2022 World Rowing Championships – Men's single sculls
# 2022 World Rowing Championships – Men's single sculls

The men's single sculls competition at the 2022 World Rowing Championships took place at the Račice regatta venue.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Sunday 18 September 2022 | 09:30 | Heats |
| Monday 19 September 2022 | 15:30 | Repechages |
| Wednesday 21 September 2022 | 10:00 | Quarterfinals AD |
| Wednesday 21 September 2022 | 12:14 | Semifinals E/F |
| Thursday 22 September 2022 | 15:20 | Semifinals C/D |
| Thursday 22 September 2022 | 16:30 | Final F |
| Thursday 22 September 2022 | 16:35 | Final E |
| Friday 23 September 2022 | 11:16 | Semifinals A/B |
| Sunday 25 September 2022 | 10:40 | Final D |
| Sunday 25 September 2022 | 11:16 | Final C |
| Sunday 25 September 2022 | 12:12 | Final B |
| Sunday 25 September 2022 | 14:44 | Final A |

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

## Results

### Heats

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

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Oliver Zeidler | Germany | 6:46.31 | QAD |
| 2 | Jordan Parry | New Zealand | 6:48.33 | QAD |
| 3 | Ryuta Arakawa | Japan | 6:53.31 | QAD |
| 4 | Eskil Borgh | Sweden | 7:15.70 | R |
| 5 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | 7:22.73 | R |
| 6 | Jordi Jofre | Spain | 7:41.51 | R |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Melvin Twellaar | Netherlands | 6:56.15 | QAD |
| 2 | Han Wei | China | 7:02.26 | QAD |
| 3 | Jack Cleary | Australia | 7:08.46 | QAD |
| 4 | Bahman Nasiri | Azerbaijan | 7:41.52 | R |
| 5 | Viktor Pivač | Serbia | 7:52.45 | R |
| 6 | Rodrigue Ibrahim | Lebanon | 8:32.41 | R |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stefanos Ntouskos | Greece | 6:55.30 | QAD |
| 2 | Trevor Jones | Canada | 6:58.41 | QAD |
| 3 | Brian Colsh | Ireland | 6:59.99 | QAD |
| 4 | André Pinto | Portugal | 7:02.43 | R |
| 5 | Bakr Al-Dulaimi | Iraq | 7:30.55 | R |
| 6 | Privel Hinkati | Benin | 8:01.67 | R |

**Heat 4**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Graeme Thomas | Great Britain | 6:49.93 | QAD |
| 2 | Kjetil Borch | Norway | 6:52.36 | QAD |
| 3 | Piotr Płomiński | Poland | 6:57.40 | QAD |
| 4 | Matteo Sartori | Italy | 7:02.98 | R |
| 5 | Jan Potůček | Czech Republic | 7:19.43 | R |
| 6 | Stephen Cox | Zimbabwe | 7:23.68 | R |

**Heat 5**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kristian Vasilev | Bulgaria | 6:58.54 | QAD |
| 2 | Mohamed Taieb | Tunisia | 7:01.58 | QAD |
| 3 | Mmbudzeni Masutha | South Africa | 7:03.69 | QAD |
| 4 | Joel Naukkarinen | Finland | 7:05.36 | R |
| 5 | Alexandros Zisimidis | Cyprus | 7:19.15 | R |
| 6 | Filip-Matej Pfeifer | Slovenia | 7:32.67 | R |

**Heat 6**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ben Davison | United States | 6:54.02 | QAD |
| 2 | Bastian Secher | Denmark | 6:59.26 | QAD |
| 3 | Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár | Hungary | 7:05.21 | QAD |
| 4 | Scott Bärlocher | Switzerland | 7:06.62 | R |
| 5 | Mindaugas Griškonis | Lithuania | 7:13.34 | R |

### Repechages

The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the AD quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the EF semifinals.

**Repechage 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mindaugas Griškonis | Lithuania | 6:53.64 | QAD |
| 2 | Jordi Jofre | Spain | 6:55.32 | QAD |
| 3 | Bahman Nasiri | Azerbaijan | 6:59.74 | SE/F |
| 4 | Joel Naukkarinen | Finland | 7:08.33 | SE/F |
| 5 | Stephen Cox | Zimbabwe | 7:17.88 | SE/F |
| 6 | Bakr Al-Dulaimi | Iraq | 7:23.89 | SE/F |

**Repechage 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Matteo Sartori | Italy | 7:00.37 | QAD |
| 2 | Eskil Borgh | Sweden | 7:01.96 | QAD |
| 3 | Alexandros Zisimidis | Cyprus | 7:06.11 | SE/F |
| 4 | Viktor Pivač | Serbia | 7:13.82 | SE/F |
| 5 | Privel Hinkati | Benin | 7:43.13 | SE/F |

**Repechage 3**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Filip-Matej Pfeifer | Slovenia | 6:58.06 | QAD |
| 2 | Scott Bärlocher | Switzerland | 7:01.44 | QAD |
| 3 | André Pinto | Portugal | 7:06.27 | SE/F |
| 4 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | 7:18.75 | SE/F |
| 5 | Jan Potůček | Czech Republic | 7:25.03 | SE/F |
| 6 | Rodrigue Ibrahim | Lebanon | 8:50.20 | SE/F |

### Quarterfinals A/D

The three fastest boats in each Quarterfinal advanced directly to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the CD semifinals.

**Quarterfinal 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Melvin Twellaar | Netherlands | 6:51.87 | SA/B |
| 2 | Oliver Zeidler | Germany | 6:57.79 | SA/B |
| 3 | Trevor Jones | Canada | 7:02.06 | SA/B |
| 4 | Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár | Hungary | 7:08.47 | SC/D |
| 5 | Scott Bärlocher | Switzerland | 7:10.42 | SC/D |
| 6 | Mindaugas Griškonis | Lithuania | 8:07.26 | SC/D |

**Quarterfinal 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Graeme Thomas | Great Britain | 6:58.56 | SA/B |
| 2 | Stefanos Ntouskos | Greece | 7:00.03 | SA/B |
| 3 | Jack Cleary | Australia | 7:03.09 | SA/B |
| 4 | Filip-Matej Pfeifer | Slovenia | 7:03.13 | SC/D |
| 5 | Eskil Borgh | Sweden | 7:07.21 | SC/D |
| 6 | Mohamed Taieb | Tunisia | 7:12.57 | SC/D |

**Quarterfinal 3**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jordan Parry | New Zealand | 6:53.57 | SA/B |
| 2 | Bastian Secher | Denmark | 6:55.91 | SA/B |
| 3 | Piotr Płomiński | Poland | 6:56.97 | SA/B |
| 4 | Brian Colsh | Ireland | 6:58.73 | SC/D |
| 5 | Matteo Sartori | Italy | 7:19.66 | SC/D |
| 6 | Kristian Vasilev | Bulgaria | 7:51.16 | SC/D |

**Quarterfinal 4**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kjetil Borch | Norway | 6:53.14 | SA/B |
| 2 | Ryuta Arakawa | Japan | 6:54.10 | SA/B |
| 3 | Ben Davison | United States | 6:56.28 | SA/B |
| 4 | Han Wei | China | 6:58.28 | SC/D |
| 5 | Mmbudzeni Masutha | South Africa | 7:11.13 | SC/D |
| 6 | Jordi Jofre | Spain | 7:16.85 | SC/D |

### Semifinals E/F

The three fastest boats in each Semifinal advanced directly to the Final E. The remaining boats were sent to the Final F.

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | André Pinto | Portugal | 7:22.49 | FE |
| 2 | Bahman Nasiri | Azerbaijan | 7:25.31 | FE |
| 3 | Jan Potůček | Czech Republic | 7:27.05 | FE |
| 4 | Viktor Pivač | Serbia | 7:35.51 | FF |
| 5 | Bakr Al-Dulaimi | Iraq | 7:38.91 | FF |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | 7:14.72 | FE |
| 2 | Joel Naukkarinen | Finland | 7:16.87 | FE |
| 3 | Alexandros Zisimidis | Cyprus | 7:18.50 | FE |
| 4 | Stephen Cox | Zimbabwe | 7:28.89 | FF |
| 5 | Privel Hinkati | Benin | 8:01.68 | FF |
| 6 | Rodrigue Ibrahim | Lebanon | 8:36.70 | 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.

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mindaugas Griškonis | Lithuania | 7:14.52 | FC |
| 2 | Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár | Hungary | 7:20.23 | FC |
| 3 | Filip-Matej Pfeifer | Slovenia | 7:22.99 | FC |
| 4 | Mmbudzeni Masutha | South Africa | 7:27.02 | FD |
| 5 | Matteo Sartori | Italy | 7:36.66 | FD |
| | Kristian Vasilev | Bulgaria | DNS | |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Han Wei | China | 7:18.60 | FC |
| 2 | Brian Colsh | Ireland | 7:19.43 | FC |
| 3 | Eskil Borgh | Sweden | 7:19.89 | FC |
| 4 | Jordi Jofre | Spain | 7:20.14 | FD |
| 5 | Mohamed Taieb | Tunisia | 7:22.81 | FD |
| 6 | Scott Bärlocher | Switzerland | 7:24.71 | 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 | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Melvin Twellaar | Netherlands | 6:48.04 | FA |
| 2 | Kjetil Borch | Norway | 6:50.73 | FA |
| 3 | Stefanos Ntouskos | Greece | 6:51.54 | FA |
| 4 | Bastian Secher | Denmark | 6:53.54 | FB |
| 5 | Trevor Jones | Canada | 6:55.17 | FB |
| 6 | Piotr Płomiński | Poland | 7:00.74 | FB |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Oliver Zeidler | Germany | 6:44.03 | FA |
| 2 | Graeme Thomas | Great Britain | 6:45.29 | FA |
| 3 | Jordan Parry | New Zealand | 6:46.33 | FA |
| 4 | Ryuta Arakawa | Japan | 6:50.00 | FB |
| 5 | Ben Davison | United States | 6:53.05 | FB |
| 6 | Jack Cleary | Australia | 7:00.39 | 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 | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stephen Cox | Zimbabwe | 7:36.17 | 30 |
| 2 | Viktor Pivač | Serbia | 7:41.39 | 31 |
| 3 | Bakr Al-Dulaimi | Iraq | 7:48.58 | 32 |
| 4 | Privel Hinkati | Benin | 8:25.94 | 33 |
| 5 | Rodrigue Ibrahim | Lebanon | 8:55.51 | 34 |

**Final E**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | 7:23.05 | 24 |
| 2 | André Pinto | Portugal | 7:30.84 | 25 |
| 3 | Alexandros Zisimidis | Cyprus | 7:31.17 | 26 |
| 4 | Bahman Nasiri | Azerbaijan | 7:33.12 | 27 |
| 5 | Joel Naukkarinen | Finland | 7:35.94 | 28 |
| 6 | Jan Potůček | Czech Republic | 7:39.38 | 29 |

**Final D**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jordi Jofre | Spain | 7:10.38 | 19 |
| 2 | Matteo Sartori | Italy | 7:10.46 | 20 |
| 3 | Mmbudzeni Masutha | South Africa | 7:13.31 | 21 |
| 4 | Mohamed Taieb | Tunisia | 7:15.01 | 22 |
| 5 | Scott Bärlocher | Switzerland | 7:19.13 | 23 |

**Final C**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár | Hungary | 7:02.69 | 13 |
| 2 | Mindaugas Griškonis | Lithuania | 7:03.80 | 14 |
| 3 | Brian Colsh | Ireland | 7:07.24 | 15 |
| 4 | Han Wei | China | 7:09.97 | 16 |
| 5 | Eskil Borgh | Sweden | 7:20.48 | 17 |
| 6 | Filip-Matej Pfeifer | Slovenia | 7:52.01 | 18 |

**Final B**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ryuta Arakawa | Japan | 6:55.98 | 7 |
| 2 | Ben Davison | United States | 6:58.72 | 8 |
| 3 | Bastian Secher | Denmark | 7:00.22 | 9 |
| 4 | Trevor Jones | Canada | 7:03.49 | 10 |
| 5 | Piotr Płomiński | Poland | 7:05.37 | 11 |
| 6 | Jack Cleary | Australia | 7:09.46 | 12 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Oliver Zeidler | Germany | 6:48.67 |
| | Melvin Twellaar | Netherlands | 6:50.12 |
| | Graeme Thomas | Great Britain | 6:51.44 |
| 4 | Jordan Parry | New Zealand | 6:52.25 |
| 5 | Kjetil Borch | Norway | 6:59.45 |
| 6 | Stefanos Ntouskos | Greece | 7:10.64 |
