Amateur Enqi Liang has improved each day this week after opening with a 2-over 74. He shot a 71 in the second round then fired a 69 Saturday. He's tied for 37th with three others, at 2-under overall and is the low amateur. The only other amateur to make the cut, Linqiang Li, opened the tournament with a 71 and has gotten subsequently one stroke worse each day. His 72-73 last 36 holes have left him tied for 42nd.

Order of Merit leader David Kocher fell from contention with his 6-over 78 in the third round. Kocher made three consecutive bogeys on his front nine (starting at No 5) and added a pair of double bogey-6s (No 11 and No 18) on his final nine holes.

The Philippines' Lloyd Jefferson Go is poised to turn in his best finish on PGA TOUR Series-China. Go tied for 10th at the Haikou Championship and is tied for seventh in Nantong with 18 holes to play. His performance in Haikou is still the best by a Filipino in Series history.

American Corey Shaun shot a 2-over 74 in the second round but bounced back with a 5-under 67 Saturday. He's tied for 20th, up 31 positions from where he was through 36 holes.

After a third-round 81, Australia's Bryden Macpherson withdrew from the tournament.