Slip up: Paul McGinley fell back after sharing the early lead

Richard Finch will take a one-shot lead going into today's final round at the Volvo China Open after six consecutive birdies around the turn proved the cornerstone of a blistering third-round 66.

Having bogeyed the sixth, Finch picked up six shots over the next six holes at Beijing CBD International GC to charge to the top of the leaderboard before another birdie on the 16th saw him finish eight-under, one shot ahead of playing partner Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano who shot a four-under 68.

Ashley Hall lies third on five-under having equalled the course record with a 65 earlier in the day alongside Markus Brier, who carded a one-under 71.

But Paul McGinley slipped out of contention as, after briefly sharing the lead following two early birdies, a poor chip lead to a double-bogey seven on the ninth and three more dropped shots coming in saw the Dubliner fall back to even par.

Ulsterman Gareth Maybin joined McGinley on level par after shooting a 70 but defending champion Damien McGrane suffered a day to forget after carding a 78 to finish on eight over.