Increasingly through the 1990s he missed the cut for tournaments and slid down the rankings of players.

90年代，他渐渐在各种赛事中失去优势，排名也逐渐下滑。

If it helps, you were next in line. You just missed the cut.

其实，你们是备取 差一点就当成了。

She missed the cut that year, which means she did not play well enough to stay in the tournament after the first two days.

那年她没有晋级，这意味着她在比赛开始两天后表现不够好，无法继续留在比赛中。