Are these the numbers of Marriott matches? Where’s the data from? I got SL match then flew 9 J revenue segments and several Y segments to get to Gold. I booked a few long haul J this coming year but have yet to decide whether it’s worth remaining Cathay SL or GO as most flights are in J anyway. In my case though, Cathay has benefitted because I wouldn’t have flown with them if I didn’t have the status. I would have considered other carriers (was previously KF Gold).