R3 LEADERBOARD -14 T Bjorn (Den) -13 MA Jimenez (Spa) -12 S Yates (Eng) & R Green (Aus) -11 I Poulter (Eng), D Smail (NZl), & D Lynn (Eng)

The Dane, playing in his first event of the year in Bangkok, will take a one-shot lead into the final round.

Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a 67 to move into second, with England's Simon Yates and Australian left-hander Robert Green two shots back in third.

Nick Faldo, who set the early pace at the Alpine Golf and Sports Club, slipped to five shots off the lead.

Jimenez moved to the top of the leaderboard at the turn, but a bogey at the 15th checked his challenge.

Bjorn took advantage of that slip at the 17th, when he rescued a birdie with a dropped shot looking odds on.

It was frustrating - I did nothing great Nick Faldo More reaction

His drive ran into the rough but sat up allowing him to crunch a five-wood that pitched on the green, almost 250 yards away, and he two-putted.

Like Jimenez, England's Ian Poulter also shot a 67 to move back into contention following his first day 66.

Defending champion Ernie Els also closed the gap on Bjorn with a 69 to finish on 10 under, alongside Australia's Adam Scott who carded a 67.

Faldo endured a frustrating day, finishing on nine under with Colin Montgomerie, but earned the consolation of a closing hole birdie with a 25-foot putt.