Ireland’s David Higgins and England's Simon Dyson are two of four players locked at the top of the overnight leaderboard on six under par after a tight first round at the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open.
Under skies that threatened, but only rarely delivered, the rain that has been forecast to interrupt play for the four days, the day was notable for the inability of anyone to make a clean break.
Higgins had been among a group sharing the early lead of the tournament, but was able to eke out an advantage that only came under threat from the afternoon starters.
He had shot five birdies in his opening nine holes, with just one dropped shot, to lie in the lead at four under. But two birdies on the back nine helped him to six under par and clear of the pack.
He said: "I did everything quite well today, made very few mistakes, just one major mistake. There's no reason I can't play as well as I know I can do.
"I played well in Malaysia, I didn't score that well, but I felt good about my game and I'm a bit more relaxed now. Wang, who hit five birdies on his last nine holes, could have held the sole lead but for a late error when he dropped a shot at the ninth."
Taiwan's Wang Ter-chang and Thongchai Jaidee, of Thailand, had the opportunity to end the day at seven under par, but both slipped up by recording bogeys at the final hole.
Wang dropped a two shots in all, counterbalancing his eight birdies, while Jaidee, who had started with an eagle, shot six birdies.
York-based Dyson, who spent a year playing on the Asian Tour, crept into the picture with a consistent round that had begun with an eagle and featured no dropped shots.
Five players also share second place, just a shot behind at five under. Anthony Kang, of the USA, Australian trio Anthony Brown, Brad Kennedy and Andrew
Buckle - the latter two two had been tied with Higgins early on - and Swede Steven Jeppesen all carded rounds of 67.
Of the other Irish, Peter Lawrie is one over, while Damien McGrane is on three-under.
