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Lindh vs Cheung

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LindhWinner
79.8

Lindh wins: Dominance, Honours

Cheung
79.8

Cheung wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Erik Lindh
79.8

Lindh leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic singles bronze medallist in 1988 and a world team champion with Sweden.

1. Erik Lindh
79.8
2. Cheung Yuk
79.8

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. 🇸🇪 Erik Lindh5 seasons played · career day 1,825352 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇭🇰 Cheung Yuk5 seasons played · career day 2,55625 titles
-92.9% vs Lindh at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Lindh0052114352716
🇭🇰 Cheung0000741

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.

MetricLindhRetiredCheungRetired
Olympic medals1
World team titles3
European team titles4
Swedish national titles3
Years at the top level15
World Championship medals2
Asian Games medals3
Olympic appearances4
ITTF Pro Tour titles2
Career span in years20
Dominance w25%7472
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%8088
Honours w20%8272
Statistics w15%7884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lindh79.8
Cheung79.8
The people
Lindh
Cheung

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