Who is better, Joo or Ryu?
Ryu Seung-min leads with a GOAT score of 84.7 against 84.6 for Joo Se-hyuk — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Joo vs Ryu
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ryu Seung-min above Joo Se-hyuk: 84.7 vs 84.6. Ryu Seung-min leads on Peak, Dominance, Honours. Joo Se-hyuk leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
RyuWinner
84.7Ryu wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Joo
84.6Joo wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 Ryu Seung-min
84.7
Ryu leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ryu Seung-min
2. Joo Se-hyuk
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. 🇰🇷 Joo Se-hyuk5 seasons played · career day 1,825320 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇷 Ryu Seung-min5 seasons played · career day 2,55626 titles
-91.9% vs Joo at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇷 Joo | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 320 | 673 |
| 🇰🇷 Ryu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 32 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JooRetired | RyuRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 4 | 4 |
| Olympic team medals | 1 | — |
| Asian Games medals | 3 | — |
| Career world ranking best | 3 | — |
| ITTF Pro Tour titles | 4 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 2 |
| Career-high world ranking | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ryu84.7
Joo84.6
FAQ
Where does Joo beat Ryu?
Joo scores higher on longevity. Ryu leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Joo vs Ryu score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Joo: 84.6, Ryu: 84.7.
What do you think?
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