Who is better, Deng or Polcanova?
Deng Yaping leads with a GOAT score of 91.4 against 84.6 for Sofia Polcanova — a gap of 6.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Deng vs Polcanova
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Deng Yaping above Sofia Polcanova: 91.4 vs 84.6. Deng Yaping leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics. Sofia Polcanova leads on Longevity.
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DengWinner
91.4Deng wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Polcanova
84.6Polcanova wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Deng Yaping
91.4
Deng leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Polcanova — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Deng Yaping
2. Sofia Polcanova
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇨🇳 Deng Yaping57 titles
6 seasons by age 21 · 9.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Polcanova — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | DengRetired | PolcanovaActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | — |
| World titles | 18 | — |
| Years at No. 1 | 8 | — |
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| Singles world titles | 3 | — |
| Seasons at elite level | 10 | — |
| European Championship titles | — | 2 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| World ranking peak | — | 6 |
| WTT titles | — | 3 |
| Austrian titles | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 97 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Deng91.4
Polcanova84.6
FAQ
Where does Polcanova beat Deng?
Polcanova scores higher on longevity. Deng leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Deng vs Polcanova score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Deng: 91.4, Polcanova: 84.6.
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