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Chen vs Li Xiaoxia

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ChenWinner
78.7

Chen wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Li Xiaoxia
78.3

Li Xiaoxia wins: Dominance, Honours

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Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇹🇼 Chen Chien-an
78.7

Chen leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World doubles champion in 2013 with Chuang Chih-yuan.

1. Chen Chien-an
78.7
2. Li Xiaoxia
78.3

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
1. 🇨🇳 Li Xiaoxia5 seasons played · career day 4,38230 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇹🇼 Chen Chien-an5 seasons played · career day 2,55623 titles
-23.3% vs Li Xiaoxia at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇹🇼 Chen0000731
🇨🇳 Li Xiaoxia000009

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.

MetricChenActiveLi XiaoxiaRetired
World doubles titles1
Asian Games medals2
World junior titles2
Career-high ranking10
Olympic Games contested2
Olympic golds2
World Championship singles titles2
World Cup titles1
Grand Slams completed1
World team titles4
Months at No. 112
Dominance w25%7276
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%7874
Honours w20%7680
Statistics w15%8278

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Chen78.7
Li Xiaoxia78.3
The people
Chen
Li Xiaoxia

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