Olympic golds
3
World singles titles
3
World Cup titles
2
Career Grand Slam
1
Years at No. 1
4
Seasons at elite level
15
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 |
Data sources
- ITTF
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ding Ning ranks #5 in Table Tennis
Ding Ning ranks #5 in Table Tennis and #3217 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.7/100.
The verified career covers 2005–2021 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Dominance the strongest category at 92/100 (25% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 3, World singles titles 3, World Cup titles 2, Career Grand Slam 1.
Nearest context: ahead Deng Yaping (91.4); behind Fan Zhendong (88.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ding Ning GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Ding Ning — frequently asked
- Is Ding Ning the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ding Ning ranks #5 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 89.7/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Ding Ning's GOAT Score?
- 89.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Ding Ning rank all time?
- #3217 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #5 in Table Tennis.
- Ding Ning vs Deng Yaping: who ranks higher?
- Deng Yaping ranks higher at 91.4 versus Ding Ning at 89.7, a margin of 1.7 points.