Who is better, Lebesson or Li Xiaoxia?
Li Xiaoxia leads with a GOAT score of 78.3 against 78.2 for Emmanuel Lebesson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lebesson vs Li Xiaoxia
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Li Xiaoxia above Emmanuel Lebesson: 78.3 vs 78.2. Li Xiaoxia leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics. Emmanuel Lebesson leads on Longevity, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
Li XiaoxiaWinner
78.3Li Xiaoxia wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Lebesson
78.2Lebesson wins: Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Li Xiaoxia
78.3
Li Xiaoxia leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Li Xiaoxia
2. Emmanuel Lebesson
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇫🇷 Emmanuel Lebesson5 seasons played · career day 1,825300 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Li Xiaoxia5 seasons played · career day 4,38230 titles
-90.0% vs Lebesson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Lebesson | 0 | 0 | 48 | 102 | 300 | 636 |
| 🇨🇳 Li Xiaoxia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LebessonActive | Li XiaoxiaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| French national titles | 3 | — |
| European team medals | 3 | — |
| Years at the top level | 19 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World Championship singles titles | — | 2 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Grand Slams completed | — | 1 |
| World team titles | — | 4 |
| Months at No. 1 | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Li Xiaoxia78.3
Lebesson78.2
FAQ
Where does Lebesson beat Li Xiaoxia?
Lebesson scores higher on peak, longevity. Li Xiaoxia leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Lebesson vs Li Xiaoxia score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lebesson: 78.2, Li Xiaoxia: 78.3.
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