<p align="justify" class="title">Asia made a strong comeback after trailing early to split Saturday's EurAsia Cup foursomes with Europe as the hosts maintained a one-point lead over the defending champions going into the final day's 12 singles matches.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Trailing 3 1/2-2 1/2 after Friday's fourballs, Thomas Bjorn's side quickly erased the deficit and then moved ahead by winning three of the first four matches at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">However, the Arjun Atwal-captained Asia team, finished with a flourish by picking up the remaining three points to end the day 6 1/2-5 1/2 ahead, retaining their hopes of winning a first EurAsia Cup title at the third edition of the event.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In the 2016 competition, Darren Clarke's European team romped to an 18 1/2-5 1/2 blowout victory over their Asian counterparts after the inaugural matchplay contest was tied two years earlier.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Race to Dubai winner Tommy Fleetwood and Henrik Stenson put Europe on the board as they tied the overall score on Saturday by handing the visitors a 3 and 2 win over Indian pairing Anirban Lahiri and SSP Chawrasia.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"It was a really good morning, we played really solid. We didn't make a bogey, we made quite a few birdies and in foursomes that's going to be hard to beat, really," Englishman Fleetwood said after the match.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"I won't mind playing doubles again, I have really enjoyed playing this team game... Looking forward to the singles and we will see where we are at the end of the day."</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Britons Paul Casey and Tyrrell Hatton then picked up a 2 and 1 win against An Byeong-un of South Korea and Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat as Europe moved ahead.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Matthew Fitzpatrick and Thomas Pieters then gave Europe a two point-lead with a 3 and 2 win against Kang Sung-hoon and Poom Saksansin in the fourth match of the day.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Asia needed something special to stop the rot and the Japanese-Malaysian pairing of Yuta Ikeda and Gavin Green stepped up to the plate by winning three of the last four holes for a rousing 1-up win over Alex Levy and Rafa Cabrera.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Thai teen Phachara Khongwatmai and Hideto Tanihara levelled the score with a 2 and 1 win over Paul Dunne and Alex Noren, before Li Haotong and Nicholas Fung put Asia back in front with a 3 and 1 victory against Bernd Wiesberger and Ross Fisher.</p>
<p align="justify" class="title">Asia made a strong comeback after trailing early to split Saturday's EurAsia Cup foursomes with Europe as the hosts maintained a one-point lead over the defending champions going into the final day's 12 singles matches.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Trailing 3 1/2-2 1/2 after Friday's fourballs, Thomas Bjorn's side quickly erased the deficit and then moved ahead by winning three of the first four matches at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">However, the Arjun Atwal-captained Asia team, finished with a flourish by picking up the remaining three points to end the day 6 1/2-5 1/2 ahead, retaining their hopes of winning a first EurAsia Cup title at the third edition of the event.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In the 2016 competition, Darren Clarke's European team romped to an 18 1/2-5 1/2 blowout victory over their Asian counterparts after the inaugural matchplay contest was tied two years earlier.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Race to Dubai winner Tommy Fleetwood and Henrik Stenson put Europe on the board as they tied the overall score on Saturday by handing the visitors a 3 and 2 win over Indian pairing Anirban Lahiri and SSP Chawrasia.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"It was a really good morning, we played really solid. We didn't make a bogey, we made quite a few birdies and in foursomes that's going to be hard to beat, really," Englishman Fleetwood said after the match.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"I won't mind playing doubles again, I have really enjoyed playing this team game... Looking forward to the singles and we will see where we are at the end of the day."</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Britons Paul Casey and Tyrrell Hatton then picked up a 2 and 1 win against An Byeong-un of South Korea and Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat as Europe moved ahead.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Matthew Fitzpatrick and Thomas Pieters then gave Europe a two point-lead with a 3 and 2 win against Kang Sung-hoon and Poom Saksansin in the fourth match of the day.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Asia needed something special to stop the rot and the Japanese-Malaysian pairing of Yuta Ikeda and Gavin Green stepped up to the plate by winning three of the last four holes for a rousing 1-up win over Alex Levy and Rafa Cabrera.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Thai teen Phachara Khongwatmai and Hideto Tanihara levelled the score with a 2 and 1 win over Paul Dunne and Alex Noren, before Li Haotong and Nicholas Fung put Asia back in front with a 3 and 1 victory against Bernd Wiesberger and Ross Fisher.</p>