Luck and unkind weather combined to prevent overnight leader Gaurav Ghei from lifting his second successive Asian Tour title in the rain-affected third and final round of the $300,000 Macau Open here on Sunday.
Ghei was two shots clear of the chasing pack on 11-under-par  through 11 holes of his third round when heavy rain at the Macau Golf and Country Club forced the suspension of play on Saturday.
The in-form golfer eventually finished third with a third-round score of four-under 67 to aggregate 11-under 202, just a single stroke behind Chinese Taipei veteran Lu Wen-teh, who sensationally claimed the 10th Macau Open title after edging Australian Richard Moir in a nerve-jangling play-off
After reeling off as many as four birdies without dropping a single shot on Saturday, Ghei began the day with a bogey on the 12th hole, and could only pick up a single birdie on the last hole.
Following unrelenting rain since Saturday, organisers reduced the event to a 54-hole affair. Compatriot Gurbaaz Mann slipped from his tied sixth spot but still managed to finish a creditable tied ninth with a seven-under 206. He carded a final round score of one-under 70.
Digvijay Singh managed a tied 14th spot finish with a five-under 66 to aggregate six-under 207, while Rahil Gangjee and Arjun Singh were tied 26th with four-under 209s. Gaganjeet Bhullar aggregated two-under 211 to end up tied 45th.
The 44-year-old Lu completed the round with a six-under 65 and then birdied the par-five 18th hole three times to triumph in sudden-death.
Big-hitting Moir forced extra time with two late birdies for a 69.
Randhawa is tied 12th
Jyoti Randhawa came within handshaking distance of yet another top-10 finish this season as he surged to the tied 12th spot despite returning a one-over 73 in the penultimate round of the Irish Open, reports PTI from Adare Manor.
Randhawa at three over 219 — with rounds of 76, 70 and 73 — is seven shots behind local hero Padraig Harrington, bidding to become the first Irishman to win his National Open in 25 years.
Shiv Kapur shot a poor 79 that saw him drop to tied 70th at 14-over 230.
At the top, Harrington shot a 71 to maintain his lead at four-under for three rounds. Only three players are under-par for the tournament.