2018 Iran Fajr International Challenge

2018 Iran Fajr International Challenge

Tournament details
Dates	5 – 8 February 2018
Level	International Challenge
Total prize money	US$25,000
Venue	Enghelab Sport Complex
Location	Zanjan, Iran
Champions
Men's Singles	Phạm Cao Cường
Women's Singles	Muralitharan Thinaah
Men's Doubles	Francis Alwin Nandagopal Kidambi
Women's Doubles	Setayesh Abdolkarimi Hamedanchi Azad Hale
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The 2018 Iran Fajr International Challenge, officially The 27th Iran Fajr International Challenge 2018 was a badminton tournament which took place at Enghelab Sport Complex in Iran from 5 to 8 February 2018 and had a total purse of $25,000.

Tournament

The 2018 Iran Fajr International Challenge was the first tournament of the 2018 BWF International Challenge and also part of the Iran Fajr International Challenge championships which has been held since 1991. This tournament was organized by the Iran Badminton Federation.^[1]

Men's singles

Finals

	Semifinals									Final
	1	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	7	13	11	12	11
		Aryamann Tandon	11	11	8	14	6
										1	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	14	11	13	7
										2	Phạm Cao Cường	15	13	11	11
		Shreyansh Jaiswal	9	11	9	8
	2	Phạm Cao Cường	11	6	11	11

Top half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
										1	Nguyễn T M	11	11	11
		J Khong J M	8	11	2	10					A Kazemi	2	7	0
		A Kazemi	11	2	11	12													1	Nguyễn T M	9	11	11	11
		F Khanjani	11	11	11															F Khanjani	11	2	8	5
		M R Bagheri	9	9	8						F Khanjani	8	11	14	11
		A S Jindal	11	11	11						A S Jindal	11	7	12	8
		M Chaharmali	7	8	5																							1	Nguyễn T M	11	9	9	11	12
																													M A Kurt	7	11	11	8	10
										8	S Sipani
		M Aliakbarian	11	11	9	11					M Aliakbarian	w	/	o
		O Galandarov	7	4	11	4														M Aliakbarian	8	8	5
		Z Ghaderi	11	7	6	5														M A Kurt	11	11	11
		M N M Nayef	9	11	11	11					M N M Nayef	11	8	2	6
		M Ansari	3	4	6						M A Kurt	9	11	11	11
		M A Kurt	11	11	11

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
										3	D N Anjo
		A Tandon	11	11	11						A Tandon	w	/	o
		A Faghfouri	5	5	5															A Tandon	11	11	11
		N Mineai	9	6	15	11	11													N Mineai	5	3	7
		A Ghasemi	11	11	13	4	9				N Mineai	11	7	11	11
		T Abbasov	5	11	3						P Shahbazi	8	11	7	7
		P Shahbazi	11	13	11																								A Tandon	11	11	9	11
																													M Shahbazi	9	6	11	6
										5	J Castillo	6	11	9	13	2
		M Moghimi	2	6	9						Nguyễn H Đ	11	8	11	11	11
		Nguyễn H Đ	11	11	11															Nguyễn H Đ	14	10	11	10	9
		M Hasan	2	2	2															M Shahbazi	12	12	7	12	11
		E Taran	11	11	11						E Taran	5	6	7
		M Shahbazi	8	11	12	11					M Shahbazi	11	11	11
		A Ahmad	11	1	10	9

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
		Chian C Y	11	11	11
		N Rostampourlagaldani	8	5	2						Chian C Y	9	1	11	11
		K Jindal	11	11	11						K Jindal	11	11	9	13
		A Hosseinkhani	6	4	8															K Jindal	11	5	11	7	11
		M Piroozi	6	4	6														7	Lê Đ P	8	11	8	11	8
		L Muñoz	11	11	11						L Muñoz	11	11	9	10	8
		H Motaghi	6	7	8					7	Lê Đ P	9	9	11	12	11
	7	Lê Đ P	11	11	11																								K Jindal	9	8	11
		J Alhasanov	11	10	11	11	9																						S Jaiswal	11	11	13
		F Yasami	9	12	8	13	11				F Yasami	5	2	8
		M Pairavand	9	11	10						S Jaiswal	11	11	11
		S Jaiswal	11	13	12															S Jaiswal	11	11	11
		B Atilano	11	11	11	2	11													B Atilano	7	9	4
		A Jabbari	13	8	8	11	6				B Atilano	11	11	14
										4	B A Alshannik	7	9	12

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
		K Rzayev	10	14	7	11	9
		M Masoumitabarzanjani	12	12	11	5	11				M Masoumitabarzanjani	12	3	8	3
		S A Z Zadeh	6	7	4						S E Vatannejad	10	11	11	11
		S E Vatannejad	11	11	11															S E Vatannejad	8	6	11	6
		A Bastiani																	6	E Lale	11	11	7	11
		H Makkar	w	/	o						H Makkar	15	2	9	8
										6	E Lale	14	11	11	11
																												6	E Lale	4	5	7
		K G Kumar	11	11	11																							2	Phạm C C	11	11	11
		Alireza Qasemi	9	5	6						K G Kumar	11	11	11
		A Bahri	11	11	11						A Bahri	0	3	5
		Mohammed Almashaekhi	6	5	5															K G Kumar	9	7	6
		S Huseynov	7	8	4														2	Phạm C C	11	11	11
		A Karami	11	11	11						A Karami	4	9	6
										2	Phạm C C	11	11	11

Women's singles

Finals

	Semifinals									Final
	1	Lee Ying Ying	4	11	11	14
		Thet Htar Thuzar	11	8	7	12
										1	Lee Ying Ying	8	6	11	9
										5	Muralitharan Thinaah	11	11	9	11
	3	Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka	3	11	5	9
	5	Muralitharan Thinaah	11	7	11	11

Top half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals
	1	Lee Y Y	11	11	11
		S D Kashani	7	5	8					1	Lee Y Y	11	11	11
	Q7	H Yaghobzadeh	8	11	2	12					P Kamrani	5	7	4
		P Kamrani	11	9	11	14													1	Lee Y Y	11	10	15	11
	6	V Gummadi	11	11	11															Trần T P T	8	12	13	6
	Q5	H A Hale	5	1	6					6	V Gummadi	6	15	10	11	8
		Y Beigi	8	7	4						Trần T P T	11	14	12	8	11
		Trần T P T	11	11	11

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals
	4	R Raje	11	11	11
		Y Kermani	9	4	5					4	R Raje	5	11	11	11
	Q3	Lee Z Y	11	11	11					Q3	Lee Z Y	11	8	8	8
		S Abedkhojasteh	7	9	2														4	R Raje	6	11	8	11	3
	7	S Gonçalves	11	8	11	11														Thet H T	11	4	11	3	11
	Q6	N Karami	8	11	7	8				7	S Gonçalves	5	7	3
		H Shams	9	5	2						Thet H T	11	11	11
		Thet H T	11	11	11

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals
		N Safai	11	11	11
	Q2	E Sepidan	8	7	6						N Safai	11	8	7	3
		E Feizmanesh	11	4	12	12	9			8	M Ugalde	6	11	11	11
	8	M Ugalde	8	11	14	10	11												8	M Ugalde	3	9	12	2
		V Gynga	11	3	3	7													3	V R Jakka	11	11	10	11
	Q4	S Abdolkarimi	5	11	11	11				Q4	S Abdolkarimi	8	8	5
		S Aghaei	9	12	3	7				3	V R Jakka	11	11	11
	3	V R Jakka	11	10	11	11

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals
		N Zamani	11	7	9	8
	Q1	Y Tafreshi	9	11	11	11				Q1	Y Tafreshi	1	3	1
		Vũ T A T	12	6	7	4				5	M Thinaah	11	11	11
	5	M Thinaah	10	11	11	11													5	M Thinaah	11	11	7	12
	Q8	R Tajik	11	11	13														2	Y Li	6	6	11	10
		T Alinezhad	8	6	11					Q8	R Tajik	9	3	2
		P Eskandari	4	8	2					2	Y Li	11	11	11
	2	Y Li	11	11	11

Men's doubles

Finals

	Semifinals									Final
		Amir Ghasemi Alireza Qasemi	11	4	5	13	7
	4	Tarun Kona Saurabh Sharma	8	11	11	11	11
										4	Tarun Kona Saurabh Sharma	11	6	11	8	9
											Francis Alwin Nandagopal Kidambi	9	11	7	11	11
		Francis Alwin Nandagopal Kidambi	11	11	11
		Muhammad Amar Mohd Sani Muhammad Amir Mohd Sani	7	8	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals
										1	B A Alshannik M N M Nayef	11	11	11
		M Aliakbarian M Chaharmali	11	11	11						M Aliakbarian M Chaharmali	6	4	9
		A Kazemi E Taran	4	6	5														1	B A Alshannik M N M Nayef	2	11	8	5
																				A Ghasemi A Qasemi	11	8	11	11
											A Ghasemi A Qasemi	8	11	11	11
		M Almashaekhi M Hasan	4	3	7						A Faghfouri N Minaei	11	8	9	3
		A Faghfouri N Minaei	11	11	11

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals
										4	T Kona S Sharma	11	12	11
		S E Vatannejad F Khanjani	6	12	5	11	11				S E Vatannejad F Khanjani	8	10	2
		A Jabbari M Piroozi	11	10	11	6	9												4	T Kona S Sharma	7	11	15	11
																				H Motaghi M Shahbazi	11	7	14	9
											M M Mirshekari S Santarash	7	10	11	6
		H Motaghi M Shahbazi	11	11	11						H Motaghi M Shahbazi	11	12	8	11
		T Abbasov J Alhasanov	2	5	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals
		D N Anjo B Atilano
		M Ansari A Hosseinkhani	w	/	o						M Ansari A Hosseinkhani	14	11	12
		A Bahri M Masoumitabarzanjani	4	9	6						M R Bagheri F Yasami	12	3	10
		M R Bagheri F Yasami	11	11	11															M Ansari A Hosseinkhani	8	8	5
		Z Ghaderi P Shahbazi	7	2	3															F Alwin N Kidambi	11	11	11
		F Alwin N Kidambi	11	11	11						F Alwin N Kidambi	11	9	11	12
										3	J Castillo L Muñoz	5	11	7	10

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals
		M Amar Mohd Sani M Amir Mohd Sani	11	11	11
		A Karami N Rostampourlagaldani	9	8	8						M Amar Mohd Sani M Amir Mohd Sani	w	/	o
											A Bastani M Moghimi
																				M Amar Mohd Sani M Amir Mohd Sani	11	11	11
		O Galandarov K Rzayev	5	11	10	8														M Pairavand S A Zaki Zadeh	7	8	6
		M Pairavand S A Zaki Zadeh	11	8	12	11					M Pairavand S A Zaki Zadeh	8	11	11	1	12
										2	K Chaudhary B Yadav	11	9	9	11	10

Women's doubles

Finals

	First Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
										1	Soong F C Tee J Y
		S Abdolkarimi H Azad Hale	11	11	11						S Abdolkarimi H Azad Hale	w	/	o
		T Alinezhad P Nabavi	9	8	2															S Abdolkarimi H Azad Hale	11	11	11
																				P Eskandari R Tajik	7	4	7
											H Ahmadi N Karami	6	7	4
		P Eskandari R Tajik	9	11	11	11					P Eskandari R Tajik	11	11	11
		H Kabari E Sepidan	11	8	4	9																							S Abdolkarimi H Azad Hale	11	11	11
		S K Rahman S Rafei	4	2	4																								S Abedkhojasteh H Shams	3	9	5
		E Feizmanesh P Kamrani	11	11	11						E Feizmanesh P Kamrani	11	13	11
		N Safai H Yaghobzadeh	11	6	9	11	11				N Safai H Yaghobzadeh	5	11	6
		Y Tafreshi N Zamani	8	11	11	6	6													E Feizmanesh P Kamrani	3	11	13	8
		Y Beigi Y Kermani	8	11	6	7														S Abedkhojasteh H Shams	11	9	15	11
		S Abedkhojasteh H Shams	11	4	11	11					S Abedkhojasteh H Shams	1
										2	S Aghaei S D Kashani	0r

References

External links

• Tournament Link