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Lebesson vs Chen

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LebessonWinner
78.2

Lebesson wins: Dominance, Honours

Chen
78.1

Chen wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Emmanuel Lebesson
78.2

Lebesson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European singles champion in 2016 and an Olympic team silver medallist in 2024.

1. Emmanuel Lebesson
78.2
2. Chen Szu-yu
78.1

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. 🇫🇷 Emmanuel Lebesson5 seasons played · career day 1,825300 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇹🇼 Chen Szu-yu5 seasons played · career day 2,55624 titles
-92.0% vs Lebesson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇷 Lebesson0048102300636
🇹🇼 Chen0000737

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.

MetricLebessonActiveChenActive
European titles1
Olympic medals1
French national titles3
European team medals3
Years at the top level19
Asian Games medals2
Olympic appearances3
World Tour medals5
Career-high world ranking15
World Championship appearances7
Dominance w25%7270
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%8082
Honours w20%7872
Statistics w15%7684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lebesson78.2
Chen78.1
The people
Lebesson
Chen

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