Shanghai, Apr 26: A flawless five-under 67 propelled Digvijay Singh to the tied fifth spot, while Jeev Milkha Singh also recovered lost ground with a blemish-free two-under 70 in the penultimate round of USD 2.3 million BMW Asian Open here on Saturday.

Digvijay, tied 29th overnight, now has a total of three-under 213 -- six strokes off the pace of leader Ireland's Darren Clarke (67).

In his best round of the tournament so far, Digvijay struck back-to-back birdies on the seventh and eighth to make the turn two-under.

He picked up three more shots -- on 10th, 13th and 17th holes -- in the back nine to round off a brilliant performance.

Jeev, on the other hand, lies a shot below Digvijay at tied ninth.

The seasoned campaigner struck a birdie-brace on the first two holes and parred the rest to bounce back after a horrendous 76 in the second round.

SSP Chowrasia (72) is the next best-placed Indian on the leaderboard at the tied 32nd spot with a total of one-over 217.

Shiv Kapur, meanwhile, had another disastrous outing, turning in a two-over 74 to slide to the tied 52nd position with a total of four-over 220.

Meanwhile, overnight leader, The Netherlands' Robert-Jan Derksen took the sole second spot -- a shot behind Clarke -- after carding a 69 in the penultimate round.

Englishman Robert Dinwiddie (66) was third on the leaderboard with seven-under 209.