FANS expecting to see their idols at this week's Malaysia Masters will be disappointed. Lee Zii Jia and several other big names will be missing.
World No 1 Viktor Axelsen is also expected to skip the Super 500 tournament.
A source said Zii Jia, who suffered a shock second round loss at the Malaysia Open, had confirmed with his sponsors that he will not compete in the Malaysia Masters.
Recently, he caused a stir by announcing he will skip the Birmingham Commonwealth Games later this month.
And with his withdrawal from next week's Singapore Open, Zii Jia's next tournament will be the World Championships in Tokyo on Aug 22-28.