Who is better, zai or NEO?
Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg 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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zai vs NEO
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg and NEO level at 87.7. Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg leads on Statistics, Honours. NEO leads on Dominance, Peak, Longevity.
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zaiWinner
87.7zai wins: Honours, Statistics
NEO
87.7NEO wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg
87.7
zai leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg
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. 🇸🇪 Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg5 split years played · career day 1,825326 trophies
-21.3% vs NEO at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 zai | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 326 | 690 |
| 🇵🇱 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 | zaiActive | NEORetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major titles | 5 | — |
| The International top-four finishes | 3 | — |
| Seasons played | 12 | — |
| Career prize money in millions | 3 | — |
| The International appearances | 8 | — |
| HLTV number one ranking | — | 1 |
| Majors won | — | 1 |
| World Championship titles | — | 3 |
| Years at tier-one level | — | 17 |
| Big event titles | — | 25 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
zai87.7
NEO87.7
FAQ
Where does NEO beat zai?
NEO scores higher on peak, dominance, longevity. zai leads on honours, statistics.
How is the zai vs NEO score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. zai: 87.7, NEO: 87.7.
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