Geeg is, of course, absolutely right in this chain of events. Tom was an amazing and inspirational individual and he made it his business to win competitions. And he certainly did that, globally!
However, he created a nail that was easy to reproduce EXACTLY over and over and he did this by measurements and straight lines. This means that, when judged at comps, it gets the highest score as is more quantifiable. He inspired 1000s to practice and up,their game to enter comps all around the world. He did this to such an extent that he taught his,,then, partner Izayah Jeffrey, an artist, to do nails from a beginner to a comp winner in under 6 months (it may have even been 3).
In my opinion it is now time to move on from that nail. It bares no relation to how technicians earn their living as it is not a 'salon' nail. It is a very specific comp nail. The industry has grown so big now and so many struggle to be successful,in the very hard commercial world.
It happens so often that beginners in their first year of learning can't wait to get on to nail art long before they have gained the basic knowledge and skills. I'm not saying that nail should just disappear but, as Geeg mentioned, there are more categories now that can showcase an individual's creativity and, more importantly in my view, categories that focus on excellent commercial skills. This is certainly happening at all the nail comps in the UK.
Tom has certainly been the greatest competition winner of all time but now I believe the professional nail industry needs a slightly different focus.