Four Indians make the cut

Bhandari and Amritinder shared the 54th spot with an eight over 150 as Bhandari went one over today, while Amritinder had a five over in the second round. The Indians who failed to make the cut include Gaurav Ghei who had a dismal eight over on the second day to finish at joint 93rd with a cumulative score of 12 over 154. Amandeep Johl was joint 100th with a 13 over 155, Jyoti Randhawa, 15 over 157, Amit Chopra 17 over 159, while KanwarSekhon and Uttam Singh Mundy retired before the second round.

Meanwhile, Chinese number one Zhang Lian-wei shared the lead with Taiwan8217;s Lu Wen-teh, even as the front-runners failed to cope with the difficult, swirling breezes and deep rough.

Scores after 36 holes

141 Zhang Lian-Wei PRC 72, 69, Lu Wen-Teh Twn 69, 72; 142 Gilberto Morales Ven 73, 69, Eric Rustand USA 69, 73; 143 Chen Tsang-Te Twn 73, 70; 144 Danny Chia Mas 73, 71

Indians: 145 71, 74 Arjun Singh, Arjun Atwal 70, 75; 150 78, 72 Vivek Bhandari, Amritinder Singh 74, 76