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@JonoMarshall
Hierarchy of importance? Eh? Why? Tournaments have very different reasons for existing and to compare them is pretty meaningless in my opinion?
You'd perhaps be better off saying what's more important when it comes to tournaments: finding new players, showcasing the sport, having a good time, finding a winner, giving everyone an equal amount of court time, etc?
UK Champs -> Euros -> Worlds (Finds the best team by region, primarily about competition)
Euro qualifier (Often necessary to source a ranked list of all teams, but the UK Champs could achieve this in the future if the format was changed and if it was always hosted at the right time)
Invitationals (Showcase the top teams/best polo/the sport)
London Open (Committed to never capping the number of teams, grows in size with each passing year)
National Series (Sharing tournament knowledge, growing regional scenes, improving tournament standards, collating the results of existing tournaments)
(There were 56 teams for LO2011.)