Who is better, Chen or Qian?
Chen Szu-yu leads with a GOAT score of 78.1 against 78.0 for Qian Tianyi — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Chen vs Qian
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Chen Szu-yu above Qian Tianyi: 78.1 vs 78.0. Chen Szu-yu leads on Longevity, Statistics, Peak. Qian Tianyi leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ChenWinner
78.1Chen wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Qian
78.0Qian wins: Dominance, Honours
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇹🇼 Chen Szu-yu
78.1
Chen leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Chen Szu-yu
2. Qian Tianyi
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. 🇨🇳 Qian Tianyi5 seasons played · career day 1,825340 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇹🇼 Chen Szu-yu5 seasons played · career day 2,55624 titles
-92.9% vs Qian at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇼 Chen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
| 🇨🇳 Qian | 0 | 0 | 54 | 115 | 340 | 682 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChenActive | QianActive |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Games medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 3 | — |
| World Tour medals | 5 | — |
| Career-high world ranking | 15 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 7 | — |
| World junior titles | — | 2 |
| ITTF World Tour titles | — | 2 |
| Chinese Super League seasons | — | 8 |
| Career world ranking best | — | 8 |
| Asian medals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 85 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Chen78.1
Qian78.0
FAQ
Where does Qian beat Chen?
Qian scores higher on dominance, honours. Chen leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Chen vs Qian score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chen: 78.1, Qian: 78.0.
What do you think?
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