These days, we wonder whether he will earn a place in the sport's premier event.

For many years, its one-pocket division was the premier event in that discipline.

They have medalled in a lot of premier events where we have come up short.

It immediately became the premier event.

It said the level of withdrawals overall was down 35 per cent and, 'despite notable end-of-season withdrawals', top player participation was up 50 per cent in their nine premier events.