Lucas Bjerregaard and Justin Rose are set for a final day showdown at the UBS Hong Kong Open after the leading duo could not be separated during an enthralling third round at Hong Kong Golf Club.
Rose had held a one shot lead over the Dane coming into the weekend and the World Number Seven recorded two eagles and two birdies in a very impressive 64 that saw him move to 15 under.
But Bjerregaard withstood everything his playing partner could throw at him and signed for a 63 with a bogey on the last the only blemish as he goes in search of a first European Tour title.
Anirban Lahiri was at 11 under after a 65 with countryman Jeev Milkha Singh and Matthew Fitzpatrick a further shot back.
"It was great. I really enjoyed it out there with Justin. He's a really good guy and we kept making birdies, especially around the turn," said Bjerregaard.
I played some good golf today and it was nice to get off to a good start, as well, to take some of the pressure off. So I'm really looking forward to tomorrow - Lucas Bjerregaard
He added: "Obviously it's not fun to finish off any round with a bogey and especially not today. I hit a bad tee shot on 18 there, pretty much my only bad shot of the day.
"So not the way I wanted to finish, but still, I'm very happy with the round today."
Rose was handed an early test at the first as he hit his tee shot well right and had to chip out onto the fairway but he showed his class with an approach to 10 feet and made par.
Fitzpatrick had recorded back-to-back rounds of 67 to begin the week and picked up birdies on the second and third to get within a shot of the leader.
Rose then bombed a drive 356 yards down the third and when he found the green with his second shot, the Englishman rolled home the putt to get to 11 under.
Bjerregarrd made a birdie on the same hole to move to nine under while Fitzpatrick produced an impressive sand save on the sixth for his third birdie of the day.
Big-hitting Bjerregarrd made it back-to-back birdies at the fourth and when he made another gain at the sixth thanks to a stunning approach to two feet, he joined Rose at the top.
British Masters Supported by Sky Sports champion Fitzpatrick then rolled a long putt in from the fringe on the ninth to turn in 30 and get to 10 under.
Both leaders birdied the tenth to open up a two shot lead and that was when Bjerregaard came to life, holing from 12 feet on the 11th and then putting his tee shot to the par three 12th to 10 feet to open up a two shot lead.
Rose does not have a US Open to his name for nothing, though, and he holed a 50 foot putt for eagle on the 13th to once again share the lead before Bjerregaard followed him in to make it four birdies in a row.
Another birdie followed from Rose on the 15th and when Fitzpatrick found the sand on the last to drop a shot, the co-leaders had a five shot cushion.
Lahiri had been having a quiet day with a level par front nine and was just six under at the turn but birdies at the 10th, 11th and 13th moved him into contention.
A lovely deft chip in on the 16th got the Indian to double figures and when he also birdied the 17th, he ensured he would begin the final round a shot ahead of Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year rival Fitzpatrick and countryman Singh.
Singh had been one over on the front nine as he turned in 35 but a trio of birdies from the tenth sparked his round and he picked up three more shots in his final four holes to come back in 30.
At 140th in the Race to Dubai, Singh has given himself a chance to keep his card on Sunday but he will have to go low again and improve on his current tie for fourth.
There was still more drama left out on the course as Bjerregaard picked up an eighth birdie of the day on the 16th but a wayward tee shot on the 18th led to a dropped shot and the leading duo will be neck and neck when they go out in the final group again.
"Lucas played unbelievable golf today," said Rose. "I actually didn't know much about his game and first, he's a lovely guy and second, he can really play.
"I hung with him and what impressed me today was the couple of par saves that I had to make and rolled.
"The first hole, I didn't play the hole particularly well but made a nice 15-foot putt for par there and then eagling the third kind of got me up and running.
It was just a really fun day playing with Lucas and flip-flopping birdies and eagles and really stretching away from the field. It was a lot of fun - Justin Rose
Jason Scrivener and Matt Ford are both battling to keep their playing privileges and they have given themselves a chance by getting to nine under alongside YE Yang.
Ford is 117th in the standings but a tie for sixth should be enough to get the Englishman on Tour in 2016 while Australian Scrivener has more work to do at 139th.
Nathan Holman is one place ahead of countryman Scrivener in the Race to Dubai but one shot behind him here in Fanling and he will also have to go low to avoid a trip to Qualifying School.
Gaganjeet Bhullar needs a win this week to keep hold of his card and he is also eight under alongside Patrick Reed and Thongchai Jaidee.
Ian Poulter was a late entry into the tournament as he seeks to play the 13 events required to keep his European Tour membership for 2016 and he dropped to four under after a 73.
