Who is better, Maybe or NEO?
Lu "Maybe" Yao leads with a GOAT score of 87.7 against 87.7 for NEO — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Maybe vs NEO
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Lu "Maybe" Yao and NEO level at 87.7. Lu "Maybe" Yao leads on Statistics, Honours. NEO leads on Longevity, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MaybeWinner
87.7Maybe wins: Honours, Statistics
NEO
87.7NEO wins: Peak, Longevity
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Lu "Maybe" Yao
87.7
Maybe leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lu "Maybe" Yao
2. NEO
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 split year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇵🇱 NEO5 split years played · career day 1,826414 trophies
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Lu "Maybe" Yao5 split years played · career day 1,825357 trophies
-13.8% vs NEO at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Maybe | 0 | 0 | 55 | 118 | 357 | 723 |
| 🇵🇱 NEO | 0 | 0 | 62 | 138 | 322 | 724 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 split year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MaybeActive | NEORetired |
|---|---|---|
| The International finals | 2 | — |
| Major titles | 4 | — |
| The International top-four finishes | 3 | — |
| Seasons played | 11 | — |
| Career prize money in millions | 3 | — |
| HLTV number one ranking | — | 1 |
| Majors won | — | 1 |
| World Championship titles | — | 3 |
| Years at tier-one level | — | 17 |
| Big event titles | — | 25 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Maybe87.7
NEO87.7
FAQ
Where does NEO beat Maybe?
NEO scores higher on peak, longevity. Maybe leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Maybe vs NEO score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Maybe: 87.7, NEO: 87.7.
What do you think?
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