Jimmy White has vowed to carry on making improvements to his game as he attempts to get back to winning ways.
The 47-year-old has not won a ranking tournament since 2004, yet he remains determined to reach a level where he would be regularly competing with the best players in the world.
While he remains one of the most popular figures on the professional circuit, White has struggled to add consistency to his game in recent years.
Now, as he prepares for another season, he has made his intentions clear that he is not thinking of walking away from the sport just yet.
"I'm very pleased with my form and I'm absolutely confident of playing well next season and qualifying for a few venues," said White.
"I'm practising three or four hours a day, which is hard at my age with all the exhibitons I do, but I love playing. As long as I enjoy this game I'm not going to stop.
"Going from being a top player for so long to suddenly being in the qualifiers was difficult.
"But I've realised what I have to do now so my aims are just to stick with it and bring my practice form to the venues."