Who is better, Cai or Guo Y.?
Guo Yuehua leads with a GOAT score of 86.5 against 86.3 for Cai Zhenhua — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cai vs Guo Y.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Guo Yuehua above Cai Zhenhua: 86.5 vs 86.3. Guo Yuehua leads on Dominance, Peak. Cai Zhenhua leads on Longevity.
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Guo Y.Winner
86.5Guo Y. wins: Dominance, Peak
Cai
86.3Cai wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Guo Yuehua
86.5
Guo Y. leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Guo Yuehua
2. Cai Zhenhua
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. 🇨🇳 Guo Yuehua5 seasons played · career day 1,825408 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Cai Zhenhua5 seasons played · career day 1,825368 titles
-9.8% vs Guo Y. at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Cai | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 368 | 653 |
| 🇨🇳 Guo Y. | 0 | 0 | 62 | 136 | 408 | 740 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CaiRetired | Guo Y.Retired |
|---|---|---|
| World team titles | 4 | 3 |
| World doubles titles | 2 | — |
| World Cup medals | 2 | — |
| Asian Championship titles | 3 | — |
| World Championship medals | 8 | 8 |
| World Championship singles titles | — | 2 |
| World Cup titles | — | 2 |
| Years at the top level | — | 9 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 68 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Guo Y.86.5
Cai86.3
FAQ
Where does Cai beat Guo Y.?
Cai scores higher on longevity. Guo Y. leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Cai vs Guo Y. score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cai: 86.3, Guo Y.: 86.5.
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