Abraham Ancer ended round two with a 5-shot lead at the LIV Golf tournament at the Hong Kong Golf Club on Saturday, after shooting an 8-under par 62.

The Mexican started the day joint top of the standings and birdied five holes between the 11th and the 16th for an overall 15-under – putting some distance between himself and Harold Varner III and Eugenio Chacarra, who are tied in second on 10-under heading into the third and final round.

“I’ve been there [taking a 5-shot lead into a final round] before,” said Ancer. “I didn't think too much about it then. I just went about my routine and stayed in the moment. And that is going to be my mentality [tomorrow].”

Ancer is in a strong position to leave Hong Kong as a double-winner as his Fireball GC team, captained by Spaniard Sergio Garcia, ended round two at the top of the team leaderboard on 28-under.

Ancer and Chacarra, both members of Fireball GC, will play alongside each other in the final round as they push each other for the individual crown whilst simultaneously trying to wrap up the team title.

“I think it'll be great,” Ancer said. “It's still going to be super competitive; we're always trying to beat each other.”

Round three tees-off with a so-called shotgun start at 12.05pm on Sunday.