THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD:
-16 G Bourdy (Fra)
-14 Derksen (Hol)-11 R McIlroy (NI)-10 MA Jimenez (Spa), P Lawrie (Ire), W-T Lin (Tpe), F Molinari (Ita) Selected others: -8 S Dyson (Eng), I Poulter (Eng)-7 D Clarke (NI) (NI) -5 L Westwood (Eng), C Montgomerie (Sco)
 Frenchman Bourdy is a two-time winner on the European Tour
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Frenchman Gregory Bourdy carded a bogey-free seven-under-par 63 to build a two-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Hong Kong Open.
The joint-overnight leader pulled clear of Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen, who is on 14-under after a five-under 65.
Last year's runner-up, Rory McIlroy, also posted a 65 to face a five-shot deficit with one round remaining.
Race to Dubai leader Lee Westwood continued to struggle after ending the round on five under with a 69.
Peter Lawrie, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Francesco Molinari and Korean defending champion Lin Wen-tang are a shot back from McIlroy for a share of fourth place.
With Westwood out of the mix, Northern Ireland's McIlroy is set to take over at the top of the Order of Merit heading into the season-ending Dubai World Championship.
But the 20-year-old admitted he could even have been leading in Hong Kong after failing to convert a host of realistic chances over the first three rounds.
"I was in a similar position last year and shot a 65 to get into the play-off," McIlroy said.
"I'll have to do something like that or even better now. My mindset is to get off to a fast start and try and keep it going."
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McIlroy bounced back from an early double bogey which erased his early gains to pick up six shots in seven holes around the turn before letting slip a late bogey.
"It was great to get those two shots back straight away," he added.
"I knew even though I was back to level there was a lot of golf still to be played."
Westwood, who is playing in Hong Kong for the first time, admits he is struggling with the course in Fanling - and that continued on Saturday as he mixed three bogeys with four birdies.
But Bourdy maintained his form from Friday, making four birdies on the front nine and three on the back for a 16-under 194.
And he also boosted his chances of qualifying for the lucrative year-ending championship in Dubai next week, which is limited to the top 60 money earners after Hong Kong.
"It is my last chance to get into Dubai, my last chance to win, and I am leading by two so I will do my best," said Bourdy, who described his 63 on Saturday as one of the best rounds of his career.
"I hit a lot of greens and that has been the key the last three rounds. I have been very consistent with my irons and my putting was unbelievable."
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