Prom’s brilliant 65 gives him two-shot edge.

 The two-time Asian Tour winner, with seven birdies, five straight from holes 9-13, against a lone bogey on the 14th, was 13-under-par to be on the threshold of his first title on the continental tour since his triumph in the Yeangder Tournament Players Championships in Taiwan two years ago.

 “I haven’t been consistent in recent times but I tried to remain focused and shot good scores when I got opportunities,” said Prom.

 “It’s good to have a two-shot lead but other guys still have a chance on the final day. As long as you are not done with 72 holes, anything can happen. I just have to concentrate on my game and try to win the tournament,” added the 31-year-old, who will try to keep Her Majesty the Queen’s trophy in the hands of Thais for the sixth consecutive year. Local players have been winning the tournament from 2011 onwards (Chawalit Plaphol in 2011, Thaworn Wiratchant in 2012 and 2014 and Prayad Marksaeng in 2013 and 2015).

Australian Hend, with a bogey-free round of 64, once again set himself for the trophy after celebrating his eighth Asian Tour win in March at the Thailand Classic at the Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin.

“I have to be patient on the front nine which is a bit tricky. So I just want to make pars and see what happens on the back nine. If you hit good drives, you can make some putts. “Tomorrow, there will be a lot of pressure on the boys on the back nine. It’s going to be fun,” said the 43-year-old from Queensland who also won the Chiangmai Classic in 2013.

Also in joint second place was 20-year-old young gun Jazz, who sank eight birdies against three bogeys for a 66 and a combined score of 11-under-par 202. “It took too long for me to get into a momentum but luckily I made a lot of putts. I always play well on this course but it’s hard to predict the outcome tomorrow as the weather can change at anytime,” said Jazz, who finished tied third last year.

A stroke behind at joint fourth was up-and-coming Jeunghun Wang of South Korea who produced the week’s lowest score of a 62, highlighted by two eagles on the sixth and 18th holes. The world No 73, the highest ranking player in the field, recovered from two bogeys in the first five holes to hit his career best score.

 “I was so frustrated after five holes so I just kept trying and made an eagle on the 16th, which was the turning point,” said the 20-year-old, who became the youngest player at 20 years and 263 days to win back-to-back European Tour titles in Mauritius and Morocco this year.