title: 2018 World Rowing Championships – Men's double sculls
text: # 2018 World Rowing Championships – Men's double sculls
  
  The men's double 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 | 11:45 | Heats |
  | Thursday 13 September 2018 | 08:45 | Repechages |
  | Thursday 13 September 2018 | 16:05 | Semifinals C/D |
  | Friday 14 September 2018 | 09:19 | Semifinals A/B |
  | Saturday 15 September 2018 | 16:13 | Final D |
  | Sunday 16 September 2018 | 09:54 | Final C |
  | Sunday 16 September 2018 | 10:54 | Final B |
  | Sunday 16 September 2018 | 12:33 | Final A |
  
  All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Heat winners advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | John Storey Chris Harris | New Zealand | 6:02.23 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Philip Doyle Ronan Byrne | Ireland | 6:12.61 | R |
  | 3 | Nik Krebs Miha Aljančič | Slovenia | 6:18.59 | R |
  | 4 | Emanuele Fiume Romano Battisti | Italy | 6:25.70 | R |
  | 5 | Stefanos Ntouskos Christos Stergiakas | Greece | 6:28.63 | R |
  | 6 | Mohamed Eissa Mohamed El Shahawi | Egypt | 6:36.68 | R |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Amos Keijser Nicolas van Sprang | Netherlands | 6:08.18 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Hugo Boucheron Matthieu Androdias | France | 6:08.43 | R |
  | 3 | Tõnu Endrekson Kaur Kuslap | Estonia | 6:13.37 | R |
  | 4 | Mirosław Ziętarski Mateusz Biskup | Poland | 6:21.43 | R |
  | 5 | Vasily Stepanov Dmitry Khmylnin | Russia | 6:29.65 | R |
  | 6 | Prem Nampratueng Jaruwat Saensuk | Thailand | 6:43.38 | R |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Angus Groom Jack Beaumont | Great Britain | 6:10.07 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Erik Solbakken Jan Helvig | Norway | 6:14.67 | R |
  | 3 | John Graves Benjamin Davison | United States | 6:15.99 | R |
  | 4 | Boris Yotov Kristian Vasilev | Bulgaria | 6:17.14 | R |
  | 5 | Ioan Prundeanu Marian Enache | Romania | 6:17.54 | R |
  | 6 | Artem Verestiuk Heorhii Verteletskyi | Ukraine | 6:29.87 | R |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Timo Piontek Lars Hartig | Germany | 6:05.34 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Barnabé Delarze Roman Röösli | Switzerland | 6:05.84 | R |
  | 3 | Cristian Rosso Agustín Díaz | Argentina | 6:25.71 | R |
  | 4 | Luka Radonić Luka Baričević | Croatia | 6:28.06 | R |
  | 5 | Stephen Cox Peter Purcell-Gilpin | Zimbabwe | 6:34.47 | R |
  
  ### Repechages
  
  The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.
  
  **Repechage 1**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Barnabé Delarze Roman Röösli | Switzerland | 6:18.06 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Mirosław Ziętarski Mateusz Biskup | Poland | 6:19.29 | SA/B |
  | 3 | John Graves Benjamin Davison | United States | 6:21.80 | SC/D |
  | 4 | Stefanos Ntouskos Christos Stergiakas | Greece | 6:42.64 | SC/D |
  
  **Repechage 2**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tõnu Endrekson Kaur Kuslap | Estonia | 6:21.19 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Erik Solbakken Jan Helvig | Norway | 6:22.79 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Artem Verestiuk Heorhii Verteletskyi | Ukraine | 6:24.63 | SC/D |
  | 4 | Emanuele Fiume Romano Battisti | Italy | 6:25.36 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Stephen Cox Peter Purcell-Gilpin | Zimbabwe | 6:42.43 | SC/D |
  
  **Repechage 3**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hugo Boucheron Matthieu Androdias | France | 6:17.50 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Ioan Prundeanu Marian Enache | Romania | 6:21.09 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Nik Krebs Miha Aljančič | Slovenia | 6:29.99 | SC/D |
  | 4 | Prem Nampratueng Jaruwat Saensuk | Thailand | 6:47.31 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Luka Radonić Luka Baričević | Croatia | 6:56.72 | SC/D |
  
  **Repechage 4**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Philip Doyle Ronan Byrne | Ireland | 6:16.96 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Boris Yotov Kristian Vasilev | Bulgaria | 6:20.15 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Cristian Rosso Agustín Díaz | Argentina | 6:26.12 | SC/D |
  | 4 | Vasily Stepanov Dmitry Khmylnin | Russia | 6:35.60 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Mohamed Eissa Mohamed El Shahawi | Egypt | 6:41.22 | SC/D |
  
  ### Semifinals C/D
  
  The three fastest boats in each semi were sent to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | John Graves Benjamin Davison | United States | 6:26.84 | FC |
  | 2 | Nik Krebs Miha Aljančič | Slovenia | 6:29.28 | FC |
  | 3 | Luka Radonić Luka Baričević | Croatia | 6:34.57 | FC |
  | 4 | Vasily Stepanov Dmitry Khmylnin | Russia | 6:45.16 | FD |
  | 5 | Emanuele Fiume Romano Battisti | Italy | 7:00.99 | FD |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Stefanos Ntouskos Christos Stergiakas | Greece | 6:28.40 | FC |
  | 2 | Cristian Rosso Agustín Díaz | Argentina | 6:31.05 | FC |
  | 3 | Artem Verestiuk Heorhii Verteletskyi | Ukraine | 6:33.51 | FC |
  | 4 | Stephen Cox Peter Purcell-Gilpin | Zimbabwe | 6:37.56 | FD |
  | 5 | Prem Nampratueng Jaruwat Saensuk | Thailand | 6:44.35 | FD |
  | 6 | Mohamed Eissa Mohamed El Shahawi | Egypt | 6:50.99 | 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.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Angus Groom Jack Beaumont | Great Britain | 6:06.59 | FA |
  | 2 | John Storey Chris Harris | New Zealand | 6:08.00 | FA |
  | 3 | Ioan Prundeanu Marian Enache | Romania | 6:08.17 | FA |
  | 4 | Mirosław Ziętarski Mateusz Biskup | Poland | 6:08.95 | FB |
  | 5 | Philip Doyle Ronan Byrne | Ireland | 6:10.95 | FB |
  | 6 | Tõnu Endrekson Kaur Kuslap | Estonia | 6:22.06 | FB |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hugo Boucheron Matthieu Androdias | France | 6:07.73 | FA |
  | 2 | Barnabé Delarze Roman Röösli | Switzerland | 6:09.20 | FA |
  | 3 | Timo Piontek Lars Hartig | Germany | 6:09.70 | FA |
  | 4 | Amos Keijser Nicolas van Sprang | Netherlands | 6:16.13 | FB |
  | 5 | Erik Solbakken Jan Helvig | Norway | 6:20.36 | FB |
  | 6 | Boris Yotov Kristian Vasilev | Bulgaria | 6:50.43 | FB |
  
  ### Finals
  
  The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.
  
  **Final D**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Vasily Stepanov Dmitry Khmylnin | Russia | 6:25.31 |
  | 2 | Stephen Cox Peter Purcell-Gilpin | Zimbabwe | 6:26.31 |
  | 3 | Emanuele Fiume Romano Battisti | Italy | 6:28.86 |
  | 4 | Prem Nampratueng Jaruwat Saensuk | Thailand | 6:30.31 |
  | 5 | Mohamed Eissa Mohamed El Shahawi | Egypt | 6:37.37 |
  
  **Final C**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cristian Rosso Agustín Díaz | Argentina | 6:15.58 |
  | 2 | John Graves Benjamin Davison | United States | 6:19.17 |
  | 3 | Artem Verestiuk Heorhii Verteletskyi | Ukraine | 6:20.87 |
  | 4 | Stefanos Douskos Christos Steryiakas | Greece | 6:25.60 |
  | 5 | Luka Radonić Luka Baričević | Croatia | 6:26.23 |
  | 6 | Nik Krebs Miha Aljančič | Slovenia | DNS |
  
  **Final B**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Amos Keijser Nicolas van Sprang | Netherlands | 6:05.10 |
  | 2 | Mirosław Ziętarski Mateusz Biskup | Poland | 6:05.45 |
  | 3 | Philip Doyle Ronan Byrne | Ireland | 6:08.81 |
  | 4 | Erik Solbakken Jan Helvig | Norway | 6:13.20 |
  | 5 | Tõnu Endrekson Kaur Kuslap | Estonia | 6:15.17 |
  | 6 | Boris Yotov Kristian Vasilev | Bulgaria | 6:20.50 |
  
  **Final A**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Hugo Boucheron Matthieu Androdias | France | 6:05.16 |
  | | Barnabé Delarze Roman Röösli | Switzerland | 6:06.49 |
  | | John Storey Chris Harris | New Zealand | 6:06.71 |
  | 4 | Angus Groom Jack Beaumont | Great Britain | 6:08.03 |
  | 5 | Timo Piontek Lars Hartig | Germany | 6:16.77 |
  | 6 | Ioan Prundeanu Marian Enache | Romania | 6:18.73 |
  