Who is better, Cheng or Struse?
Cheng Hongxia leads with a GOAT score of 82.9 against 82.9 for Nicole Struse — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently scores Cheng Hongxia and Nicole Struse level at 82.9. Cheng Hongxia leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Nicole Struse leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Cheng wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Struse wins: Longevity
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Cheng leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Cheng | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 266 | 655 |
| 🇩🇪 Struse | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 279 | 601 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChengRetired | StruseRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 2 | — |
| ITTF Pro Tour titles | 4 | — |
| Chinese national medals | 5 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 3 | — |
| Asian Championship medals | 2 | — |
| European Championship titles | — | 3 |
| German titles | — | 6 |
| European team medals | — | 6 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 4 |
| World ranking peak | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
Cheng Hongxia leads with a GOAT score of 82.9 against 82.9 for Nicole Struse — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Struse scores higher on longevity. Cheng leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cheng: 82.9, Struse: 82.9.
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