Defending champion Stephen Leaney of Australia has withdrawn from this week's German Masters to be with his wife for the birth of their first child.
Leaney's place in the Cologne field will be taken by Sweden's Fredrik Andersson.
The 34-year-old won last year's tournament by one stroke from Germany's Alex Cejka.
This year's renewal gets under way at Gut Larchenhof, Cologne, tomorrow.