Who is better, Chen or Li?
Li Jie leads with a GOAT score of 85.2 against 85.1 for Chen Qi — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Chen vs Li
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Li Jie above Chen Qi: 85.2 vs 85.1. Li Jie leads on Longevity, Statistics. Chen Qi leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LiWinner
85.2Li wins: Longevity, Statistics
Chen
85.1Chen wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Li Jie
85.2
Li leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Li Jie
2. Chen Qi
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. 🇳🇱 Li Jie5 seasons played · career day 1,826286 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Chen Qi5 seasons played · career day 2,19127 titles
-90.6% vs Li at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Chen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 42 |
| 🇳🇱 Li | 0 | 0 | 50 | 104 | 222 | 580 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChenRetired | LiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World team titles | 4 | — |
| World doubles titles | 3 | — |
| World Cup medals | 2 | — |
| Asian titles | 3 | — |
| European Games gold medals | — | 1 |
| European Championship medals | — | 3 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 3 |
| Dutch titles | — | 8 |
| World Championship appearances | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Li85.2
Chen85.1
FAQ
Where does Chen beat Li?
Chen scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Li leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Chen vs Li score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chen: 85.1, Li: 85.2.
What do you think?
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