No Lin Dan at Malaysian Open, no biggie

China's Lin Dan, who won the world badminton title last year, will again miss the Malaysian Open starting next week. In his absence, Malaysia's world No.1 Lee Chong Wei will be aiming to win his 10th home crown. - Filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: All the reigning world champions, except for China’s Lin Dan, will be making their presence felt in the Malaysian Open, which begins at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Wednesday.

Such a high-profile line-up is set to make this year’s edition an explosive one and a sure-fire way to draw in the crowd.