The players who gain the most points in each of the seven different categories will be invited to participate in the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals at the end of the year.
Number of tournaments in each year (Grand Finals not counted): Number of tournaments in each year (Grand Finals not counted): This is a list of tournaments that have featured in the ITTF Pro Tour and ITTF World Tour since 1996, with "•" indicating the years in which each tournament featured.
[2] From 2004 to 2009, and again from 2011 to 2013, there were two China Open tournaments in each calendar year.
Since 2017, the ITTF Challenge Series has been run as a separate tour, reducing the number of tournaments on the main ITTF World Tour.
[3] On 12 January 2017, it was announced that Chinese shipping company Seamaster had agreed a four-year sponsorship and strategic partnership deal with the ITTF World Tour.