Lee Westwood has taken the lead from Padraig Harrington on the Ryder Cup points table following his eighth place finish in the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.

Rory McIlroy was the highest-placed European in fourth spot after a course record-equalling 63 on the final day and the 20-year-old is now fourth on the cup standings.

Latest leading positions in the European Ryder Cup table after the WGC-HSBC Champions (top four on world list qualify, then next five on European points list. Captain Colin Montgomerie adds three wild cards)

WORLD POINTS1 LEE WESTWOOD 75.2, 2 PADRAIG HARRINGTON 70.8, 3 SIMON DYSON 69.0, 4 RORY McILROY 62.8, 5 Alexander Noren 55.0, 6 Ian Poulter 52.2, 7 Ross McGowan 50.3, 8 Ross Fisher 47.8, 9 Francesco Molinari 43.1, 10 Edoardo Molinari 38.4

EUROPEAN POINTS

1 Lee Westwood 787,026, 2 Simon Dyson 786,402, 3 Rory McIlroy 674,032, 4 ROSS FISHER 604,779, 5 IAN POULTER 581,270, 6 ALEXANDER NOREN 577,454, 7 ROSS McGOWAN 537,636, 8 FRANCESCO MOLINARI 485,839, 9 Oliver Wilson 470,287, 10 Peter Hanson 374,742

(Capitals denote players in qualifying positions)