Who is better, Cheng or Bengtsson?
Cheng Hongxia leads with a GOAT score of 82.9 against 82.8 for Stellan Bengtsson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cheng vs Bengtsson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cheng Hongxia above Stellan Bengtsson: 82.9 vs 82.8. Cheng Hongxia leads on Statistics, Honours. Stellan Bengtsson leads on Longevity.
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ChengWinner
82.9Cheng wins: Honours, Statistics
Bengtsson
82.8Bengtsson wins: Longevity
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Cheng Hongxia
82.9
Cheng leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cheng Hongxia
2. Stellan Bengtsson
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. 🇨🇳 Cheng Hongxia5 seasons played · career day 1,826360 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Stellan Bengtsson5 seasons played · career day 2,19113 titles
-96.4% vs Cheng at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Cheng | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 266 | 655 |
| 🇸🇪 Bengtsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChengRetired | BengtssonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 2 | 9 |
| ITTF Pro Tour titles | 4 | — |
| Chinese national medals | 5 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 3 | — |
| Asian Championship medals | 2 | — |
| World singles titles | — | 1 |
| European titles | — | 5 |
| Swedish titles | — | 10 |
| World team medals | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 80 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Cheng82.9
Bengtsson82.8
FAQ
Where does Bengtsson beat Cheng?
Bengtsson scores higher on longevity. Cheng leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Cheng vs Bengtsson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cheng: 82.9, Bengtsson: 82.8.
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