Hira Naveed has upstaged her more celebrated fellow West Australian Minjee Lee to power into contention at the LPGA Tour's TOTO Japan Classic.
Naveed fired a bogey-free six-under-par 66 to surge to eight under through two rounds to be tied for eighth at the halfway mark in Shiga.
The 26-year-old is enjoying a breakout rookie season on the LPGA Tour, finishing runner-up behind world No.1 Nelly Korda at the Ford Championship in Arizona to climb to the cusp of the women's top 100.