Who is better, Cao or Yoo?
Cao Yanhua leads with a GOAT score of 84.1 against 84.0 for Yoo Nam-kyu — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cao vs Yoo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cao Yanhua above Yoo Nam-kyu: 84.1 vs 84.0. Cao Yanhua leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics. Yoo Nam-kyu leads on Longevity.
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CaoWinner
84.1Cao wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Yoo
84.0Yoo wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Cao Yanhua
84.1
Cao leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cao Yanhua
2. Yoo Nam-kyu
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. 🇨🇳 Cao Yanhua5 seasons played · career day 1,826416 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇷 Yoo Nam-kyu5 seasons played · career day 1,825396 titles
-4.8% vs Cao at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Cao | 0 | 0 | 64 | 142 | 326 | 660 |
| 🇰🇷 Yoo | 0 | 0 | 58 | 128 | 396 | 720 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CaoRetired | YooRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship singles titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship team titles | 4 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Asian Championship titles | 3 | — |
| World Championship medals | 8 | 4 |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 2 |
| Years at the top level | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cao84.1
Yoo84.0
FAQ
Where does Yoo beat Cao?
Yoo scores higher on longevity. Cao leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Cao vs Yoo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cao: 84.1, Yoo: 84.0.
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