Who is better, Ishikawa or Ni?
Kasumi Ishikawa leads with a GOAT score of 82.6 against 82.6 for Ni Xia Lian — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ishikawa vs Ni
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Kasumi Ishikawa and Ni Xia Lian level at 82.6. Kasumi Ishikawa leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Ni Xia Lian leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
IshikawaWinner
82.6Ishikawa wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Ni
82.6Ni wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Kasumi Ishikawa
82.6
Ishikawa leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kasumi Ishikawa
2. Ni Xia Lian
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. 🇱🇺 Ni Xia Lian5 seasons played · career day 1,825386 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Kasumi Ishikawa5 seasons played · career day 1,826354 titles
-8.3% vs Ni at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Ishikawa | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 266 | 720 |
| 🇱🇺 Ni | 0 | 0 | 80 | 172 | 386 | 626 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | IshikawaRetired | NiActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| Japanese national titles | 9 | — |
| World Championship medals | 4 | — |
| Career high world ranking | 3 | — |
| Years at the top level | 16 | 42 |
| World team titles | — | 1 |
| European titles | — | 2 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 5 |
| European medals | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 98 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ishikawa82.6
Ni82.6
FAQ
Where does Ni beat Ishikawa?
Ni scores higher on longevity. Ishikawa leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Ishikawa vs Ni score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ishikawa: 82.6, Ni: 82.6.
What do you think?
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