 7:16.97 | SE/F |
  | 4 | Methasit Phromphoem | Thailand | 7:34.80 | SE/F |
  
  **Repechage 3**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kevin Meador | United States | 6:56.56 | Q |
  | 2 | Luke Letcher | Australia | 7:03.33 | Q |
  | 3 | Abdelkhalek El-Banna | Egypt | 7:10.02 | SE/F |
  | 4 | Privel Hinkati | Benin | 7:29.41 | SE/F |
  | 5 | Rillio Rii | Vanuatu | 7:40.86 | SE/F |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  The three fastest boats in each quarter advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.
  
  **Quarterfinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Robbie Manson | New Zealand | 6:49.75 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Mindaugas Griškonis | Lithuania | 6:51.47 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Nico Stahlberg | Switzerland | 6:54.43 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Luke Letcher | Australia | 7:00.31 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Anders Backeus | Sweden | 7:01.67 | SC/D |
  | 6 | Pierre De Loof | Belgium | 7:06.74 | SC/D |
  
  **Quarterfinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ondřej Synek | Czech Republic | 6:52.24 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Kjetil Borch | Norway | 6:54.29 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Marko Marjanović | Serbia | 6:57.79 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Romuald Thomas | France | 6:59.31 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Kevin Meador | United States | 7:08.69 | SC/D |
  | 6 | Dani Fridman | Israel | 7:25.61 | SC/D |
  
  **Quarterfinal 3**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Harry Leask | Great Britain | 6:53.38 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Dzianis Mihal | Belarus | 6:56.22 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár | Hungary | 6:57.81 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Simone Martini | Italy | 6:59.14 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Onat Kazakli | Turkey | 7:18.31 | SC/D |
  | 6 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | 7:25.62 | SC/D |
  
  **Quarterfinal 4**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Oliver Zeidler | Germany | 6:49.10 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Sverri Sandberg Nielsen | Denmark | 6:51.37 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk | Poland | 6:58.13 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | Azerbaijan | 7:01.70 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Robert Ven | Finland | 7:02.89 | SC/D |
  | 6 | Mmbudzeni Masutha | South Africa | 7:48.91 | SC/D |
  
  ### Semifinals E/F
  
  The two fastest boats in semi 1 and three in semi 2 were sent to the E final. The remaining boats were sent to the F final.
  
  **Semifinals 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Abdelkhalek El-Banna | Egypt | 7:27.82 | FE |
  | 2 | Methasit Phromphoem | Thailand | 7:59.89 | FE |
  | 3 | Rillio Rii | Vanuatu | 8:12.68 | FF |
  
  **Semifinals 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Andrei Jämsä | Estonia | 7:47.01 | FE |
  | 2 | Oleksandr Lukianenko | Ukraine | 7:50.66 | FE |
  | 3 | Arturo Rivarola | Paraguay | 7:56.41 | FE |
  | 4 | Privel Hinkati | Benin | 8:08.70 | FF |
  
  ### Semifinals C/D
  
  The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.
  
  **Semifinals 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Pierre De Loof | Belgium | 7:09.94 | FC |
  | 2 | Robert Ven | Finland | 7:10.30 | FC |
  | 3 | Simone Martini | Italy | 7:11.01 | FC |
  | 4 | Luke Letcher | Australia | 7:14.87 | FD |
  | 5 | Kevin Meador | United States | 7:17.90 | FD |
  | 6 | Mmbudzeni Masutha | South Africa | 7:29.26 | FD |
  
  **Semifinals 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dani Fridman | Israel | 7:07.73 | FC |
  | 2 | Onat Kazakli | Turkey | 7:09.68 | FC |
  | 3 | Romuald Thomas | France | 7:09.93 | FC |
  | 4 | Anders Backeus | Sweden | 7:13.97 | FD |
  | 5 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | 7:27.46 | FD |
  | 6 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | Azerbaijan | 7:32.33 | FD |
  
  ### Semifinals A/B
  
  The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.
  
  **Semifinals 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kjetil Borch | Norway | 6:43.35 | FA |
  | 2 | Harry Leask | Great Britain | 6:45.05 | FA |
  | 3 | Robbie Manson | New Zealand | 6:45.22 | FA |
  | 4 | Sverri Sandberg Nielsen | Denmark | 6:45.99 | FB |
  | 5 | Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk | Poland | 6:48.96 | FB |
  | 6 | Nico Stahlberg | Switzerland | 6:54.40 | FB |
  
  **Semifinals 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ondřej Synek | Czech Republic | 6:48.55 | FA |
  | 2 | Oliver Zeidler | Germany | 6:49.63 | FA |
  | 3 | Mindaugas Griškonis | Lithuania | 6:51.72 | FA |
  | 4 | Dzianis Mihal | Belarus | 7:00.74 | FB |
  | 5 | Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár | Hungary | 7:03.30 | FB |
  | 6 | Marko Marjanović | Serbia | 7:15.55 | FB |
  
  ### Finals
  
  The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.
  
  **Final F**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Privel Hinkati | Benin | 7:24.51 |
  | 2 | Rillio Rii | Vanuatu | 7:36.76 |
  
  **Final E**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Abdelkhalek El-Banna | Egypt | 7:04.03 |
  | 2 | Andrei Jämsä | Estonia | 7:07.76 |
  | 3 | Oleksandr Lukianenko | Ukraine | 7:11.43 |
  | 4 | Arturo Rivarola | Paraguay | 7:17.86 |
  | 5 | Methasit Phromphoem | Thailand | 7:23.77 |
  
  **Final D**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Luke Letcher | Australia | 6:54.32 |
  | 2 | Kevin Meador | United States | 6:56.64 |
  | 3 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | Azerbaijan | 7:02.17 |
  | 4 | Mmbudzeni Masutha | South Africa | 7:03.40 |
  | 5 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | DNS |
  | 6 | Anders Backeus | Sweden | DNS |
  
  **Final C**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dani Fridman | Israel | 6:50.83 |
  | 2 | Pierre De Loof | Belgium | 6:55.70 |
  | 3 | Robert Ven | Finland | 6:57.83 |
  | 4 | Romuald Thomas | France | 6:59.75 |
  | 5 | Simone Martini | Italy | 7:06.31 |
  | 6 | Onat Kazakli | Turkey | 7:21.52 |
  
  **Final B**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sverri Sandberg Nielsen | Denmark | 6:49.30 |
  | 2 | Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk | Poland | 6:50.24 |
  | 3 | Nico Stahlberg | Switzerland | 6:51.84 |
  | 4 | Dzianis Mihal | Belarus | 6:52.71 |
  | 5 | Marko Marjanović | Serbia | 6:54.75 |
  | 6 | Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár | Hungary | DNS |
  
  **Final A**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Kjetil Borch | Norway | 6:38.31 |
  | | Ondřej Synek | Czech Republic | 6:39.92 |
  | | Mindaugas Griškonis | Lithuania | 6:42.90 |
  | 4 | Harry Leask | Great Britain | 6:45.02 |
  | 5 | Robbie Manson | New Zealand | 6:46.11 |
  | 6 | Oliver Zeidler | Germany | 6:50.71 |
  