Ruaidhri McGee and Chris Selfridge are nine shots off the lead but still very much engaged heading into the final round of the €450,000 Kazakhstan Open in Almaty.

The Island's Gavin Moynihan was highly impressive as he teamed up with Ballymena's Dermot McElroy to win both their matches as holders Europe built a 6-4 lead over Asia Pacific on the opening day of the Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy in scorching India.