HONG KONG -- First-round co-leader Abraham Ancer birdied five of his final eight holes Saturday for an 8-under 62 and a 5-stroke lead after two rounds of the inaugural LIV Golf tournament in Hong Kong.

Ancer had a two-round total of 15-under 125 on the Hong Kong Golf Club course.

Harold Varner III and Eugenio Chacarra, who shot second-round 66s, were tied for second.

Joaquin Niemann, who won the Jeddah tournament in Saudi Arabia last week for his second LIV victory in three starts, had a 68 and was 10 strokes behind Ancer.

The Hong Kong tournament is the second of three LIV Golf events that are part of the Asian swing, with the third in early May in Singapore. The week before Singapore, the LIV series will be in the Pacific region at The Grange in Adelaide, Australia, from April 26-28.

Next up after Hong Kong on the LIV tour will be in Miami from April 5-7.