▁R ac quet ball ▁Tour ▁( IR T ). ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁March ▁Mad ness ▁tournament ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁He ▁defeated ▁Al var o ▁Bel tr an ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁J ansen ▁Allen ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s , ▁and ▁Ale j andro ▁Land a ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁title . ▁Franco ▁is ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁winner ▁in ▁I RT ▁history , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁South ▁American ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁on ▁the ▁I RT . ▁ ▁That ▁win ▁helped ▁Franco ▁finish ▁ 6 th ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 ▁I RT ▁season , ▁which ▁remains ▁a ▁career ▁best . ▁ ▁Franco ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁South ▁American ▁Games ▁in ▁C och ab amba , ▁Boliv ia , ▁where ▁he ▁got ▁two ▁silver ▁med als : ▁in ▁Men ’ s ▁Dou bles ▁with ▁Mario ▁Mer c ado , ▁as ▁they ▁only ▁lost ▁to ▁Boliv ians ▁Roland ▁K eller ▁and ▁Con rr ado ▁Mos cos o , ▁and ▁the ▁Men ’ s ▁Team ▁event , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁be aten ▁by ▁Boliv ia ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁He ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁of ▁Men ’ s ▁Singles ▁to ▁Mos cos o , ▁so ▁didn ’ t ▁get ▁a ▁medal ▁in ▁that ▁event . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁IR F ▁World ▁Championships , ▁Franco ▁again ▁played ▁both ▁Men ' s ▁Singles ▁and