Who is better, Deng or Barna?
Viktor Barna leads with a GOAT score of 93.6 against 91.4 for Deng Yaping — a gap of 2.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Deng vs Barna
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Viktor Barna above Deng Yaping: 93.6 vs 91.4. Viktor Barna leads on Longevity, Honours. Deng Yaping leads on Dominance, Peak.
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BarnaWinner
93.6Barna wins: Longevity, Honours
Deng
91.4Deng wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 Viktor Barna
93.6
Barna leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Viktor Barna
2. Deng Yaping
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 Barna — 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 | BarnaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | — |
| World titles | 18 | — |
| Years at No. 1 | 8 | — |
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| Singles world titles | 3 | — |
| Seasons at elite level | 10 | — |
| World singles titles | — | 5 |
| World titles in all events | — | 22 |
| World team titles | — | 8 |
| English Open titles | — | 5 |
| Seasons at the top | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 97 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Barna93.6
Deng91.4
FAQ
Where does Deng beat Barna?
Deng scores higher on peak, dominance. Barna leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Deng vs Barna score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Deng: 91.4, Barna: 93.6.
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