Who is better, Cha or Yang?
Yang Young-ja leads with a GOAT score of 84.3 against 84.2 for Cha Hyo-sim — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cha vs Yang
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Yang Young-ja above Cha Hyo-sim: 84.3 vs 84.2. Yang Young-ja leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Cha Hyo-sim leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
YangWinner
84.3Yang wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Cha
84.2Cha wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 Yang Young-ja
84.3
Yang leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yang Young-ja
2. Cha Hyo-sim
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. 🇰🇵 Cha Hyo-sim5 seasons played · career day 1,825375 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇷 Yang Young-ja5 seasons played · career day 1,825368 titles
-1.9% vs Cha at the same stage
| 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 from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| 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 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Yang84.3
Cha84.2
FAQ
Where does Cha beat Yang?
Cha scores higher on longevity. Yang leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Cha vs Yang score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cha: 84.2, Yang: 84.3.
What do you think?
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