Who is better, Chen Meng or Niwa?
Koki Niwa leads with a GOAT score of 78.5 against 78.3 for Chen Meng — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Chen Meng vs Niwa
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Koki Niwa above Chen Meng: 78.5 vs 78.3. Koki Niwa leads on Longevity. Chen Meng leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
NiwaWinner
78.5Niwa wins: Longevity
Chen Meng
78.3Chen Meng wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Koki Niwa
78.5
Niwa leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Koki Niwa
2. Chen Meng
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 Meng5 seasons played · career day 4,38230 titles
-91.2% vs Niwa at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Chen Meng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 🇯🇵 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 | Chen MengActive | NiwaActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| World Championship titles | 3 | — |
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| World team titles | 3 | — |
| Months at No. 1 | 30 | — |
| WTT titles | 20 | — |
| 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% | 76 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Niwa78.5
Chen Meng78.3
FAQ
Where does Chen Meng beat Niwa?
Chen Meng scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Niwa leads on longevity.
How is the Chen Meng vs Niwa score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chen Meng: 78.3, Niwa: 78.5.
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