Cheng vs Ogimura
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Ogimura wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Cheng wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Ogimura leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Twice world singles champion and later the sport's reforming president.
Category breakdown
Season form · Titles per season
Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇼 Cheng | 0 | 0 | 52 | 112 | 252 | 660 |
| 🇯🇵 Ogimura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | ChengActive | OgimuraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| World Tour titles | 5 | — |
| Asian Games medals | 3 | — |
| Best world ranking | 5 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 4 | — |
| World Championship singles titles | — | 2 |
| World Championship titles (all) | — | 12 |
| World team titles | — | 5 |
| Asian titles | — | 4 |
| Japanese titles | — | 6 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 74 |
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