6 ▁Pan ▁American ▁R ac quet ball ▁Championships ▁in ▁San ▁Luis ▁Pot osi , ▁Mexico , ▁Franco ▁played ▁Men ’ s ▁Singles ▁and ▁Dou bles . ▁In ▁singles , ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁Mexico ’ s ▁Daniel ▁De ▁La ▁Rosa , ▁ 1 5 - 5 , ▁ 1 5 - 5 , ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁Franco ▁played ▁doubles ▁with ▁F eli pe ▁Ar enas , ▁and ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁Mex icans ▁Ale j andro ▁Land a ▁and ▁J avier ▁Mor eno , ▁ 1 5 - 1 1 , ▁ 1 5 - 9 , ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁ ▁Franco ▁and ▁Herr era ▁attempted ▁to ▁defend ▁their ▁Men ' s ▁Dou bles ▁World ▁Championship ▁on ▁home ▁soil ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁IR F ▁World ▁Championships ▁held ▁in ▁C ali , ▁Colombia , ▁but ▁they ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁to ▁event ual ▁champions ▁Al var o ▁Bel tr an ▁and ▁J avier ▁Mor eno ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁ 1 5 - 2 , ▁ 1 5 - 5 . ▁ ▁Franco ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Open ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁fur th est ▁a ▁South ▁American ▁men ' s ▁player ▁had ▁reached ▁in ▁rac quet ball ' s ▁premier ▁professional ▁event . ▁He ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁qu arters ▁to ▁K ane ▁Was elen ch uk , ▁ 1 1 - 2 , ▁ 1 1 - 4 , ▁ 1 1