Who is better, Chen or Lebesson?
Emmanuel Lebesson leads with a GOAT score of 78.2 against 78.1 for Chen Szu-yu — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Chen vs Lebesson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Emmanuel Lebesson above Chen Szu-yu: 78.2 vs 78.1. Emmanuel Lebesson leads on Honours, Dominance. Chen Szu-yu leads on Statistics, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LebessonWinner
78.2Lebesson wins: Dominance, Honours
Chen
78.1Chen wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Emmanuel Lebesson
78.2
Lebesson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Emmanuel Lebesson
2. Chen Szu-yu
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. 🇫🇷 Emmanuel Lebesson5 seasons played · career day 1,825300 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇹🇼 Chen Szu-yu5 seasons played · career day 2,55624 titles
-92.0% vs Lebesson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇼 Chen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
| 🇫🇷 Lebesson | 0 | 0 | 48 | 102 | 300 | 636 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChenActive | LebessonActive |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Games medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 3 | — |
| World Tour medals | 5 | — |
| Career-high world ranking | 15 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 7 | — |
| European titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| French national titles | — | 3 |
| European team medals | — | 3 |
| Years at the top level | — | 19 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 76 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lebesson78.2
Chen78.1
FAQ
Where does Chen beat Lebesson?
Chen scores higher on statistics, longevity. Lebesson leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Chen vs Lebesson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chen: 78.1, Lebesson: 78.2.
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