Cai vs Feng
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Cai wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Feng wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Cai leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time world doubles champion and a four-time world team champion.
Category breakdown
Season form · Titles per season
Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Cai | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 368 | 653 |
| 🇸🇬 Feng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 40 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | CaiRetired | FengActive |
|---|---|---|
| World team titles | 4 | 1 |
| World doubles titles | 2 | — |
| World Cup medals | 2 | — |
| Asian Championship titles | 3 | — |
| World Championship medals | 8 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| World Cup team titles | — | 2 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 6 |
| Career-high ranking | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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