A 2-under par round of 70 means that Rory McIlroy is two shots off the lead at the half-way stage of the DP World Tour Championship.
The world number one is among a group of three players on 8-under par, with defending champion Henrik Stenson leading the way on 10-under.
Denis Kirwan has the day 2 wrap from Dubai.
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