2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls
# 2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls

The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-seven finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Sunday 25 August 2019 | 11:31 | Heats |
| Monday 26 August 2019 | 12:32 | Repechages |
| Wednesday 28 August 2019 | 12:01 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday 29 August 2019 | 11:42 | Semifinals A/B |
| Thursday 29 August 2019 | 16:40 | Semifinals C/D |
| Thursday 29 August 2019 | 17:30 | Final E |
| Friday 30 August 2019 | 09:40 | Final D |
| Saturday 31 August 2019 | 10:08 | Final C |
| Saturday 31 August 2019 | 11:36 | Final B |
| Saturday 31 August 2019 | 14:09 | Final A |

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results

### Heats

The four fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini | Italy | 7:07.06 | Q |
| 2 | Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson | Canada | 7:07.75 | Q |
| 3 | Christine Cavallo Michelle Sechser | United States | 7:09.89 | Q |
| 4 | Sarah Pound Georgia Nesbitt | Australia | 7:12.82 | Q |
| 5 | Lee Kuan-yi Hsieh I-ching | Chinese Taipei | 7:45.82 | R |
| 6 | Mariya Chernets Alina Klimentyeva | Kazakhstan | 7:49.52 | R |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zoe McBride Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 7:03.07 | Q |
| 2 | Emily Craig Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 7:08.27 | Q |
| 3 | Ayami Oishi Kanako Ueda | Japan | 7:13.14 | Q |
| 4 | Rocio Lao Sanchez Natalia de Miguel | Spain | 7:24.19 | Q |
| 5 | Choi Yu-ri Song Ji-sun | South Korea | 7:38.52 | R |
| 6 | Sara Baraka Maryam Abdellatif | Egypt | 8:01.62 | R |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marieke Keijser Ilse Paulis | Netherlands | 7:06.72 | Q |
| 2 | Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 7:10.08 | Q |
| 3 | Katarzyna Welna Weronika Deresz | Poland | 7:15.47 | Q |
| 4 | Joanie Delgaco Melcah Jen Caballero | Philippines | 7:38.82 | Q |
| 5 | Yulisa López Jennieffer Zúñiga | Guatemala | 7:49.72 | R |

**Heat 4**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Laura Tarantola Claire Bove | France | 7:07.04 | Q |
| 2 | Kirsten McCann Ursula Grobler | South Africa | 7:08.76 | Q |
| 3 | Huang Wenyi Pan Dandan | China | 7:13.83 | Q |
| 4 | Aoife Casey Denise Walsh | Ireland | 7:25.62 | Q |
| 5 | Phuttharaksa Neegree Matinee Raruen | Thailand | 7:42.74 | R |

**Heat 5**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anastasiia Ianina Alena Furman | Belarus | 7:11.34 | Q |
| 2 | Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 7:13.07 | Q |
| 3 | Katrin Thoma Sophia Krause | Germany | 7:27.68 | Q |
| 4 | Louisa Altenhuber Laura Arndorfer | Austria | 7:30.41 | Q |
| 5 | Evita Bole Olga Svirska | Latvia | 7:42.46 | R |

### Repechages

The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the E final.

**Repechage 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Evita Bole Olga Svirska | Latvia | 7:33.51 | Q |
| 2 | Yulisa López Jennieffer Zúñiga | Guatemala | 7:47.34 | Q |
| 3 | Lee Kuan-yi Hsieh I-ching | Chinese Taipei | 7:53.38 | FE |
| 4 | Sara Baraka Maryam Abdellatif | Egypt | 8:03.69 | FE |

**Repechage 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Choi Yu-ri Song Ji-sun | South Korea | 7:39.96 | Q |
| 2 | Phuttharaksa Neegree Matinee Raruen | Thailand | 7:45.75 | Q |
| 3 | Mariya Chernets Alina Klimentyeva | Kazakhstan | 7:54.93 | FE |

### 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 | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Emily Craig Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 6:59.09 | SA/B |
| 2 | Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 7:01.30 | SA/B |
| 3 | Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini | Italy | 7:03.84 | SA/B |
| 4 | Aoife Casey Denise Walsh | Ireland | 7:07.17 | SC/D |
| 5 | Katarzyna Welna Weronika Deresz | Poland | 7:07.33 | SC/D |
| 6 | Yulisa López Jennieffer Zúñiga | Guatemala | 7:44.48 | SC/D |

**Quarterfinal 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zoe McBride Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 6:52.48 | SA/B |
| 2 | Kirsten McCann Ursula Grobler | South Africa | 6:56.96 | SA/B |
| 3 | Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson | Canada | 6:57.80 | SA/B |
| 4 | Louisa Altenhuber Laura Arndorfer | Austria | 7:13.41 | SC/D |
| 5 | Evita Bole Olga Svirska | Latvia | 7:20.55 | SC/D |
| 6 | Joanie Delgaco Melcah Jen Caballero | Philippines | 7:29.40 | SC/D |

**Quarterfinal 3**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marieke Keijser Ilse Paulis | Netherlands | 6:57.64 | SA/B |
| 2 | Anastasiia Ianina Alena Furman | Belarus | 7:00.77 | SA/B |
| 3 | Sarah Pound Georgia Nesbitt | Australia | 7:02.33 | SA/B |
| 4 | Huang Wenyi Pan Dandan | China | 7:05.82 | SC/D |
| 5 | Kanako Ueda Ayami Oishi | Japan | 7:09.49 | SC/D |
| 6 | Phuttharaksa Neegree Matinee Raruen | Thailand | 7:28.45 | SC/D |

**Quarterfinal 4**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Laura Tarantola Claire Bove | France | 7:00.80 | SA/B |
| 2 | Christine Cavallo Michelle Sechser | United States | 7:03.72 | SA/B |
| 3 | Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 7:05.05 | SA/B |
| 4 | Rocio Lao Sanchez Natalia de Miguel | Spain | 7:16.78 | SC/D |
| 5 | Katrin Thoma Sophia Krause | Germany | 7:17.78 | SC/D |
| 6 | Choi Yu-ri Song Ji-sun | South Korea | 7:34.13 | 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 | Huang Wenyi Pan Dandan | China | 6:55.87 | FC |
| 2 | Katrin Thoma Sophia Krause | Germany | 7:01.50 | FC |
| 3 | Aoife Casey Denise Walsh | Ireland | 7:01.68 | FC |
| 4 | Evita Bole Olga Svirska | Latvia | 7:13.46 | FD |
| 5 | Choi Yu-ri Song Ji-sun | South Korea | 7:15.61 | FD |
| 6 | Yulisa López Jennieffer Zúñiga | Guatemala | 7:31.59 | FD |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Katarzyna Welna Weronika Deresz | Poland | 6:59.26 | FC |
| 2 | Ayami Oishi Kanako Ueda | Japan | 7:03.24 | FC |
| 3 | Rocio Lao Sanchez Natalia de Miguel | Spain | 7:04.83 | FC |
| 4 | Louisa Altenhuber Laura Arndorfer | Austria | 7:05.29 | FD |
| 5 | Phuttharaksa Neegree Matinee Raruen | Thailand | 7:18.07 | FD |
| 6 | Joanie Delgaco Melcah Jen Caballero | Philippines | 7:22.27 | 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 | Marieke Keijser Ilse Paulis | Netherlands | 6:50.91 | FA |
| 2 | Emily Craig Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 6:52.37 | FA |
| 3 | Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 6:54.01 | FA |
| 4 | Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini | Italy | 6:55.69 | FB |
| 5 | Christine Cavallo Michelle Sechser | United States | 6:57.07 | FB |
| 6 | Kirsten McCann Ursula Grobler | South Africa | 6:57.97 | FB |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zoe McBride Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 6:48.49 | FA |
| 2 | Anastasiia Ianina Alena Furman | Belarus | 6:51.31 | FA |
| 3 | Laura Tarantola Claire Bove | France | 6:52.17 | FA |
| 4 | Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 6:53.60 | FB |
| 5 | Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson | Canada | 6:56.24 | FB |
| 6 | Sarah Pound Georgia Nesbitt | Australia | 6:59.92 | FB |

### Finals

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.

**Final E**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mariya Chernets Alina Klimentyeva | Kazakhstan | 7:24.37 |
| 2 | Lee Kuan-yi Hsieh I-ching | Chinese Taipei | 7:27.58 |
| 3 | Sara Baraka Maryam Abdellatif | Egypt | 7:37.83 |

**Final D**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Louisa Altenhuber Laura Arndorfer | Austria | 7:19.95 |
| 2 | Evita Bole Olga Svirska | Latvia | 7:24.13 |
| 3 | Choi Yu-ri Song Ji-sun | South Korea | 7:27.43 |
| 4 | Phuttharaksa Neegree Matinee Raruen | Thailand | 7:32.11 |
| 5 | Joanie Delgaco Melcah Jen Caballero | Philippines | 7:35.53 |
| 6 | Yulisa López Jennieffer Zúñiga | Guatemala | 7:38.92 |

**Final C**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Huang Wenyi Pan Dandan | China | 7:00.82 |
| 2 | Ayami Oishi Kanako Ueda | Japan | 7:04.34 |
| 3 | Katarzyna Welna Weronika Deresz | Poland | 7:05.73 |
| 4 | Katrin Thoma Sophia Krause | Germany | 7:09.84 |
| 5 | Aoife Casey Denise Walsh | Ireland | 7:10.52 |
| 6 | Rocio Lao Sanchez Natalia de Miguel | Spain | 7:20.18 |

**Final B**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini | Italy | 7:11.18 |
| 2 | Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson | Canada | 7:13.65 |
| 3 | Sarah Pound Georgia Nesbitt | Australia | 7:13.84 |
| 4 | Christine Cavallo Michelle Sechser | United States | 7:13.96 |
| 5 | Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol | Switzerland | 7:16.90 |
| 6 | Kirsten McCann Ursula Grobler | South Africa | 7:17.92 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Zoe McBride Jackie Kiddle | New Zealand | 7:15.32 |
| | Marieke Keijser Ilse Paulis | Netherlands | 7:19.51 |
| | Emily Craig Imogen Grant | Great Britain | 7:21.38 |
| 4 | Ionela-Livia Cozmiuc Gianina Beleagă | Romania | 7:21.73 |
| 5 | Laura Tarantola Claire Bove | France | 7:23.20 |
| 6 | Anastasiia Ianina Alena Furman | Belarus | 7:31.53 |
