Hainan Island (China), March 7 Aditi Ashok built on her strong start to the week by carding a third round of 2-under 70 to move into a tied fourth position at the Blue Bay LPGA.
Aditi, who shot 68 in the first round, added a 70 in the second round at the Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course.
In the third round, she had a mixed front nine, scoring 34 with four birdies and two bogeys. On the back nine, she had a 70 with one birdie and one bogey.
South Korean star Mi Hyang Lee (67-66-71) put together a strong series to be 12-under and in the lead.
Hye Jin Choi (68) and Yu Liu (73) were tied second, while Rio Takeda (67), Aditi, and A Lim Kim (71) were tied fourth. Weiwei Zhang and Auston Kim were tied seventh.
Ruoning Yin, the top-ranked player this week, carded a 1-under 71 to find herself in 11th place after two days with a total score of 5-under par.
