National badminton mixed doubles coach Nova Widianto said reigning world champions Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei will likely skip the back-to-back Kumamoto Masters and Australian Open from Nov 11-23 to prevent the shoulder injury plaguing Tang Jie from flaring up.<br /><br />Widianto said whether the world No. 4 pair could compete in the two tournaments will depend on the results of further checks and evaluation of Tang Jie's injury by the doctors.<br /><br />Tang Jie suffered pain in his right shoulder after their second round win in the French Open last week.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
