Who is better, Cho or Liu Shiwen?
Cho Dae-seong leads with a GOAT score of 75.8 against 75.5 for Liu Shiwen — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cho vs Liu Shiwen
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cho Dae-seong above Liu Shiwen: 75.8 vs 75.5. Cho Dae-seong leads on Statistics, Peak. Liu Shiwen leads on Honours, Dominance, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ChoWinner
75.8Cho wins: Peak, Statistics
Liu Shiwen
75.5Liu Shiwen wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 Cho Dae-seong
75.8
Cho leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cho Dae-seong
2. Liu Shiwen
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. 🇰🇷 Cho Dae-seong5 seasons played · career day 2,556319 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Liu Shiwen5 seasons played · career day 3,28731 titles
-90.3% vs Cho at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇷 Cho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 361 |
| 🇨🇳 Liu Shiwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChoActive | Liu ShiwenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship team medals | 2 | — |
| Asian Games medals | 2 | — |
| World Tour medals | 3 | — |
| Career highest world ranking | 20 | — |
| National team seasons | 9 | — |
| World Cup singles titles | — | 5 |
| World Championship singles titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World team titles | — | 5 |
| Months at No. 1 | — | 38 |
| ITTF Tour titles | — | 24 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 74 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Cho75.8
Liu Shiwen75.5
FAQ
Where does Liu Shiwen beat Cho?
Liu Shiwen scores higher on dominance, honours, longevity. Cho leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Cho vs Liu Shiwen score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cho: 75.8, Liu Shiwen: 75.5.
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