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Oliver Fisher and Eddie Pepperell tied at the top in Qatar

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The key shots and moments from the third round at Doha Golf Club as English pair Oliver Fisher and Eddie Pepperell ended the day tied for the lead.

English pair Oliver Fisher and Eddie Pepperell are two shots clear at the top of the leaderboard after three rounds of the Qatar Masters.

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The pair have not enjoyed the best of starts to the season, with six missed cuts from 10 combined events, but they found their form impressively in the Qatari capital and will head into Sunday at 16 under, two shots clear of American Sean Crocker.

Having been tied for second overnight, Pepperell shot a six-under round of 66 - birdieing the par-five 18th to reach 16 under par.

Oliver Fisher of England eyes the ball during the third round of the Qatar Masters golf tournament at the Doha Golf Club in Doha, on February 24, 2018.  /
Image: Oliver Fisher was on song in round three at Doha Golf Club

But that was only good enough to draw him level with Fisher, who had eight birdies in his round and finished with four in a row to power up the leaderboard.

The pair are two shots clear of America's Sean Crocker, who is alone in third after a 67 took him to 14 under.

And he is two shots clear of a five-strong group at 12 under, comprising David Horsey (65), Andrea Pavan (67), Lorenzo Gagli (67), Marcus Kinhult (67) and Gregory Havret (70).

Adrian Otaegui began the day in the lead but is now five shots back after a disappointing 73.

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DOHA, QATAR - FEBRUARY 24:  Eddie Pepperell of England hits an approach shotp on the 7th hole during the third round of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters a
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Pepperell told europeantour.com. "Mentally I feel like I'm up for it - I wanted to lead today and I didn't want to be behind the leader."

Fisher added: "I gave myself some chances coming in and thankfully I made them.

"We've still got one round to go, a lot of golf to be played out there but I've certainly put myself in a good position. The most important thing for tomorrow is to go out and enjoy it. I'm good friends with Eddie so hopefully we'll have a bit of fun out there."

Due to predicted storms on Sunday, our coverage times have changed. Final round will now be live from 6am on Sky Sports Golf.

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