# 2018 World Singles Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships – Men's sprint

The men's sprint event at the 2018 World Singles Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships was held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania on 23 May 2018.
The title of world champion was successfully defended by Serbian Vilmoš Zavarko, who defeated German Axel Schondelmaier in the final. Bronze medals went to semi-finalists Italian Wolfgang Blass and representative of the hosts - Romanian Nicolae Lupu.

## Results
### Starting places

The starting places have been allocated on the basis of each team's achievements during the previous championships.
| | AUT | BIH | CRO | CZE | DEN | EST | FRA | GER | HUN | ITA | MKD | POL | ROU | SLO | SRB | SVK | Total |
| Number of seeds | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 |

### Draw

The players were drawn into pairs with the reservation that competitors from the same country can not play in the first round against each other.
| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Tamás Kiss | Tamás Kiss | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Philipp Vsetecka | Philipp Vsetecka | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Philipp Vsetecka | Philipp Vsetecka | 2 | | Philipp Vsetecka | Philipp Vsetecka | 1 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Timo Hoffmann | Timo Hoffmann | 1 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Timo Hoffmann | Timo Hoffmann | 2 | | Timo Hoffmann | Timo Hoffmann | 1 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gregor Bajželj | Gregor Bajželj | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gregor Bajželj | Gregor Bajželj | 0 | | | | | | Philipp Vsetecka | Philipp Vsetecka | 1 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Wolfgang Blaas | Wolfgang Blaas | 1 | 22 | | | | | | | | |
| Lukas Huber | Lukas Huber | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Wolfgang Blaas | Wolfgang Blaas | 1 | 22 | | | | | | | |
| Michał Szulc | Michał Szulc | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michał Szulc | Michał Szulc | 2 | | Michał Szulc | Michał Szulc | 1 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wolfgang Blaas | Wolfgang Blaas | 1 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matej Lepej | Matej Lepej | 1 | 18 | Wolfgang Blaas | Wolfgang Blaas | 1 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wolfgang Blaas | Wolfgang Blaas | 1 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wolfgang Blaas | Wolfgang Blaas | 1 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | Wolfgang Blaas | Wolfgang Blaas | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 2 | | | | |
| Jan Bína | Jan Bína | 1 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 2 | | | | |
| Tomas Pasiak | Tomas Pasiak | 1 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tomas Pasiak | Tomas Pasiak | 1 | 17 | Jan Bína | Jan Bína | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Georges Ungurean | Georges Ungurean | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georges Ungurean | Georges Ungurean | 2 | | Georges Ungurean | Georges Ungurean | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Markko Abel | Markko Abel | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Markko Abel | Markko Abel | 0 | | | | | | Jan Bína | Jan Bína | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 1 | 21 | | | | | | | | | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Nemček | Peter Nemček | 1 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Nemček | Peter Nemček | 1 | 14 | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Hrvoje Marinović | Hrvoje Marinović | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hrvoje Marinović | Hrvoje Marinović | 1 | 42 | Hrvoje Marinović | Hrvoje Marinović | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Horatiu Bogdan Dudas | Horatiu Bogdan Dudas | 1 | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Horatiu Bogdan Dudas | Horatiu Bogdan Dudas | 1 | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vilmoš Zavarko | Vilmoš Zavarko | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Axel Schonderlmaier | Axel Schonderlmaier | 0 |
| Zsombor Zapletán | Zsombor Zapletán | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Axel Schonderlmaier | Axel Schonderlmaier | 0 |
| Franci Velišček | Franci Velišček | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Franci Velišček | Franci Velišček | 0 | | Zsombor Zapletán | Zsombor Zapletán | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Boris Benedik | Boris Benedik | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boris Benedik | Boris Benedik | 1 | 24 | Boris Benedik | Boris Benedik | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Erik Kuna | Erik Kuna | 1 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Erik Kuna | Erik Kuna | 1 | 18 | | | | | Zsombor Zapletán | Zsombor Zapletán | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Nicolae Lupu | Nicolae Lupu | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nicolae Lupu | Nicolae Lupu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Nicolae Lupu | Nicolae Lupu | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Henning Bo Poulsen | Henning Bo Poulsen | 0 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Henning Bo Poulsen | Henning Bo Poulsen | 0 | DNS | Nicolae Lupu | Nicolae Lupu | 1 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ivan Totić | Ivan Totić | 1 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ivan Totić | Ivan Totić | 2 | | Ivan Totić | Ivan Totić | 1 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Ernješi | Robert Ernješi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Ernješi | Robert Ernješi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Nicolae Lupu | Nicolae Lupu | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Axel Schonderlmaier | Axel Schonderlmaier | 2 | | | | |
| Jiří Veselý | Jiří Veselý | 1 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Axel Schonderlmaier | Axel Schonderlmaier | 2 | | | | |
| Bartosz Krug | Bartosz Krug | 1 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bartosz Krug | Bartosz Krug | 1 | 23 | Bartosz Krug | Bartosz Krug | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Petruţ Ovidiu Mihălcioiu | Petruţ Ovidiu Mihălcioiu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Petruţ Ovidiu Mihălcioiu | Petruţ Ovidiu Mihălcioiu | 1 | 21 | Petruţ Ovidiu Mihălcioiu | Petruţ Ovidiu Mihălcioiu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nemanja Galić | Nemanja Galić | 1 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nemanja Galić | Nemanja Galić | 1 | 18 | | | | | Petruţ Ovidiu Mihălcioiu | Petruţ Ovidiu Mihălcioiu | 1 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Axel Schondelmaier | Axel Schondelmaier | 1 | 22 | | | | | | | | |
| Axel Schondelmaier | Axel Schondelmaier | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Axel Schondelmaier | Axel Schondelmaier | 1 | 22 | | | | | | | |
| Guillaume Changenet | Guillaume Changenet | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guillaume Changenet | Guillaume Changenet | 0 | | Axel Schondelmaier | Axel Schondelmaier | 1 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jürgen Pointinger | Jürgen Pointinger | 1 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Igor Kovačić | Igor Kovačić | 0 | | Jürgen Pointinger | Jürgen Pointinger | 1 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jürgen Pointinger | Jürgen Pointinger | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |