DP World Tour Championship second-round leaderboard
-5 T Hatton (Eng), R McIlroy (NI); -4 K Reitan (Nor), J Luiten (Ned); -3 M Lindberg (Swe), F Schott (Ger), V Perez (Fra); -2 J Schaper (SA), J Rahm (Spa), D Puig (Spa)
Selected others: -1 E Chacarra (Spa); E A Scott (Aus), C Hill (Sco); +3 T Fleetwood (Eng); +6 A Rai (Eng); +8 P Reed (US)
Rory McIlroy is tied for the lead at the halfway mark of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship as he chases a record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title.
The six-time major winner followed a three-under opening 69 with an up-and-down 70 to join England's Tyrrell Hatton at the top at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.
Hatton mixed five birdies and two bogeys to shoot 69, while overnight leader Joost Luiten carded a 73 to lie one shot back alongside Norway's Kristoffer Reitan.
McIlroy, who is guaranteed to equal Colin Montgomerie's record haul of eight season-long crowns with victory this week, sits four shots ahead of Race to Dubai leader Eugenio Chacarra.
The Spaniard, who won three times earlier this season to lead the standings entering this week, birdied his final two holes to finish one under.
"I think it's been a bit eye-opening to see the scoring the first two days,"
