The Iranian women, who had already defeated South Korea 14-11 and Macau 16-5 in Qualifying Draw A, suffered two defeats against Japan 17-16 and Thailand 16-14.
There are a whopping 43 teams competing in Singapore. The Qualifying Draw was held on March 27 and 28 before the main draw -featuring 12 men's and 12 women's teams- on the following three days.