Who is better, Guo Yue or Samsonov?
Guo Yue leads with a GOAT score of 74.6 against 74.5 for Vladimir Samsonov — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Guo Yue vs Samsonov
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Guo Yue above Vladimir Samsonov: 74.6 vs 74.5. Guo Yue leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Vladimir Samsonov leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
Guo YueWinner
74.6Guo Yue wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Samsonov
74.5Samsonov wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Guo Yue
74.6
Guo Yue leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Guo Yue
2. Vladimir Samsonov
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 season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇨🇳 Guo Yue5 seasons played · career day 3,65228 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇾 Vladimir Samsonov5 seasons played · career day 3,28623 titles
-17.9% vs Guo Yue at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Guo Yue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 🇧🇾 Samsonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Guo YueRetired | SamsonovRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship singles titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World team titles | 6 | — |
| World Cup medals | 2 | — |
| ITTF Tour titles | 15 | — |
| Months at No. 1 | 6 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 3 |
| European Championship singles titles | — | 3 |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 6 |
| Best world ranking | — | 1 |
| Years at top level | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 66 |
| Peak w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 72 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Guo Yue74.6
Samsonov74.5
FAQ
Where does Samsonov beat Guo Yue?
Samsonov scores higher on longevity. Guo Yue leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Guo Yue vs Samsonov score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Guo Yue: 74.6, Samsonov: 74.5.
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