R3 LEADERBOARD GB & Ire unless stated -15 S Dyson, A Buckle (Aus) -12 TC Wang (Tpe) -10 T Jaidee (Tha), D Higgins, S Dodd, S Kapur (Ind) -9 WC Lu (Tpe), P Gustafsson (Swe), M Millar (Aus), R Gangjee (Ind) -8 S Jeppeson (Swe), A Hansen (Den), U Park (Aus), A Kang (USA), S Strange (Aus), T Pilkadaris (Aus)

Following rounds of 66 and 68, Dyson hit four birdies and an eagle on the par-five first in his round of 67.

But Australian Buckle shot the round of the day, a 65, to draw level.

Wales' Stephen Dodd could not follow his second-round 63 in similar style, his 74 leaving him joint fourth on 10 under, with Ter-Chang Wang on 12 under.

The Taiwanese golfer could only manage a round of 70, despite eagling the opening hole, to leave him three shots off the pace.

Fifty-one players were forced to complete their second round on day three, including Dodd, after bad light stopped play on Friday.

And Dyson, winner of the Asian Tour's order of merit in 2000, believes a score of 67 or 68 could be enough to secure victory at the Emeralda Golf Club.

"I try not to look at the leaderboards to be honest," said the 28-year-old.

"I just want to keep playing as I have been doing and shooting sub-par rounds. But I think if one of us shoots four or five under on Sunday, it could take it."

Buckle, 23, was also in confident mood after grabbing a share of the lead with a bogey-free, seven-birdie round.

The Australian, searching for a first victory since capturing the 2002 Queensland Open, said: "I'm playing well and hitting my tee shots good, keeping the ball on the fairways.

"I hit a couple of shots off line, but I managed to get out of trouble. I'm also putting well which is the main thing here."