Who is better, Kong Linghui or Appelgren?
Mikael Appelgren leads with a GOAT score of 74.2 against 73.8 for Kong Linghui — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kong Linghui vs Appelgren
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Mikael Appelgren above Kong Linghui: 74.2 vs 73.8. Mikael Appelgren leads on Longevity. Kong Linghui leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
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AppelgrenWinner
74.2Appelgren wins: Longevity
Kong Linghui
73.8Kong Linghui wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Mikael Appelgren
74.2
Appelgren leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mikael Appelgren
2. Kong Linghui
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. 🇸🇪 Mikael Appelgren5 seasons played · career day 2,92126 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Kong Linghui5 seasons played · career day 2,92123 titles
-11.5% vs Appelgren at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Kong Linghui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| 🇸🇪 Appelgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Kong LinghuiRetired | AppelgrenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship titles | 3 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | 1 |
| Grand Slams completed | 1 | — |
| World team titles | 3 | 2 |
| ITTF Tour titles | 12 | — |
| European Championship singles titles | — | 3 |
| European team titles | — | 6 |
| World Championship medals | — | 8 |
| Years at top level | — | 19 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 73 | 72 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Appelgren74.2
Kong Linghui73.8
The people
Kong Linghui
Appelgren
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Where does Kong Linghui beat Appelgren?
Kong Linghui scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Appelgren leads on longevity.
How is the Kong Linghui vs Appelgren score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kong Linghui: 73.8, Appelgren: 74.2.
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