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Persson vs Zhu

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ZhuWinner
80.6

Zhu wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Persson
77.0

Persson wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Zhu Yuling
80.6

Zhu leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Former world No. 1 with World Cup and Asian Games singles titles.

1. Zhu Yuling
80.6
2. Jörgen Persson
77.0

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. 🇸🇪 Jörgen Persson5 seasons played · career day 3,28623 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Zhu Yuling5 seasons played · career day 2,92118 titles
-21.7% vs Persson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Persson0000323
🇨🇳 Zhu0000521

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.

MetricPerssonRetiredZhuActive
World Championship singles titles1
World team titles4
European Championship titles3
World Cup titles11
Olympic appearances7
Years at top level29
World Championship golds3
World No. 1 ranking1
World Tour titles12
Asian Games golds2
Dominance w25%7080
Peak w20%8088
Longevity w20%8872
Honours w20%7480
Statistics w15%7484

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Zhu80.6
Persson77.0
The people
Persson
Zhu

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