Shenzhen, China, May 4: France’s Benjamin Hebert stunned the crowd with a sparkling eight-under-par 64 to snatch the third round lead, taking along a three-shot cushion into the final round of the Volvo China Open on Saturday.

Finland’s Mikko Korhonen and Spain’s Jorge Campillio took advantage of China’s Wu Ashun’s slip-up by posting rounds of 65 and 68 respectively to share second place with their three-day total of 14-under-par 202 at the Genzon Golf Club.

Wu was left to rue four costly bogeys which saw him lose his grip on his overnight lead as he slipped to fourth place, four shots back of Hebert with a 72.

Wu had produced a flawless front-nine to open up a three shot lead then but dropped four consecutive shots starting from the 12^th hole to relinquish his place atop the leaderboard.

Hebert started the day four shots behind Wu and was five back just after the turn but he stormed ahead by firing six birdies and an eagle on his back-nine to take over the lead.

Philippines’ Miguel Tabuena and Thailand’s Tirawat Kaewsiribandit meanwhile returned with matching 65s to give themselves an outside chance of winning in Shenzhen as they are eight shots back of Hebert, in a share of 14^th place together with seven other players.

Did you know?

• Benjamin Hebert has six wins on the European Challenge Tour and is leading for the first time in his career after establishing a 54-hole lead.
• Jorge Campillo made his breakthrough on the European Tour with his win in Morocco last week and has four top three finishes from his last five starts.
• Wu Ashun played predominately on the Asian Tour and in Japan since he turned professional in 2007 before he started playing regularly on the European Tour following his win at the Volvo China Open in 2015.
• With that victory, Wu became the first Chinese golfer to win a European Tour title on home soil.
• Wu has since followed up that victory with wins in Austria and The Netherlands which made him the first Chinese player to win three times on the European Tour.
• Miguel Tabuena hurt his back while playing in Malaysia in March and was only advised by his doctor to resume practicing only last week.
• Tabuena hit 10/14 fairways and 14/18 greens in regulation today.
• He is a two-time Asian Tour winner. He clinched his second Tour title at the Queen’s Cup hosted by Jaidee Foundation last year.
• Tabuena made his breakthrough on home soil in 2015 when he became the first Filipino to win his National Open since 2008 at just 21-year-old.
• Tirawat Kaewsiribandit made his breakthrough on the Asian Tour last year when he won the UMA CNS Open Golf Championship in Pakistan.
• He made a total of 28 putts today.
• It was a remarkable achievement for the Thai after being plagued by a lower back injury in the majority of the year.
• The Thai earned a Tour card in 2017 via Qualifying School and went on to finish 36th on the Order of Merit. He has also won once on the Asian Development Tour.

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