Who is better, Duda or Boll?
Timo Boll leads with a GOAT score of 72.6 against 72.4 for Benedikt Duda — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Duda vs Boll
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Timo Boll above Benedikt Duda: 72.6 vs 72.4. Timo Boll leads on Longevity. Benedikt Duda leads on Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BollWinner
72.6Boll wins: Longevity
Duda
72.4Duda wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Timo Boll
72.6
Boll leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Timo Boll
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. 🇩🇪 Timo Boll5 seasons played · career day 3,65224 titles
-92.1% vs Duda at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Duda | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 304 | 614 |
| 🇩🇪 Boll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DudaActive | BollRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European team golds | 2 | — |
| WTT titles | 2 | — |
| European Championship medals | 3 | — |
| Best world ranking | 18 | — |
| German league seasons | 12 | — |
| European Championship titles | — | 20 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| ITTF Tour titles | — | 20 |
| Months at No. 1 | — | 12 |
| German titles | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 66 | 66 |
| Peak w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 70 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Boll72.6
Duda72.4
FAQ
Where does Duda beat Boll?
Duda scores higher on peak, statistics. Boll leads on longevity.
How is the Duda vs Boll score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Duda: 72.4, Boll: 72.6.
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