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Li vs Ma
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MaWinner
83.8Ma wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Li
83.7Li wins: Longevity
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Ma Wenge
83.8
Ma leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World team champion and an Asian Championship singles winner.
1. Ma Wenge
2. Li Jiao
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 season1. 🇨🇳 Ma Wenge5 seasons played · career day 1,826366 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Li Jiao5 seasons played · career day 1,826265 titles
-27.6% vs Ma at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Li | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 204 | 552 |
| 🇨🇳 Ma | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 270 | 638 |
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.
| Metric | LiRetired | MaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship medals | 5 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| World ranking peak | 10 | — |
| Dutch titles | 8 | — |
| European team medals | 4 | — |
| World team titles | — | 2 |
| Asian Championship titles | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 4 |
| World Cup medals | — | 1 |
| National titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Ma83.8
Li83.7
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