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Karlsson vs Ryu

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KarlssonWinner
84.8

Karlsson wins: Longevity, Statistics

Ryu
84.7

Ryu wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Kristian Karlsson
84.8

Karlsson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship team medallist and European doubles champion for Sweden.

1. Kristian Karlsson
84.8
2. Ryu Seung-min
84.7

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇸🇪 Kristian Karlsson5 seasons played · career day 1,826292 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇷 Ryu Seung-min5 seasons played · career day 2,55626 titles
-91.1% vs Karlsson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Karlsson0050104225601
🇰🇷 Ryu00002332

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricKarlssonActiveRyuRetired
World Championship medals24
European titles1
Swedish titles5
Olympic appearances3
World Tour medals6
Olympic golds1
Olympic medals3
Asian Games golds2
Career-high world ranking1
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%8892
Longevity w20%8680
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%8884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Karlsson84.8
Ryu84.7
The people
Karlsson
Ryu

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