Several shuttlers have decided to move hotels ahead of next week's Indonesia Open following bouts of food poisoning in Jakarta.
Independent mixed doubles Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai are not taking any more risk after crashing out in the opening round of the ongoing Indonesia Masters due to poor health conditions.
The mixed doubles duo pointed out that their hotel practised poor hygiene, and the players had to deal with cockroaches in their rooms and dining area.
"We were not the only ones to suffer," Shevon yesterday.
"A few of us, even those from other countries, were housed in the same hotel. From what I know, players from Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea and even Indonesia had suffered the same.
"We suspect it was from our meals the day before the first round started. We saw cockroaches in the dining area, and I killed three in my room.
"It's not fair because shuttlers pay between US$120-US$145 per night for accommodation.
"Soon Huat and I have decided to move hotels before the Indonesia Open. We know some players have moved to other hotels or Airbnb in the city," added Shevon.
On Friday, BA of Malaysia (BAM) coaching director Rexy Mainaky also attributed the poor performance of men's doubles Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik to food poisoning.
The world No 6 suffered a humiliating 16-21, 21-13, 21-17 defeat to world No 424 Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang of China in the quarter-finals.
"Wooi Yik was suffering from food poisoning. He decided to play on, but he just did not have the energy," said Rexy.
Another national doubles shuttler, Nur Izzuddin Rumsani was also down with food poisoning. Izzuddin and his partner Goh Sze Fei also crashed out in the last eight, losing 10-21, 21-11, 21-18 to world No 1 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo of Indonesia. The Indonesia Open, a Super 1000 event, starts on Tuesday.