Malaysia’s Shahriffuddin Ariffin seized the initiative in round three of the PKNS Selangor Masters, posting a five-under-par score of 66 to grab a share of the lead at Kebab Golf Seri Selangor on Friday with a combined score of 205.

Denwit Boriboonsub of Thailand, who had a share of the lead at the start of play, managed to keep pace with Ariffin by posting a 68, but his fellow overnight leader Amir Nazrin of Malaysia had a disappointing day, dropping five shots in the last four hole to finish with a 73.

Lloyd Jefferson Go of the Philippines also posted a 66 to move into third place, a position he shares with Malaysia’s Danny Chia who shot 67 to make it to six under (207) for the US$150,000 Asian Development Tour event.

Australia’s Jack Murdoch scored a round of par, with just a birdie/bogey combo on the pair of par fives on the front nine and holds solo fifth on 209, followed by Nazrin in sixth with 210 shots after three rounds.

Thailand’s Sutteepat Prateeptienchai carded the low round of the day with a bogey-free score of 65 to move into seventh spot, followed by Gregory Foo of Singapore, who lost ground with a disappointing 74 to drop into solo eight spot.

Zimbabwe’s Kieran Vincent, fresh from his adventures in Africa at the International Series Morocco and International Series Egypt, moved up into ninth spot with a 69 today, and joined England’s Joe Heraty who had an up and down day but ended up with a par score to remain on 213, par score for the three days.

Malaysia’s Edvin Ying, tied for third overnight, had an unfortunate reversal of fortunes, scoring five over in his round to drop into a share of 11th, which he shares with Abdul Hadi of Singapore and Puwit Anupansuebsai of Thailand.