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Lupulesku vs Dang

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LupuleskuWinner
80.5

Lupulesku wins: Longevity, Honours

Dang
80.3

Dang wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Ilija Lupulesku
80.5

Lupulesku leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic doubles silver medallist in 1988 and a world-class doubles specialist.

1. Ilija Lupulesku
80.5
2. Dang Ye-seo
80.3

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. 🇷🇸 Ilija Lupulesku5 seasons played · career day 1,825310 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇷 Dang Ye-seo5 seasons played · career day 2,55629 titles
-90.6% vs Lupulesku at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇸 Lupulesku0048103310655
🇰🇷 Dang00001444

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.

MetricLupuleskuRetiredDangRetired
Olympic medals11
World Championship medals23
European Championship medals3
Olympic appearances42
Career world ranking best8
Asian Games medals2
ITTF Pro Tour titles4
Dominance w25%7474
Peak w20%8688
Longevity w20%8482
Honours w20%8076
Statistics w15%8084

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Lupulesku80.5
Dang80.3
The people
Lupulesku
Dang

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