Cha vs Yang
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Yang wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Cha wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Yang leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic doubles champion in 1988 and a world doubles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇵 Cha | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 375 | 735 |
| 🇰🇷 Yang | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 368 | 545 |
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 | ChaActive | YangRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | 4 |
| Asian Championship medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| ITTF tour finals | 3 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World doubles titles | — | 1 |
| Asian Games titles | — | 2 |
| National titles | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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