Chris Paisley opened up a one-shot lead during a low-scoring third round as the leaderboard stayed extremely tight at the Made In Denmark.
The Englishman picked up five shots in his opening seven holes to get to ten under and lead the way from countryman Steve Webster, two-time Major champion John Daly and Julian Suri.
Thomas Detry was then the clubhouse leader at eight under with 30 players within four shots of the lead at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort.
Detry began the day six shots off the lead but a round of 65 made him the man to catch in the early stages.
The Belgian birdied the third, fourth and fifth and when he eagled the par five seventh, he had turned in 31 and was just one shot back. He bogeyed the tenth but further gains on the 14th and 17th moved him into an ever-expanding group in the lead.
The first man to break out of that pack was Paisley and he did it in some style, going birdie-eagle birdie from the third to get nine under where he was soon joined by Daly.
The American plays on the Champions Tour in the United States mainly now but proved he can still mix it with the young guns, birdieing the third, fourth and sixth and holing a slippery one from 12 feet on the eighth to hit the summit.
Overnight leader Webster had seen his lead evaporate before he teed off but an excellent approach to the second soon saw him join the leading group.
American Suri was then the next man to get to nine under as he followed up gains on the second and fourth with another on the sixth but that was a shot off the lead after a bit of magic from Paisley.
The 31 year old looked to be in a spot of bother on the seventh but chipped in from the side of the green to become the first man into double figures.
Englishman Ben Evans was eight under with two to play with countrymen David Horsey and Aaron Rai at the same mark alongside local favourite Thorbjørn Olesen, Frenchman Benjamin Hebert and China's Ashun Wu.
