Lucas Bjerregaard put himself in position for a first European Tour win as he opened up a one shot lead in the final round of the UBS Hong Kong Open.
Bjerregaard and Justin Rose could not be separated in the third round as they finished the day together on 15 under and it was a similar story on Sunday as they both reached the ninth one under for the day.
But as the Dane made a birdie, Rose three-putted to drop a stroke and a two shot swing handed the initiative to Bjerregaard.
A Rose birdie on the tenth followed by a Bjerregarrd bogey on the next had the pair level again but it was Bjerregaard who led with six to play with a long putt on the 12th getting him to 17 under.
There were also stories developing further down the leaderboard as players battled it out to get into the top 110 in the Race to Dubai and keep hold of their playing privileges.
Ben Evans came into the week at 118th in the rankings but signed for a 65 to get to nine under and provisionally 111th in the standings while Matt Ford was 11 under after 14 holes and on course to keep his card.
Anirban Lahiri dropped a shot at the first to give the leading duo a five shot advantage and when Rose drained a 20 footer on the second, he had the lead on his own at 16 under.
Bjerregaard flew his second shot over the green on the third but recovered to pitch to within six feet and join Rose at the top as Matthew Fitzpatrick made gains on both the third and the fifth to move into second at 12 under.
Lahiri was also in second after bouncing back from that opening bogey with birdies on the third and sixth but another Fitzpatrick birdie on the 11th got the British Masters supported by Sky Sports champion to 13 under.
Another birdie from Bjerregaard on the fourth moved him out in front on his own but he saw a three foot putt lip out on the eighth to slip back to 16 under.
A stunning approach to the ninth then set up a birdie and when Rose dropped a stroke, the lead was two shots.
Rose birdied the tenth to get back within one shot and when Bjerregaard found the trees off the 11th and made a bogey, the World Number Seven secured his par to get back on level terms.
But a 30 footer on the 12th put Bjerregaard back in the driving seat as the pair went blow for blow for the second consecutive day.
Jason Scrivener was alongside Lahiri at 12 under but he needed a big finish to keep hold of his card with Ford, Soomin Lee and Patrick Reed a further shot back.
Lin Wen-tang and YE Yang were than at 10 under with Evans and Masahiro Kawamura in the clubhouse another shot behind.
Jeev Milkha Singh was three over for the day and seeing his chances of retaining his card fading fast while Graeme McDowell finished on six under with Ian Poulter a shot behind.
Prom Meesawat was the man those on the outside were looking to catch on Thursday morning as he sat 110th in the standings and he gave his chances of staying on Tour a massive boost with a stunning finish in Fanling.
The Thai was one over for the day through 12 holes of his final round but made a gain on the 13th and then finished with four straight birdies to get to five under for the week and a provisional Race to Dubai placing of 108th.
He will now spend the day watching on with interest.
"It's a good way to finish with four birdies in a row, that's helped me a lot," he said.
"I hit a lot of good shots and I talked to my caddie: 'we've just got to be patient'. I just missed a short putt on 14 and I holed a long putt (25 feet) on 15 and I just told myself - the last three, just get a couple of birdies.
"I didn't expect to make birdie on the 18th but if you hit a good tee shot you can try to get it close. It's amazing making four in a row."
