Olympic golds
6
World singles titles
3
World Cup titles
3
Olympic medals
6
Months at world No. 1
64
Grand Slam completed
1
Career assets & trophy cabinet
Major titles
League & cup titles
Individual awards
Clubs & teams
- China national team2006– · Grand Slam champion
- Beijing Chinese Super League2004–
Total career numbers
- Olympic medals
- 6
- Months at No. 1
- 64
- Major titles
- 12
- Seasons
- 19
Category profile
- Dominance
- 99
- Peak
- 99
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 99
- Statistics
- 97
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 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
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 Ma Long ranks #1 in Table Tennis
Ma Long ranks #1 in Table Tennis and #2299 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 97.3/100.
The verified career covers 2006–present and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 99/100, with Dominance the strongest category at 99/100 (25% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 6, World singles titles 3, World Cup titles 3, Olympic medals 6.
Nearest context: ahead —; behind Jan-Ove Waldner (94.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ma Long GOAT Score explained
- Dominance99/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 99/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak99/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 99/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours99/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 99/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics97/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 97/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ma Long comparisons
Ma Long — frequently asked
- Is Ma Long the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ma Long ranks #1 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 97.3/100 and #2299 of 5087 across all sports.
- What is Ma Long's GOAT Score?
- 97.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 99 (25%), Peak 99 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 99 (20%), Statistics 97 (15%).
- Where does Ma Long rank all time?
- #2299 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #1 in Table Tennis.
- Ma Long vs Jan-Ove Waldner: who ranks higher?
- Ma Long ranks higher at 97.3 versus Jan-Ove Waldner at 94.1, a margin of 3.2 points.