World team titles
1
European titles
2
Olympic Games contested
5
European medals
6
Years at the top level
42
Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 98
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 78
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 80 | |
| 1984 | 92 | |
| 1985 | 84 | |
| 1986 | 70 | |
| 1987 | 60 | |
| 1988 | 58 | |
| 1989 | 56 | |
| 1990 | 60 | |
| 1991 | 66 | |
| 1992 | 70 | |
| 1993 | 74 | |
| 1994 | 78 | |
| 1995 | 80 | |
| 1996 | 82 | |
| 1997 | 84 | |
| 1998 | 86 | |
| 1999 | 84 | |
| 2000 | 82 | |
| 2001 | 80 | |
| 2002 | 78 | |
| 2003 | 78 | |
| 2004 | 80 | |
| 2005 | 82 | |
| 2006 | 84 | |
| 2007 | 86 | |
| 2008 | 84 | |
| 2009 | 82 | |
| 2010 | 80 | |
| 2011 | 78 | |
| 2012 | 76 | |
| 2013 | 78 | |
| 2014 | 80 | |
| 2015 | 82 | |
| 2016 | 80 | |
| 2017 | 78 | |
| 2018 | 76 | |
| 2019 | 74 | |
| 2020 | 72 | |
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 66 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 62 |
Data sources
- ITTF
- Olympedia
- World Table Tennis
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ni Xia Lian ranks #68 in Table Tennis
Ni Xia Lian ranks #68 in Table Tennis and #3732 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 82.6/100.
The verified career covers 1983–present and 43 documented seasons. Peak is 84/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 98/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World team titles 1, European titles 2, Olympic Games contested 5, European medals 6.
Nearest context: ahead Kasumi Ishikawa (82.6); behind Wu Yang (82.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ni Xia Lian GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity98/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 98/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
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Ni Xia Lian — frequently asked
- Is Ni Xia Lian the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ni Xia Lian ranks #68 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 82.6/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Ni Xia Lian's GOAT Score?
- 82.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 98 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%).
- Where does Ni Xia Lian rank all time?
- #3732 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #68 in Table Tennis.
- Ni Xia Lian vs Kasumi Ishikawa: who ranks higher?
- Ni Xia Lian ranks higher at 82.6 versus Kasumi Ishikawa at 82.6, a margin of 0.0 points.