Who is better, Diaconu or Cheng?
Adina Diaconu leads with a GOAT score of 77.0 against 76.8 for Cheng I-ching — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Diaconu vs Cheng
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Adina Diaconu above Cheng I-ching: 77.0 vs 76.8. Adina Diaconu leads on Peak, Honours, Statistics. Cheng I-ching leads on Longevity.
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DiaconuWinner
77.0Diaconu wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
Cheng
76.8Cheng wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇴 Adina Diaconu
77.0
Diaconu leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Adina Diaconu
2. Cheng I-ching
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇹🇼 Cheng I-ching5 seasons played · career day 1,826328 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇴 Adina Diaconu5 seasons played · career day 2,55528 titles
-91.5% vs Cheng at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇴 Diaconu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 43 |
| 🇹🇼 Cheng | 0 | 0 | 52 | 112 | 252 | 660 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DiaconuActive | ChengActive |
|---|---|---|
| European team golds | 2 | — |
| European medals | 4 | — |
| World junior titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 2 | — |
| WTT titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| World Tour titles | — | 5 |
| Asian Games medals | — | 3 |
| Best world ranking | — | 5 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 78 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Diaconu77.0
Cheng76.8
FAQ
Where does Cheng beat Diaconu?
Cheng scores higher on longevity. Diaconu leads on peak, honours, statistics.
How is the Diaconu vs Cheng score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Diaconu: 77.0, Cheng: 76.8.
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