Overview
- Asaji defeated South Korea’s Wang Jeung-hun on the first extra hole after Wang found water, sealing the title with a six-foot birdie.
- Both players finished regulation at 19-under, with Wang forcing the playoff by holing a 12-foot birdie at the 18th.
- Asaji closed with a five-under 67 that included five consecutive birdies early in the final round.
- The win is his first overseas and makes him the sixth Japanese champion of the event and the first since 1976.
- Thailand’s Rattanon Wannasrichan and South Korea’s Lee Soo-min shared third place one shot back, as Asaji now trails only Scott Vincent in the standings heading into the $5 million finale in Riyadh.