PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttler Toh Ee Wei has assured that she has not suffered a serious injury.
Ee Wei fell and hurt her back when competing in the China Masters with Chen Tang Jie in Shenzhen last week and the pair was forced to withdraw from the ongoing Korean Open in Suwon.
Ee Wei though assured that it was not a serious issue and is confident of returning with Tang Jie in the Denmark Open from Oct 14-19 in Odense.
"I'm going through light training this week. The physio is monitoring my condition and will see if I can return to full training next week," said Ee Wei after a training session at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara on Friday (Sept 26).
"I'm confident that I can play with Tang Jie in the Denmark Open. I'm feeling better now. Small injuries are normal for players. We are taking this as a recovery period."
Ee Wei and Tang Jie are not planning to take their foot off the gas despite qualifying early for the World Tour Finals.
Tang Jie-Ee Wei have confirmed their spots in the season ending Tour Finals from Dec 17-21 in Hangzhou after capturing the world title in Paris last month.
Although the duo don't have to fight for ranking points to qualify, they are not planning to take it easy.
Instead, Tang Jie-Ee Wei are keen to maintain their fine form in the remaining tournaments of the year.
"We cannot afford to relax. We need to keep training hard and maintaining our performances leading up to the Tour Finals," said Ee Wei.
"We treat every match seriously. We have to respect our opponents and stay focused."
World No. 4 Tang Jie-Ee Wei showed their intent to not rest on their laurels after their high in Paris when they made it into the China Masters final before finishing runners-up to Thailand's world No. 3 Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran.
Meanwhile, independent pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie also has a strong chance to make the cut for the Tour Finals.
The duo are currently ranked fifth in the Race to Finals rankings and need to maintain their position in the top eight to book their spot in Hangzhou.
