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Pieters moves closer to maiden Tour victory

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Thomas Pieters of Belgium plays a shot during the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on January 17, 2015 (AFP Photo/Karim Sahib)

Prague (AFP) - Belgian outsider Thomas Pieters will carry a one shot lead into the final round of the Czech Masters after carding a 54-hole total of 17-under par following a 65 on Saturday.

The 23-year-old, who attended the University of Illinois, is chasing his first professional victory with Sweden's overnight leader Pelle Edberg one shot back.

Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen is alone in third on 13-under and four back with English pair Matthew Fitzpatrick and Robert Dinwiddie a further stroke adrift.