Chen vs Fan
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Fan wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Chen wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Fan leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Paris 2024 singles champion and years as the world's dominant No. 1.
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 | FanActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | 3 |
| Olympic medals | 3 | 4 |
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| World Cup medals | 2 | — |
| Career highest world ranking | 1 | — |
| World singles titles | — | 2 |
| World Cup titles | — | 3 |
| Months at world No. 1 | — | 55 |
| Grand Slam completed | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 94 |
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