Doha, one of the only two candidate cities, withdrew its bid after the Qatar Table Tennis Association was made aware that Paris wanted to mark the 10-year anniversary of the 2003 World Table Tennis Championships.
Doha, en av de enda två kandidatstäder, drog tillbaka sitt bud sedan Qatar Table Tennis Association visste att Paris ville markera 10-årsjubileet av världsmästerskapen 2003.