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Rahil Gangjee of India has topped the qualifiers to earn a berth into the main UBS Hong Kong Open tournament to be played next month.
Gangjee will play against the likes of Korea's Yang Yong-eun, Chinese Taipei's Lin Wen-tang and Northern Irish youngster Rory Mcllroy .He secured one of the top three spots to the $2.5 million UBS Hong Kong Open at the international qualifying tournament on Wednesday.
Gangjee posted a five-under-par 67 to reserve his place in next month's event when play was finally completed after being suspended due to bad weather at the Palm Resort Golf and Country Club on Tuesday.
Thailand's Udorn Duangdecha will get another chance at the event to seek his maiden win on the Asian Tour after he returned with a matching 67 for a place in the third-last event counting towards the 2009 Asian Tour Order of Merit.
England's Nick Redfern took the third and final spot. The oldest professional sporting event, the UBS Hong Kong was started in 1959 .It will once again be sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour at the Hong Kong Golf Club from Nov 12-15.
