World Cup titles
1
World team titles
4
World singles finals
1
Pro Tour titles
10
World ranking peak
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50 | |
| 2002 | 59 | |
| 2003 | 69 | |
| 2004 | 78 | |
| 2005 | 88 | |
| 2006 | 97 | |
| 2007 | 87 | |
| 2008 | 76 | |
| 2009 | 66 | |
| 2010 | 56 | |
| 2011 | 45 | |
| 2012 | 35 |
Data sources
- ITTF official records
- World Table Tennis rankings
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Guo Yan ranks #8 in Table Tennis
Guo Yan ranks #8 in Table Tennis and #3370 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.4/100.
The verified career covers 2001–2012 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Cup titles 1, World team titles 4, World singles finals 1, Pro Tour titles 10.
Nearest context: ahead Wang Tao (87.4); behind Chen Jing (87.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Guo Yan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, 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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Guo Yan — frequently asked
- Is Guo Yan the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Guo Yan ranks #8 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 87.4/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Guo Yan's GOAT Score?
- 87.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Guo Yan rank all time?
- #3370 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #8 in Table Tennis.
- Guo Yan vs Wang Tao: who ranks higher?
- Guo Yan ranks higher at 87.4 versus Wang Tao at 87.4, a margin of 0.0 points.