MALAYSIAN CHIA ENDS TITLE DROUGHT AT MERCURIES TAIWAN MASTERS

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​Malaysia's Danny Chia held his nerves to end a 13-year title drought when he closed with a second consecutive one-over-par 73 to win by two shots for his second Asian Tour victory at the US$650,000 Mercuries Taiwan Masters on Sunday.

Starting the round with a one-shot deficit, Chia fired three birdies in his opening five holes to take over the lead and remained in top spot till he sealed the deal with a tap-in par save on the 18th hole for a winning total of three-under-par 285 at the challenging Taiwan Golf and Country Club's Tamsui course.

Overnight leader Liang Wen-chong of China settled for second place after closing with three straight bogeys for a disappointing 76 while Adilson Da Silva of Brazil and India's Rashid Khan shared third on 289 after returning with rounds of 72 and 76 respectively.

Chia, who last won on the Asian Tour in 2002, also in Chinese Taipei, said he was trying to overcome his nerves which started to creep in when he made his first bogey of the day on par-four 11th hole. He went on to drop another three shots on 15th, 16th and 17th.

Chia took home a winner's prize purse of US$130,000 courtesy of his victory and propelled to eighth position on the Asian Tour Order of Merit with a season's haul of US$188,138.

Mercuries Taiwan Masters
1. Danny CHIA (MAS) 285
2. LIANG Wen-chong (CHN) 287
T3. Adilson DA SILVA (BRA) 289
T3. Rashid KHAN (IND) 289
T5. Unho PARK (AUS) 290
T5. HUNG Chien-yao (TPE) 290
T7. Javi COLOMO (ESP) 291
T7. LIN Wen-tang (TPE) 291
T7. Miguel TABUENA (PHI) 291
T7. Siddikur RAHMAN (BAN) 291
T7. SUNG Mao-chang (TPE) 291


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