Who is better, Éloi or Lin S.?
Damien Éloi leads with a GOAT score of 82.8 against 82.7 for Lin Shidong — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Éloi vs Lin S.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Damien Éloi above Lin Shidong: 82.8 vs 82.7. Damien Éloi leads on Longevity. Lin Shidong leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ÉloiWinner
82.8Éloi wins: Longevity
Lin S.
82.7Lin S. wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Damien Éloi
82.8
Éloi leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Damien Éloi
2. Lin Shidong
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. 🇨🇳 Lin Shidong4 seasons played · career day 1,460330 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Damien Éloi5 seasons played · career day 1,825265 titles
-19.7% vs Lin S. at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Éloi | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 265 | 547 |
| 🇨🇳 Lin S. | 0 | 0 | 62 | 142 | 330 | 330 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ÉloiRetired | Lin S.Active |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| European team medals | 5 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 5 | — |
| French titles | 4 | — |
| World ranking peak | 17 | — |
| World Championship singles titles | — | 1 |
| WTT Grand Smash titles | — | 3 |
| Weeks at world number one | — | 60 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Seasons on the pro tour | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Éloi82.8
Lin S.82.7
FAQ
Where does Lin S. beat Éloi?
Lin S. scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Éloi leads on longevity.
How is the Éloi vs Lin S. score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Éloi: 82.8, Lin S.: 82.7.
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