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]
Venue [ ] This international tournament was held at Enghelab Sport Complex in Zanjan, Iran .[1]
Point distribution [ ] Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF International Challenge event.[2]
Winner
Runner-up
3/4
5/8
9/16
17/32
33/64
65/128
129/256
257/512
513/1024
4,000
3,400
2,800
2,200
1,520
920
360
170
70
30
20
Prize money [ ] The total prize money for this year tournament is US$25,000. Distribution of prize money is in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]
Event
Winner
Finals
Semifinals
Quarterfinals
Singles
$2,700
$1,250
$700
$200
Doubles
$2,800
$1,350
$700
$200
Men's singles [ ] Seeds [ ] Finals [ ] Top half [ ] Section 1 [ ] Section 2 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
3
11
11
11
w
/
o
5
5
5
11
11
11
9
6
15
11
11
5
3
7
11
11
13
4
9
11
7
11
11
5
11
3
8
11
7
7
11
13
11
11
11
9
11
9
6
11
6
5
J Castillo
6
11
9
13
2
2
6
9
11
8
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
10
11
10
9
2
2
2
12
12
7
12
11
11
11
11
5
6
7
8
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
1
10
9
Bottom half [ ] Section 3 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
11
11
11
8
5
2
9
1
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
13
6
4
8
11
5
11
7
11
6
4
6
7
8
11
8
11
8
L Muñoz 11
11
11
L Muñoz
11
11
9
10
8
6
7
8
7
9
9
11
12
11
7
11
11
11
9
8
11
11
10
11
11
9
S Jaiswal 11
11
13
9
12
8
13
11
5
2
8
9
11
10
S Jaiswal 11
11
11
S Jaiswal 11
13
12
S Jaiswal 11
11
11
11
11
11
2
11
7
9
4
13
8
8
11
6
11
11
14
4
B A Alshannik
7
9
12
Section 4 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
10
14
7
11
9
12
12
11
5
11
12
3
8
3
6
7
4
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
8
6
11
6
6
E Lale 11
11
7
11
w
/
o
15
2
9
8
6
E Lale 14
11
11
11
6
E Lale
4
5
7
11
11
11
2
Phạm C C 11
11
11
9
5
6
11
11
11
11
11
11
0
3
5
6
5
5
9
7
6
7
8
4
2
Phạm C C 11
11
11
11
11
11
4
9
6
2
Phạm C C 11
11
11
Women's singles [ ] Seeds [ ] Finals [ ] Top half [ ] Section 1 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
1
Lee Y Y 11
11
11
7
5
8
1
Lee Y Y 11
11
11
Q7
8
11
2
12
5
7
4
11
9
11
14
1
Lee Y Y 11
10
15
11
6
11
11
11
8
12
13
6
Q5
5
1
6
6
6
15
10
11
8
8
7
4
11
14
12
8
11
11
11
11
Section 2 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
4
R Raje 11
11
11
9
4
5
4
R Raje 5
11
11
11
Q3
11
11
11
Q3
11
8
8
8
7
9
2
4
R Raje
6
11
8
11
3
7
11
8
11
11
Thet H T 11
4
11
3
11
Q6
8
11
7
8
7
5
7
3
9
5
2
Thet H T 11
11
11
Thet H T 11
11
11
Bottom half [ ] Section 3 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
11
11
11
Q2
8
7
6
11
8
7
3
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
11
3
3
7
3
11
11
10
11
Q4
5
11
11
11
Q4
8
8
5
S Aghaei
9
12
3
7
3
11
11
11
3
11
10
11
11
Section 4 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
11
7
9
8
Q1
9
11
11
11
Q1
1
3
1
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
11
11
13
2
Y Li
6
6
11
10
8
6
11
Q8
9
3
2
4
8
2
2
Y Li 11
11
11
2
Y Li 11
11
11
Men's doubles [ ] Seeds [ ] Finals [ ] Top half [ ] Section 1 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
1
B A Alshannik 11
11
11
11
11
11
6
4
9
4
6
5
1
B A Alshannik 2
11
8
5
11
8
11
11
8
11
11
11
4
3
7
11
8
9
3
11
11
11
Section 2 [ ] Bottom half [ ] Section 3 [ ] Section 4 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
11
11
11
9
8
8
w
/
o
11
11
11
5
11
10
8
7
8
6
11
8
12
11
8
11
11
1
12
2
11
9
9
11
10
Women's doubles [ ] Seeds [ ] Finals [ ] First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Soong F C Tee J Y
11
11
11
w
/
o
9
8
2
11
11
11
7
4
7
6
7
4
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
8
4
9
11
11
11
4
2
4
3
9
5
11
11
11
11
13
11
11
6
9
11
11
5
11
6
8
11
11
6
6
3
11
13
8
8
11
6
7
11
9
15
11
11
4
11
11
1
2
S Aghaei 0r
References [ ] External links [ ] 
Phạm Cao Cường
Muralitharan Thinaah
Francis Alwin
Nguyễn Tiến Minh (Final)
(Withdrew)
Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik (Second Round)
Job Castillo (Second Round)
Emre Lale (Quarterfinals)
(Withdrew)
M A Kurt
J Castillo
Lee Ying Ying (Final)
Yvonne Li (Quarterfinals)
Thet Htar Thuzar
Y Li
Sorayya Aghaei / (Quarterfinals)