Guo Yue vs Liu Shiwen
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Liu Shiwen wins: Dominance, Honours
Guo Yue wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Liu Shiwen leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Five World Cup singles titles — more than any woman in the event's history.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Guo Yue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 🇨🇳 Liu Shiwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
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.
| Metric | Guo YueRetired | Liu ShiwenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship singles titles | 1 | 1 |
| Olympic golds | 1 | 1 |
| World team titles | 6 | 5 |
| World Cup medals | 2 | — |
| ITTF Tour titles | 15 | 24 |
| Months at No. 1 | 6 | 38 |
| World Cup singles titles | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 74 |
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