2018 World Rowing Championships – Men's coxless pair
# 2018 World Rowing Championships – Men's coxless pair

The men's coxless pair 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 | 11:05 | Heats |
| Monday 10 September 2018 | 12:25 | Repechage |
| Thursday 13 September 2018 | 09:17 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday 13 September 2018 | 15:49 | Semifinals C/D |
| Friday 14 September 2018 | 09:03 | Semifinals A/B |
| Saturday 15 September 2018 | 09:46 | Final B |
| Saturday 15 September 2018 | 11:46 | Final A |
| Saturday 15 September 2018 | 14:53 | Final C |
| Saturday 15 September 2018 | 15:41 | Final D |

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

## Results

### Heats

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

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marius Cozmiuc Ciprian Tudosă | Romania | 6:18.52 | Q |
| 2 | Jaime Canalejo Javier García | Spain | 6:25.42 | Q |
| 3 | Piotr Juszczak Marcin Brzeziński | Poland | 6:33.05 | Q |
| 4 | Adrián Juhász Béla Simon | Hungary | 6:40.57 | Q |
| 5 | Rodrigo Murillo Francisco Esteras | Argentina | 6:46.22 | R |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martin Sinković Valent Sinković | Croatia | 6:18.33 | Q |
| 2 | Oliver Cook Matthew Rossiter | Great Britain | 6:22.74 | Q |
| 3 | Joel Schürch Mario Gyr | Switzerland | 6:35.50 | Q |
| 4 | Loui Lam Lars Garvey | Denmark | 6:42.44 | Q |
| 5 | Rangel Katsarski Stanimir Haladzhov | Bulgaria | 7:10.67 | R |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Miloš Vasić Nenad Beđik | Serbia | 6:23.70 | Q |
| 2 | Lukáš Helešic Jakub Podrazil | Czech Republic | 6:26.66 | Q |
| 3 | Cesare Gabbia Vincenzo Abbagnale | Italy | 6:28.45 | Q |
| 4 | Roman Piven Mykola Kalashnyk | Ukraine | 6:30.40 | Q |
| 5 | Xavier Vela Willian Giaretton | Brazil | 6:32.33 | R |

**Heat 4**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mackenzie Copp Taylor Perry | Canada | 6:20.46 | Q |
| 2 | Jake Green Lawrence Brittain | South Africa | 6:21.85 | Q |
| 3 | Valentin Onfroy Théophile Onfroy | France | 6:25.43 | Q |
| 4 | Dzimitry Furman Siarhei Valadzko | Belarus | 6:28.22 | Q |
| 5 | Mark O'Donovan Shane O'Driscoll | Ireland | 6:29.10 | R |

**Heat 5**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Paul Schröter Lauritis Follert | Germany | 6:24.43 | Q |
| 2 | Andrew Judge Joseph O'Brien | Australia | 6:26.02 | Q |
| 3 | Tom Murray Michael Brake | New Zealand | 6:26.28 | Q |
| 4 | Michael Colella Anders Weiss | United States | 6:29.25 | Q |
| 5 | Sander de Graaf Vincent Klaassens | Netherlands | 6:32.03 | R |

### Repechage

The four fastest boats advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining boat took no further part in the competition.

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sander de Graaf Vincent Klaassens | Netherlands | 6:34.68 | Q |
| 2 | Mark O'Donovan Shane O'Driscoll | Ireland | 6:36.29 | Q |
| 3 | Xavier Vela Willian Giaretton | Brazil | 6:41.66 | Q |
| 4 | Rangel Katsarski Stanimir Haladzhov | Bulgaria | 6:42.81 | Q |
| 5 | Rodrigo Murillo Francisco Esteras | Argentina | 6:43.36 | |

### 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 | Marius Cozmiuc Ciprian Tudosă | Romania | 6:25.04 | SA/B |
| 2 | Oliver Cook Matthew Rossiter | Great Britain | 6:25.24 | SA/B |
| 3 | Dzimitry Furman Siarhei Valadzko | Belarus | 6:26.16 | SA/B |
| 4 | Andrew Judge Joseph O'Brien | Australia | 6:27.34 | SC/D |
| 5 | Xavier Vela Willian Giaretton | Brazil | 6:38.43 | SC/D |
| 6 | Cesare Gabbia Vincenzo Abbagnale | Italy | 6:45.33 | SC/D |

**Quarterfinal 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martin Sinković Valent Sinković | Croatia | 6:25.03 | SA/B |
| 2 | Jaime Canalejo Javier Garcia | Spain | 6:28.54 | SA/B |
| 3 | Jake Green Lawrence Brittain | South Africa | 6:30.28 | SA/B |
| 4 | Michael Colella Anders Weiss | United States | 6:32.43 | SC/D |
| 5 | Sander de Graaf Vincent Klaassens | Netherlands | 6:39.51 | SC/D |
| 6 | Roman Piven Mykola Kalashnyk | Ukraine | 6:41.92 | SC/D |

**Quarterfinal 3**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Miloš Vasić Nenad Beđik | Serbia | 6:26.10 | SA/B |
| 2 | Valentin Onfroy Théophile Onfroy | France | 6:27.17 | SA/B |
| 3 | Adrián Juhász Béla Simon | Hungary | 6:33.05 | SA/B |
| 4 | Joel Schürch Mario Gyr | Switzerland | 6:34.91 | SC/D |
| 5 | Rangel Katsarski Stanimir Haladzhov | Bulgaria | 7:06.26 | SC/D |
| 6 | Paul Schröter Lauritis Follert | Germany | 7:08.25 | SC/D |

**Quarterfinal 4**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mackenzie Copp Taylor Perry | Canada | 6:26.04 | SA/B |
| 2 | Tom Murray Michael Brake | New Zealand | 6:30.36 | SA/B |
| 3 | Lukáš Helešic Jakub Podrazil | Czech Republic | 6:35.01 | SA/B |
| 4 | Piotr Juszczak Marcin Brzeziński | Poland | 6:39.69 | SC/D |
| 5 | Mark O'Donovan Shane O'Driscoll | Ireland | 6:44.28 | SC/D |
| 6 | Loui Lam Lars Garvey | Denmark | 6:44.95 | 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 | Andrew Judge Joseph O'Brien | Australia | 6:36.82 | FC |
| 2 | Mark O'Donovan Shane O'Driscoll | Ireland | 6:38.74 | FC |
| 2 | Cesare Gabbia Vincenzo Abbagnale | Italy | 6:38.74 | FC |
| 4 | Sander de Graaf Vincent Klaassens | Netherlands | 6:38.78 | FD |
| 5 | Lars Garvey Loui Lam | Denmark | 6:52.67 | FD |
| 6 | Joel Schürch Mario Gyr | Switzerland | 6:58.90 | FD |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Michael Colella Anders Weiss | United States | 6:40.73 | FC |
| 2 | Piotr Juszczak Marcin Brzeziński | Poland | 6:40.93 | FC |
| 3 | Xavier Vela Willian Giaretton | Brazil | 6:43.45 | FC |
| 4 | Roman Piven Mykola Kalashnyk | Ukraine | 6:46.44 | FD |
| 5 | Rangel Katsarski Stanimir Haladzhov | Bulgaria | 7:18.01 | FD |
| – | Paul Schröter Eric Johannesen | Germany | DNS | – |

### 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 | Marius Cozmiuc Ciprian Tudosă | Romania | 6:20.37 | FA |
| 2 | Jaime Canalejo Javier García | Spain | 6:22.01 | FA |
| 3 | Tom Murray Michael Brake | New Zealand | 6:22.20 | FA |
| 4 | Miloš Vasić Nenad Beđik | Serbia | 6:23.71 | FB |
| 5 | Lukáš Helešic Jakub Podrazil | Czech Republic | 6:37.03 | FB |
| 6 | Dzimitry Furman Siarhei Valadzko | Belarus | 6:39.03 | FB |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martin Sinković Valent Sinković | Croatia | 6:20.49 | FA |
| 2 | Valentin Onfroy Théophile Onfroy | France | 6:21.59 | FA |
| 3 | Mackenzie Copp Taylor Perry | Canada | 6:22.20 | FA |
| 4 | Oliver Cook Matthew Rossiter | Great Britain | 6:24.40 | FB |
| 5 | Jake Green Lawrence Brittain | South Africa | 6:29.42 | FB |
| 6 | Adrián Juhász Béla Simon | Hungary | 6:46.30 | 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 | Sander de Graaf Vincent Klaassens | Netherlands | 6:24.83 |
| 2 | Roman Piven Mykola Kalashnyk | Ukraine | 6:28.39 |
| 3 | Joel Schürch Mario Gyr | Switzerland | 6:31.27 |
| 4 | Lars Garvey Loui Lam | Denmark | 6:32.86 |
| 5 | Rangel Katsarski Stanimir Haladzhov | Bulgaria | 6:37.98 |

**Final C**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andrew Judge Joseph O'Brien | Australia | 6:23.81 |
| 2 | Piotr Juszczak Marcin Brzeziński | Poland | 6:27.28 |
| 3 | Michael Colella Anders Weiss | United States | 6:27.29 |
| 4 | Mark O'Donovan Shane O'Driscoll | Ireland | 6:29.19 |
| 5 | Xavier Vela Willian Giaretton | Brazil | 6:31.61 |
| 6 | Cesare Gabbia Vincenzo Abbagnale | Italy | 6:47.79 |

**Final B**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lukáš Helešic Jakub Podrazil | Czech Republic | 6:29.14 |
| 2 | Oliver Cook Matthew Rossiter | Great Britain | 6:30.25 |
| 3 | Miloš Vasić Nenad Beđik | Serbia | 6:32.07 |
| 4 | Jake Green Lawrence Brittain | South Africa | 6:32.35 |
| 5 | Dzimitry Furman Siarhei Valadzko | Belarus | 6:32.38 |
| 6 | Adrián Juhász Béla Simon | Hungary | 6:40.38 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Martin Sinković Valent Sinković | Croatia | 6:14.96 |
| | Marius Cozmiuc Ciprian Tudosă | Romania | 6:16.90 |
| | Valentin Onfroy Théophile Onfroy | France | 6:17.51 |
| 4 | Mackenzie Copp Taylor Perry | Canada | 6:21.28 |
| 5 | Tom Murray Michael Brake | New Zealand | 6:21.54 |
| 6 | Jaime Canalejo Javier García | Spain | 6:25.12 |
