▁( born ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Colomb ian ▁rac quet ball ▁player . ▁Franco ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁International ▁R ac quet ball ▁Federation ▁ ▁( IR F ) ▁World ▁Champion ▁in ▁Men ' s ▁Dou bles , ▁winning ▁the ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁with ▁Ale j andro ▁Herr era . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Franco ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁South ▁American ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁tournament ▁on ▁the ▁International ▁R ac quet ball ▁Tour ▁( IR T ), ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁March ▁Mad ness ▁event ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁I RT ’ s ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁four ▁straight ▁seasons ▁- ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 5 - 1 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 ▁- ▁with ▁a ▁career ▁high ▁ranking ▁of ▁ 6 th ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 . ▁ ▁Junior ▁years ▁▁ ▁Franco ▁began ▁playing ▁rac quet ball ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁after ▁school ▁program ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 2 . ▁Two ▁years ▁after ▁beginning ▁to ▁play ▁Franco ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁IR F ▁World ▁Junior ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁Round ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁in ▁Boys ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁under ▁to ▁Mexican ▁Daniel ▁De ▁La ▁Rosa . ▁In ▁Boys ▁U 1 4 ▁Dou bles ▁that ▁year , ▁Franco ▁and ▁Juan ▁F eli pe ▁Gar zon ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁to ▁Boliv ians ▁Carlos