Who is better, Cheng or Xu?
Cheng I-ching leads with a GOAT score of 76.8 against 76.8 for Xu Yingying — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cheng vs Xu
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Cheng I-ching and Xu Yingying level at 76.8. Cheng I-ching leads on Longevity. Xu Yingying leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ChengWinner
76.8Cheng wins: Longevity
Xu
76.8Xu wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇹🇼 Cheng I-ching
76.8
Cheng leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cheng I-ching
2. Xu Yingying
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 I-ching5 seasons played · career day 1,826328 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Xu Yingying5 seasons played · career day 1,825306 titles
-6.7% vs Cheng at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇼 Cheng | 0 | 0 | 52 | 112 | 252 | 660 |
| 🇨🇳 Xu | 0 | 0 | 48 | 103 | 306 | 627 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChengActive | XuRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| World Tour titles | 5 | — |
| Asian Games medals | 3 | — |
| Best world ranking | 5 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 4 | — |
| ITTF Pro Tour titles | — | 2 |
| Chinese Super League titles | — | 2 |
| National medals | — | 3 |
| Career world ranking best | — | 12 |
| International appearances | — | 60 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 83 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 78 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Cheng76.8
Xu76.8
FAQ
Where does Xu beat Cheng?
Xu scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Cheng leads on longevity.
How is the Cheng vs Xu score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cheng: 76.8, Xu: 76.8.
What do you think?
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