Chen vs Ding
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Ding wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Chen wins: Peak
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Verdict
Ding leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Grand Slam champion with Olympic, world and World Cup singles titles.
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
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Chen — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | ChenRetired | DingRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | 3 |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| World Cup medals | 2 | — |
| Career highest world ranking | 1 | — |
| World singles titles | — | 3 |
| World Cup titles | — | 2 |
| Career Grand Slam | — | 1 |
| Years at No. 1 | — | 4 |
| Seasons at elite level | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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