# Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's sprint

The men's sprint at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was part of the cycling programme, taking place on 7 April 2018.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Francois Pervis (FRA) | 9.347 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | 6 December 2013 |
| Games record | Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) | 9.779 | Glasgow, Scotland | 24 July 2014 |

## Schedule

The schedule is as follows:
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday 7 April 2018 | 13:32 | Qualifying |
| Saturday 7 April 2018 | 14:23 | 1/8 Finals |
| Saturday 7 April 2018 | 15:05 | Quarterfinals |
| Saturday 7 April 2018 | 18:40 | Semifinals |
| Saturday 7 April 2018 | 20:47 | Finals |

## Results
### Qualifying

16 riders will be qualified and seeded for the 1/8 finals according to their times in qualification.
| Rank | Riders | Time | Behind | Average speed (km/h) | Notes |
| 1 | Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) | 9.583 | — | 75.133 | Q, GR |
| 2 | Jack Carlin (SCO) | 9.650 | +0.067 | 74.611 | Q |
| 3 | Ethan Mitchell (NZL) | 9.654 | +0.071 | 74.580 | Q |
| 4 | Ryan Owens (ENG) | 9.662 | +0.079 | 74.519 | Q |
| 5 | Philip Hindes (ENG) | 9.669 | +0.086 | 74.465 | Q |
| 6 | Jacob Schmid (AUS) | 9.690 | +0.107 | 74.303 | Q |
| 7 | Eddie Dawkins (NZL) | 9.704 | +0.121 | 74.196 | Q |
| 8 | Lewis Oliva (WAL) | 9.737 | +0.154 | 73.945 | Q |
| 9 | Hugo Barrette (CAN) | 9.769 | +0.186 | 73.703 | Q |
| 10 | Joseph Truman (ENG) | 9.780 | +0.197 | 73.620 | Q |
| 11 | Stefan Ritter (CAN) | 9.803 | +0.220 | 73.447 | Q |
| 12 | Sam Webster (NZL) | 9.809 | +0.226 | 73.402 | Q |
| 13 | Nicholas Paul (TTO) | 9.836 | +0.253 | 73.200 | Q |
| 14 | Patrick Constable (AUS) | 9.890 | +0.307 | 72.801 | Q |
| 15 | Njisane Phillip (TTO) | 9.986 | +0.403 | 72.101 | Q |
| 16 | Muhammad Sahrom (MAS) | 10.013 | +0.430 | 71.907 | Q |
| 17 | Fadhil Mohd Zonis (MAS) | 10.183 | +0.600 | 70.706 | |
| 18 | Keron Bramble (TTO) | 10.214 | +0.631 | 70.491 | |
| 19 | Patrice St-Louis Pivin (CAN) | 10.246 | +0.663 | 70.271 | |
| 20 | Sanuraj Sanandaraj (IND) | 10.381 | +0.798 | 69.357 | |
| 21 | Ranjit Singh (IND) | 10.486 | +0.903 | 68.663 | |
| 22 | Sahil Kumar (IND) | 10.584 | +1.001 | 68.027 | |
| 23 | Shariz Efendi Shahrin (MAS) | 10.692 | +1.109 | 67.340 | |
| | Callum Skinner (SCO) | DNS | DNS | DNS | |

### 1/8 Finals

Heat winners advance to the quarterfinals.
| Heat | Rank | Riders | Time (Gap) | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Muhammad Sahrom (MAS) | — | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) | +0.024 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jack Carlin (SCO) | — | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Njisane Phillip (TTO) | +2.043 | |
| 3 | 1 | Ethan Mitchell (NZL) | — | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Patrick Constable (AUS) | +0.138 | |
| 4 | 1 | Ryan Owens (ENG) | — | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nicholas Paul (TTO) | REL | |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Webster (NZL) | — | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Philip Hindes (ENG) | +0.042 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jacob Schmid (AUS) | — | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Stefan Ritter (CAN) | +0.040 | |
| 7 | 1 | Joseph Truman (ENG) | — | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Eddie Dawkins (NZL) | +0.202 | |
| 8 | 1 | Lewis Oliva (WAL) | — | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Hugo Barrette (CAN) | +2.783 | |
* $^{R1}$ Relegation for entering the sprinter's lane when the opponent was already there

### Quarterfinals

Matches are extended to a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceed to the semifinals.
| Heat | Rank | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Muhammad Sahrom (MAS) | X | X | | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Lewis Oliva (WAL) | +0.304 | +0.169 | | |
| 2 | 1 | Jack Carlin (SCO) | +0.002 | X | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Joseph Truman (ENG) | X | +0.086 | +0.063 | |
| 3 | 1 | Jacob Schmid (AUS) | X | X | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Ethan Mitchell (NZL) | +0.030 | +0.002 | | |
| 4 | 1 | Sam Webster (NZL) | X | X | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ryan Owens (ENG) | +0.074 | +0.020 | | |

### Semifinals

Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final.
| Heat | Rank | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Sam Webster (NZL) | X | X | QG |
| 1 | 2 | Muhammad Sahrom (MAS) | +0.276 | +0.572 | QB |
| 2 | 1 | Jack Carlin (SCO) | X | X | QG |
| 2 | 2 | Jacob Schmid (AUS) | +0.015 | +0.016 | QB |

### Finals

The final classification is determined in the medal finals.
| Rank | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 |
| Bronze medal final |||||
| | Jacob Schmid (AUS) | X | X |
| 4 | Muhammad Sahrom (MAS) | +0.235 | +0.032 |
| Gold medal final |||||
| | Sam Webster (NZL) | X | X |
| | Jack Carlin (SCO) | +0.429 | +0.005 |