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He Z. vs Ekholm

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He Z.Winner
82.8

He Z. wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Ekholm
82.8

Ekholm wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 He Zhili
82.8

He Z. leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World singles champion in 1987 who later won Asian Games gold for Japan.

1. He Zhili
82.8
2. Matilda Ekholm
82.8

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. 🇨🇳 He Zhili5 seasons played · career day 1,825398 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Matilda Ekholm5 seasons played · career day 1,825261 titles
-34.4% vs He Z. at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇳 He Z.0058128398714
🇸🇪 Ekholm004594261533

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.

MetricHe Z.RetiredEkholmRetired
World Championship singles titles1
World team titles2
Asian Games golds1
World Championship medals4
Years at the top level12
European Championship titles2
European medals4
Swedish titles9
Olympic appearances2
World ranking peak16
Dominance w25%8276
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%7488
Honours w20%8480
Statistics w15%8284

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GOAT Rank · the data
He Z.82.8
Ekholm82.8
The people
He Z.
Ekholm

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