Daniel Chopra fired an opening round of four-under 66 to be tied eighth, while Shiv Kapur kicked off his campaign with a solid 67 for a share of the 18th place in the $2.25 million Hong Kong Open here today.Chopra birdied the 10th,11th and 13th but his rhythm was snapped by the dropped shot on the 15th and he took the turn at two-under. On resumption, he bogeyed the first hole but fired birdies on the third, fourth and seventh to make amends.South Korean stalwart KJ Choi blasted eight-under 62 to grab the opening round lead. Among other Indians, SSP Chowrasia carded 69 to be tied 50th, while Rahul Gangjee and Amandeep Johl turned in rounds of one-over 70 to be tied 82nd. Gaurav Ghei slumped to tied 131st after going four-over 75.Jeev tied 10th in JapanMiyazaki (Japan): Jeev Milkha Singh got off to a decent start by firing a sedate opening round of two-under 68 for the tied 10th place in the Dunlop Phoenix tournament here today. Yusuf Ali grabs early leadDigboi: At the end of Day One of IOC XtraPremium Masters, Kolkata’s Yusuf Ali leads the field by three strokes after shooting a score of six-under 66. Mukesh Kumar, Raju Ali Mollah, Rahul Ganapathy and Mohd Islam are all tied for second, with a three-under first round. Rookie Anirban Lahiri had a good outing with a two-under 70, and is in 6th.
