Fleetwood leads after a near-flawless 65
The Southport player opened up a two-shot advantage over the rest of the field after reeling off seven birdies and an eagle at the fifth hole to move to six under par at Royal Waterloo Golf Club in Brussels, Belgium. Were it not for a lapse in concentration on the third hole, where he contrived to make a double bogey, Fleetwood would have entered the weekend with a good chance of securing his first Challenge Tour title, having finished runner-up twice - including once as an amateur - last year. But the former Walker Cup player was keen to take the positives from a display of ball-striking which he judged to be as clean as any in his fledgling professional career.
England's Jason Palmer climbed into contention with a round of 70 to join Italian Federico Colombo and his compatriot Oliver Whiteley in a share of second place on four under par.