Gerade bin ich auf der Homepage der ITTF auf folgendes Zitat des "CEOs" gestoßen:
We currently have an annual World Championships. I believe it may be time to think if, for the future, it would be better to have a World Team Championships only. This approach would allow for a clearer line to be drawn for each of the platforms. The World Team Championships and the Olympic Games, with the team competition as a key component, will remain under the responsibility of the Federations, while the professional platform can focus on the growth of the individual events, allowing our sport to pursue the real table tennis stars of the future.
Why do away with the World Individual Championships, you ask? The idea is simply that in WTT we plan to eventually have 3 to 4 “Grand Smashes” per year. These events will be equal to or larger than a World Individual Championships. With 3 to 4 “Grand Smashes” per year, we would be overstretching and confusing the Calendar and market if we also have a World Individual Championships. The 3 to 4 major events held on the International stage throughout each year will reach a larger audience and will perform much better than once every 2 years. From these events, we would also be able to define an Individual World Champion.
Quelle:
https://www.ittf.com/2020/04/12/message-from-our-ceo/