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Douglas vs Apolónia

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
DouglasWinner
80.6

Douglas wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Apolónia
80.6

Apolónia wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Desmond Douglas
80.6

Douglas leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Eleven-time English champion and Europe's top-ranked player in 1984.

1. Desmond Douglas
80.6
2. Tiago Apolónia
80.6

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇬🇧 Desmond Douglas5 seasons played · career day 1,825336 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇹 Tiago Apolónia5 seasons played · career day 2,921298 titles
-11.3% vs Douglas at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Douglas0050110336700
🇵🇹 Apolónia0000160328

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricDouglasRetiredApolóniaActive
English national titles11
European medals3
Commonwealth Championship golds5
Career high European ranking1
Years at the top level21
European team titles1
European Championship medals3
Olympic Games4
Career highest world ranking16
Seasons on the pro tour22
Dominance w25%7472
Peak w20%8684
Longevity w20%8890
Honours w20%7876
Statistics w15%7884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Douglas80.6
Apolónia80.6
The people
Douglas
Apolónia

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