Europe seize lead on opening day

Anirban lahiri and S.S.P. Chawrasia lost their respective matches as Europe out-putted Asia for a three-point lead on the opening day of the second EurAsia Cup at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club here on Friday.

The visitors were on four-and-a-half points to Asia's one-and-a-half after most of the home players were found wanting on the greens.

However, Asia's non-playing skipper Jeev Milkha Singh said he was positive about the next two days.

Asia's lone winning point came from 2014 captain Thongchai Jaidee partnering 2015 European Tour Rookie of the year, Korean Byeong Hun An, who beat Danny Willet and Matthew Fitzpatrick 3&1 with a fine run at the end.

Malaysians Danny Chia and Nicolas Fung snatched a vital half point against Soren Kjeldsen and Victor Dubuisson.

The match was a birdie fest on the back nine as the Europeans made three by Dubuisson, and the Asians had six birdies, of which four were by Fung. But it was Chia who holed a tense three-footer to halve the point.

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