Who is better, Ding or Barna?
Viktor Barna leads with a GOAT score of 93.6 against 89.7 for Ding Ning — a gap of 3.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ding vs Barna
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Viktor Barna above Ding Ning: 93.6 vs 89.7. Viktor Barna leads on Honours, Peak, Longevity.
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BarnaWinner
93.6Barna wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Ding
89.7Ding wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 Viktor Barna
93.6
Barna leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Viktor Barna
2. Ding Ning
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. 🇨🇳 Ding Ning33 titles
4 seasons by age 21 · 8.3 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 | DingRetired | BarnaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| World singles titles | 3 | 5 |
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| Career Grand Slam | 1 | — |
| Years at No. 1 | 4 | — |
| Seasons at elite level | 15 | — |
| World titles in all events | — | 22 |
| World team titles | — | 8 |
| English Open titles | — | 5 |
| Seasons at the top | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Barna93.6
Ding89.7
FAQ
Where does Ding beat Barna?
Ding does not lead any of the five categories; Barna is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ding vs Barna score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ding: 89.7, Barna: 93.6.
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