Who is better, Jha or Liang?
Kanak Jha leads with a GOAT score of 82.0 against 81.9 for Liang Jingkun — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Jha vs Liang
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Kanak Jha above Liang Jingkun: 82.0 vs 81.9. Kanak Jha leads on Longevity, Statistics. Liang Jingkun leads on Honours, Dominance.
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JhaWinner
82.0Jha wins: Longevity, Statistics
Liang
81.9Liang wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kanak Jha
82.0
Jha leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kanak Jha
2. Liang Jingkun
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. 🇨🇳 Liang Jingkun5 seasons played · career day 1,825353 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kanak Jha5 seasons played · career day 1,825303 titles
-14.2% vs Liang at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jha | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 303 | 640 |
| 🇨🇳 Liang | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 353 | 715 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JhaActive | LiangActive |
|---|---|---|
| Pan American medals | 4 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 3 | — |
| United States titles | 3 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 5 | — |
| World top-30 ranking peaks | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World team titles | — | 3 |
| WTT singles titles | — | 6 |
| Asian Championship medals | — | 4 |
| Seasons on the pro tour | — | 10 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Jha82.0
Liang81.9
FAQ
Where does Liang beat Jha?
Liang scores higher on dominance, honours. Jha leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Jha vs Liang score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jha: 82.0, Liang: 81.9.
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