Who is better, Ishikawa or Lin S.?
Lin Shidong leads with a GOAT score of 82.7 against 82.6 for Kasumi Ishikawa — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ishikawa vs Lin S.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lin Shidong above Kasumi Ishikawa: 82.7 vs 82.6. Lin Shidong leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Kasumi Ishikawa leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
Lin S.Winner
82.7Lin S. wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Ishikawa
82.6Ishikawa wins: Longevity
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Lin Shidong
82.7
Lin S. leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lin Shidong
2. Kasumi Ishikawa
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. 🇯🇵 Kasumi Ishikawa5 seasons played · career day 1,826354 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Lin Shidong4 seasons played · career day 1,460330 titles
-6.8% vs Ishikawa at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Ishikawa | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 266 | 720 |
| 🇨🇳 Lin S. | 0 | 0 | 62 | 142 | 330 | 330 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | IshikawaRetired | Lin S.Active |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| Japanese national titles | 9 | — |
| World Championship medals | 4 | — |
| Career high world ranking | 3 | — |
| Years at the top level | 16 | — |
| World Championship singles titles | — | 1 |
| WTT Grand Smash titles | — | 3 |
| Weeks at world number one | — | 60 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Seasons on the pro tour | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lin S.82.7
Ishikawa82.6
FAQ
Where does Ishikawa beat Lin S.?
Ishikawa scores higher on longevity. Lin S. leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Ishikawa vs Lin S. score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ishikawa: 82.6, Lin S.: 82.7.
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