Who is better, Chen or Fan?
Fan Yunwei leads with a GOAT score of 78.8 against 78.7 for Chen Chien-an — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Chen vs Fan
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Fan Yunwei above Chen Chien-an: 78.8 vs 78.7. Fan Yunwei leads on Dominance, Honours. Chen Chien-an leads on Peak, Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FanWinner
78.8Fan wins: Dominance, Honours
Chen
78.7Chen wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Fan Yunwei
78.8
Fan leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Fan Yunwei
2. Chen Chien-an
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. 🇨🇳 Fan Yunwei5 seasons played · career day 1,825316 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇹🇼 Chen Chien-an5 seasons played · career day 2,55623 titles
-92.7% vs Fan at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇼 Chen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| 🇨🇳 Fan | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 316 | 645 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChenActive | FanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World doubles titles | 1 | — |
| Asian Games medals | 2 | — |
| World junior titles | 2 | — |
| Career-high ranking | 10 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| ITTF Pro Tour titles | — | 3 |
| Asian Championship medals | — | 2 |
| Career world ranking best | — | 6 |
| National team seasons | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 85 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 80 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Fan78.8
Chen78.7
FAQ
Where does Chen beat Fan?
Chen scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. Fan leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Chen vs Fan score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chen: 78.7, Fan: 78.8.
What do you think?
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