England's Matt Wallace has carded a blemish-free seven-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, while Tommy Fleetwood improved his hopes of winning the Race to Dubai title.
Wallace, chasing a fourth European Tour title victory of a remarkable season, started Friday with back-to-back birdies to grab a share of the lead alongside overnight pace setters Adrian Otaegui and Jordan Smith.
The Made in Denmark champion looked in complete control when he sank three birdies in four holes from the 11th to set the clubhouse target at 11-under overall at the halfway stage.
A win on Sunday could make Wallace the 14th player to win four events in a single European Tour season and the first since Alex Noren in 2016.
"I'm playing with freedom now and trying to place as high as I possibly can come the back nine holes on Sunday," Wallace said.
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"That's when I normally will try and kick in and want to win a tournament, depending on where I am.
"I've been in this situation before, just not in this sort of tournament. The best players are out there in the world and I just want to compete and see where my game is at against them."
Fleetwood's hopes of finishing at the top of the European Tour's money list were bolstered with a round of 67, which saw him move up to tied sixth on the leaderboard alongside former world No.1 Rory McIlroy.
The best-placed Australian is Wade Ormsby in equal 27th after carding even par on his second round with five birdies cancelled out by same amount of bogeys.
Race To Dubai leader Francesco Molinari stumbled home with three bogeys on the back nine to sign for a 73, leaving the Italian eight shots off the lead.
British Open champion Molinari will secure the Race to Dubai title if he finishes in a two-way tie for fifth or better this weekend, while Fleetwood must win the title to have any chance of defending his season-long European crown.
Australian Lucas Herbert also carded a two-under-par 70 to move into equal 43rd.
