ROBERT DINWIDDIE remains in contention at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters, despite failing to repeat his opening round heroics today.

Dinwiddie, who has embarked on his second season on the European Tour, carded a one-over par, 73, at the Doha Golf Club after a round which included five bogeys.

But the Barnard Castle golfer still sits tied 16th after his superb opening round 67, which has kept him just two shots shy of the top ten.

Dinwiddie's chances of winning his first Tour title, though, looks unlikely, given how leader South African Louis Oosthuizen is eight points further ahead.

Yorkshireman Simon Dyson is two shots adrift of Dinwiddie on two-under after he followed up his level-par 72 with a two-under 70 today.

But Hartlepool's Graeme Storm faces an even greater fight to climb in contention over the weekend after only just making the cut in the Middle East.

Storm's successive 72s, with yesterday including three birdies and three bogeys, ensured he just scraped in above the mark that stood on one over par.