2018 World Rowing Championships – Men's double sculls

{{Infobox sports competition event

|event = Men's double sculls

|championship = 2018 World Rowing Championships

|dates = 9–16 September

|venue = Plovdiv Regatta Venue

|location = Plovdiv, Bulgaria

|competitors = 46

|nations = 23

|teams =

|win_value = 6:05.16

|gold = Hugo Boucheron
Matthieu Androdias

|gold_nation = FRA

|silver = Barnabé Delarze
Roman Röösli

|silver_nation = SUI

|bronze = John Storey
Chris Harris

|bronze_nation = NZL

|prev = 2017

|next = 2019

}}

The men's double sculls competition at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv took place at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue.{{cite web|title=2018 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS {{!}} Schedule By Event|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2018-world-rowing-championships/schedule-by-event|publisher=World Rowing|accessdate=11 September 2018}}

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

class="wikitable" ! Date ! Time ! Round
Sunday 9 September 2018	11:45	Heats
rowspan=2\|Thursday 13 September 2018	08:45	Repechages
16:05	Semifinals C/D
Friday 14 September 2018	09:19	Semifinals A/B
Saturday 15 September 2018	16:13	Final D
rowspan=3\|Sunday 16 September 2018	09:54	Final C
10:54	Final B
style=background:lemonchiffon\| 12:33	style=background:lemonchiffon\| 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.{{cite web|title=2018 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS {{!}} (M2x) Men's Double Sculls - Heat|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2018-world-rowing-championships/mens-double-sculls/heat/|publisher=World Rowing|accessdate=11 September 2018}}

==Heat 1==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

| align="left"|John Storey
Chris Harris

| align="left"|{{NZL}}

| 6:02.23

| SA/B

| align="left"|Philip Doyle
Ronan Byrne

| align="left"|{{IRL}}

| 6:12.61

| R

| align="left"|Nik Krebs
Miha Aljančič

| align="left"|{{SLO}}

| 6:18.59

| R

| align="left"|Emanuele Fiume
Romano Battisti

| align="left"|{{ITA}}

| 6:25.70

| R

| align="left"|Stefanos Ntouskos
Christos Stergiakas

| align="left"|{{GRE}}

| 6:28.63

| R

| align="left"|Mohamed Eissa
Mohamed El Shahawi

| align="left"|{{EGY}}

| 6:36.68

| R

==Heat 2==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

| align="left"|Amos Keijser
Nicolas van Sprang

| align="left"|{{NED}}

| 6:08.18

| SA/B

| align="left"|Hugo Boucheron
Matthieu Androdias

| align="left"|{{FRA}}

| 6:08.43

| R

| align="left"|Tõnu Endrekson
Kaur Kuslap

| align="left"|{{EST}}

| 6:13.37

| R

| align="left"|Mirosław Ziętarski
Mateusz Biskup

| align="left"|{{POL}}

| 6:21.43

| R

| align="left"|Vasily Stepanov
Dmitry Khmylnin

| align="left"|{{RUS}}

| 6:29.65

| R

| align="left"|Prem Nampratueng
Jaruwat Saensuk

| align="left"|{{THA}}

| 6:43.38

| R

==Heat 3==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

| align="left"|Angus Groom
Jack Beaumont

| align="left"|{{GBR2}}

| 6:10.07

| SA/B

| align="left"|Erik Solbakken
Jan Helvig

| align="left"|{{NOR}}

| 6:14.67

| R

| align="left"|John Graves
Benjamin Davison

| align="left"|{{USA}}

| 6:15.99

| R

| align="left"|Boris Yotov
Kristian Vasilev

| align="left"|{{BUL}}

| 6:17.14

| R

| align="left"|Ioan Prundeanu
Marian Enache

| align="left"|{{ROU}}

| 6:17.54

| R

| align="left"|Artem Verestiuk
Heorhii Verteletskyi

| align="left"|{{UKR}}

| 6:29.87

| R

==Heat 4==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

| align="left"|Timo Piontek
Lars Hartig

| align="left"|{{GER}}

| 6:05.34

| SA/B

| align="left"|Barnabé Delarze
Roman Röösli

| align="left"|{{SUI}}

| 6:05.84

| R

| align="left"|Cristian Rosso
Agustín Díaz

| align="left"|{{ARG}}

| 6:25.71

| R

| align="left"|Luka Radonić
Luka Baričević

| align="left"|{{CRO}}

| 6:28.06

| R

| align="left"|Stephen Cox
Peter Purcell-Gilpin

| align="left"|{{ZIM}}

| 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.{{cite web|title=2018 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS {{!}} (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Repechage|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2018-world-rowing-championships/mens-double-sculls/repechage/|publisher=World Rowing|accessdate=7 June 2019}}

==Repechage 1==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

| align="left"|Barnabé Delarze
Roman Röösli

| align="left"|{{SUI}}

| 6:18.06

| SA/B

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

| align="left"|Mirosław Ziętarski
Mateusz Biskup

| align="left"|{{POL}}

| 6:19.29

| SA/B

| align="left"|John Graves
Benjamin Davison

| align="left"|{{USA}}

| 6:21.80

| SC/D

| align="left"|Stefanos Ntouskos
Christos Stergiakas

| align="left"|{{GRE}}

| 6:42.64

| SC/D

==Repechage 2==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

| align="left"|Tõnu Endrekson
Kaur Kuslap

| align="left"|{{EST}}

| 6:21.19

| SA/B

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

| align="left"|Erik Solbakken
Jan Helvig

| align="left"|{{NOR}}

| 6:22.79

| SA/B

| align="left"|Artem Verestiuk
Heorhii Verteletskyi

| align="left"|{{UKR}}

| 6:24.63

| SC/D

| align="left"|Emanuele Fiume
Romano Battisti

| align="left"|{{ITA}}

| 6:25.36

| SC/D

| align="left"|Stephen Cox
Peter Purcell-Gilpin

| align="left"|{{ZIM}}

| 6:42.43

| SC/D

==Repechage 3==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

| align="left"|Hugo Boucheron
Matthieu Androdias

| align="left"|{{FRA}}

| 6:17.50

| SA/B

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

| align="left"|Ioan Prundeanu
Marian Enache

| align="left"|{{ROU}}

| 6:21.09

| SA/B

| align="left"|Nik Krebs
Miha Aljančič

| align="left"|{{SLO}}

| 6:29.99

| SC/D

| align="left"|Prem Nampratueng
Jaruwat Saensuk

| align="left"|{{THA}}

| 6:47.31

| SC/D

| align="left"|Luka Radonić
Luka Baričević

| align="left"|{{CRO}}

| 6:56.72

| SC/D

==Repechage 4==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

| align="left"|Philip Doyle
Ronan Byrne

| align="left"|{{IRL}}

| 6:16.96

| SA/B

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

| align="left"|Boris Yotov
Kristian Vasilev

| align="left"|{{BUL}}

| 6:20.15

| SA/B

| align="left"|Cristian Rosso
Agustín Díaz

| align="left"|{{ARG}}

| 6:26.12

| SC/D

| align="left"|Vasily Stepanov
Dmitry Khmylnin

| align="left"|{{RUS}}

| 6:35.60

| SC/D

| align="left"|Mohamed Eissa
Mohamed El Shahawi

| align="left"|{{EGY}}

| 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.{{cite web|title=2018 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS {{!}} (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Semifinal|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2018-world-rowing-championships/mens-double-sculls/semifinal/|publisher=World Rowing|accessdate=7 June 2019}}

==Semifinal 1==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

| align="left"|John Graves
Benjamin Davison

| align="left"|{{USA}}

| 6:26.84

| FC

| align="left"|Nik Krebs
Miha Aljančič

| align="left"|{{SLO}}

| 6:29.28

| FC

| align="left"|Luka Radonić
Luka Baričević

| align="left"|{{CRO}}

| 6:34.57

| FC

| align="left"|Vasily Stepanov
Dmitry Khmylnin

| align="left"|{{RUS}}

| 6:45.16

| FD

| align="left"|Emanuele Fiume
Romano Battisti

| align="left"|{{ITA}}

| 7:00.99

| FD

==Semifinal 2==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

| align="left"|Stefanos Ntouskos
Christos Stergiakas

| align="left"|{{GRE}}

| 6:28.40

| FC

| align="left"|Cristian Rosso
Agustín Díaz

| align="left"|{{ARG}}

| 6:31.05

| FC

| align="left"|Artem Verestiuk
Heorhii Verteletskyi

| align="left"|{{UKR}}

| 6:33.51

| FC

| align="left"|Stephen Cox
Peter Purcell-Gilpin

| align="left"|{{ZIM}}

| 6:37.56

| FD

| align="left"|Prem Nampratueng
Jaruwat Saensuk

| align="left"|{{THA}}

| 6:44.35

| FD

| align="left"|Mohamed Eissa
Mohamed El Shahawi

| align="left"|{{EGY}}

| 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==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

| align="left"|Angus Groom
Jack Beaumont

| align="left"|{{GBR2}}

| 6:06.59

| FA

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

| align="left"|John Storey
Chris Harris

| align="left"|{{NZL}}

| 6:08.00

| FA

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 3

| align="left"|Ioan Prundeanu
Marian Enache

| align="left"|{{ROU}}

| 6:08.17

| FA

| align="left"|Mirosław Ziętarski
Mateusz Biskup

| align="left"|{{POL}}

| 6:08.95

| FB

| align="left"|Philip Doyle
Ronan Byrne

| align="left"|{{IRL}}

| 6:10.95

| FB

| align="left"|Tõnu Endrekson
Kaur Kuslap

| align="left"|{{EST}}

| 6:22.06

| FB

==Semifinal 2==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Rank

!Rowers

!Country

!Time

!Notes

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

| align="left"|Hugo Boucheron
Matthieu Androdias

| align="left"|{{FRA}}

| 6:07.73

| FA

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

| align="left"|Barnabé Delarze
Roman Röösli

| align="left"|{{SUI}}

| 6:09.20

| FA

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 3

| align="left"|Timo Piontek
Lars Hartig

| align="left"|{{GER}}

| 6:09.70

| FA

| align="left"|Amos Keijser
Nicolas van Sprang

| align="left"|{{NED}}

| 6:16.13

| FB

| align="left"|Erik Solbakken
Jan Helvig

| align="left"|{{NOR}}

| 6:20.36

| FB

| align="left"|Boris Yotov
Kristian Vasilev

| align="left"|{{BUL}}

| 6:50.43

| FB

=Finals=

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.{{cite web|title=2018 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS {{!}} (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2018-world-rowing-championships/mens-double-sculls/final/|publisher=World Rowing|accessdate=7 June 2019}}{{cite web|title=2018 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS {{!}} (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final C|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/assets/pdfs/WCH_2018/ROWMSCULL2------------FNL-000300--_C73.pdf|publisher=World Rowing|accessdate=7 June 2019}}