Shiv Kapur, Chikka in Top-10 at Taiwan Masters

Having recovered from a bout of dengue, Shiv Kapur followed up his first round 70 with a second round card of 71 to move into the Top-10 alongside at the weather-disrupted Mercuries Taiwan Masters on Friday.
Kapur had fellow Indian S Chikkarangappa (71) for company as the Indian duo is now tied 8th at three-under 141 -- four shots behind the leaders.
Gavin Green (69) of Malaysia and Juvic Pagunsan (69) of the Philippines shared the second round clubhouse lead after second round.
Kapur, who is showing a resurgence in form despite some health issues, had three birdies against two bogeys, while Chikka had two birdies against just one bogey.

Among the two other Indians who made certain of the cut Arjun Atwal (73-71), who on the same day was named as captain of the 2018 EurAsia Cup.
At even par 144, he was tied-19th while Gaganjeet Bhullar (73-73) was tied 42nd. Rashid Khan was one-over through 15 on second day after he shot 70 in the first round and at one- under total with three holes to play he was likely to make the cut as was Khalin Joshi, runner-up at Take Solutions Masters, who was two-under through 17 holes after making up for a first round of 74.

The Indians missing the cut were Chiragh Kumar, Rahil Gangjee, Ajeetesh Sandhu, Jyoti Randhawa, Shubhankar Sharma, Jeev Milkha Singh and Sujjan Singh.
Green traded three birdies against one bogey for a 70 to continue his fine form while Pagunsan, the 2011 Order of Merit champion, returned with a 69 for a seven-under-par 137 total at the USD 800,000 Asian Tour event.
Overnight leader Settee Prakongvech slipped to third place following a 73 while Adilson Da Silva of Brazil carded a 68 to trail the clubhouse leaders by two shots on a 139 total at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club.