Who is better, Kong Linghui or Boll?
Kong Linghui leads with a GOAT score of 73.8 against 72.6 for Timo Boll — a gap of 1.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kong Linghui vs Boll
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Kong Linghui above Timo Boll: 73.8 vs 72.6. Kong Linghui leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Timo Boll leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
Kong LinghuiWinner
73.8Kong Linghui wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Boll
72.6Boll wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Kong Linghui
73.8
Kong Linghui leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kong Linghui
2. Timo Boll
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. 🇩🇪 Timo Boll5 seasons played · career day 3,65224 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Kong Linghui5 seasons played · career day 2,92123 titles
-4.2% vs Boll at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Kong Linghui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| 🇩🇪 Boll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Kong LinghuiRetired | BollRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship titles | 3 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | 1 |
| Grand Slams completed | 1 | — |
| World team titles | 3 | — |
| ITTF Tour titles | 12 | 20 |
| European Championship titles | — | 20 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| Months at No. 1 | — | 12 |
| German titles | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 66 |
| Peak w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 73 | 70 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Kong Linghui73.8
Boll72.6
FAQ
Where does Boll beat Kong Linghui?
Boll scores higher on longevity. Kong Linghui leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Kong Linghui vs Boll score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kong Linghui: 73.8, Boll: 72.6.
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