Originally Posted by
tomparskate
So does this mean that if you get matched to Bronze you only need to gain another 300 TPs for Silver?
That is not how status matches work. That said, if any of you has a way better record (e.g. the sort of flying level that would have got you GGL or above but for whatever reason you chose to stick to AB FFP) I would send a copy of the statement and ask if any more generous offer exists.
BA is not usually a status matcher, but ad hoc matches do happen in various circumstances, and besides, here, they are signalling an interest in matching in principle. Any hope to get sapphire for sapphire is unreasonable, but I wouldn't be surprised if outstanding flying pattern were considered separately.
Note: this is an uninformed guess, not some coded suggestion that I 'know' they are interested. Though my point on ad hoc status matches being a reality is based on facts.