Isle of Man road racer Conor Cummins was fourth fastest at the opening qualifying session for the Macau Grand Prix.
The Ramsey Rocket is riding for the Paul Bird Motorsport Kawasaki World Superbike Team and finished just behind team-mate Ian Hutchinson.
Stuart Easton is provisionally on pole with Michael Rutter second.
15 time T.T. winner John McGuinness is down in 8th place.
The 43rd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix takes place on Saturday.

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