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Földi vs Wang Liqin

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FöldiWinner
79.2

Földi wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics

Wang Liqin
79.2

Wang Liqin wins: Dominance, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 Ernő Földi
79.2

Földi leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship medallist for Hungary's dominant pre-war teams.

1. Ernő Földi
79.2
2. Wang Liqin
79.2

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. 🇭🇺 Ernő Földi5 seasons played · career day 2,19130 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Wang Liqin5 seasons played · career day 3,65125 titles
-16.7% vs Földi at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇭🇺 Földi000102349
🇨🇳 Wang Liqin0000020

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.

MetricFöldiRetiredWang LiqinRetired
World Championship golds2
World Championship medals4
Hungarian national titles3
Team world titles2
Seasons at international level11
World Championship singles titles3
World Cup titles1
Olympic golds1
World team titles7
Months at No. 125
ITTF Tour titles21
Dominance w25%7478
Peak w20%8682
Longevity w20%7478
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8278

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Földi79.2
Wang Liqin79.2
The people
Földi
Wang Liqin

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