Who is better, Chen or Niwa?
Chen Chien-an leads with a GOAT score of 78.7 against 78.5 for Koki Niwa — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Chen vs Niwa
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Chen Chien-an above Koki Niwa: 78.7 vs 78.5. Chen Chien-an leads on Peak, Statistics. Koki Niwa leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ChenWinner
78.7Chen wins: Peak, Statistics
Niwa
78.5Niwa wins: Longevity, Honours
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇹🇼 Chen Chien-an
78.7
Chen leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Chen Chien-an
2. Koki Niwa
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. 🇯🇵 Koki Niwa5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇹🇼 Chen Chien-an5 seasons played · career day 2,55623 titles
-93.3% vs Niwa at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇼 Chen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| 🇯🇵 Niwa | 0 | 0 | 50 | 110 | 342 | 700 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChenActive | NiwaActive |
|---|---|---|
| World doubles titles | 1 | — |
| Asian Games medals | 2 | — |
| World junior titles | 2 | — |
| Career-high ranking | 10 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship team medals | — | 4 |
| Japanese national titles | — | 2 |
| Career high world ranking | — | 6 |
| Years at the top level | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Chen78.7
Niwa78.5
FAQ
Where does Niwa beat Chen?
Niwa scores higher on honours, longevity. Chen leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Chen vs Niwa score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chen: 78.7, Niwa: 78.5.
What do you think?
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