Who is better, Duda or Ovtcharov?
Dimitrij Ovtcharov leads with a GOAT score of 72.5 against 72.4 for Benedikt Duda — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Duda vs Ovtcharov
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Dimitrij Ovtcharov above Benedikt Duda: 72.5 vs 72.4. Dimitrij Ovtcharov leads on Longevity. Benedikt Duda leads on Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
OvtcharovWinner
72.5Ovtcharov wins: Longevity
Duda
72.4Duda wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Dimitrij Ovtcharov
72.5
Ovtcharov leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dimitrij Ovtcharov
2. Benedikt Duda
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. 🇩🇪 Benedikt Duda5 seasons played · career day 1,825304 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Dimitrij Ovtcharov5 seasons played · career day 3,65222 titles
-92.8% vs Duda at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Duda | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 304 | 614 |
| 🇩🇪 Ovtcharov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DudaActive | OvtcharovActive |
|---|---|---|
| European team golds | 2 | — |
| WTT titles | 2 | — |
| European Championship medals | 3 | — |
| Best world ranking | 18 | — |
| German league seasons | 12 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 4 |
| European Championship singles titles | — | 2 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| European team titles | — | 6 |
| Months at No. 1 | — | 6 |
| ITTF Tour titles | — | 16 |
| Dominance w25% | 66 | 66 |
| Peak w20% | 78 | 76 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 72 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Ovtcharov72.5
Duda72.4
FAQ
Where does Duda beat Ovtcharov?
Duda scores higher on peak, statistics. Ovtcharov leads on longevity.
How is the Duda vs Ovtcharov score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Duda: 72.4, Ovtcharov: 72.5.
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