Liu Shiwen vs Appelgren
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Liu Shiwen wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Appelgren wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Liu Shiwen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Five World Cup singles titles — more than any woman in the event's history.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Liu Shiwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 🇸🇪 Appelgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 |
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 | Liu ShiwenRetired | AppelgrenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup singles titles | 5 | — |
| World Championship singles titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World team titles | 5 | 2 |
| Months at No. 1 | 38 | — |
| ITTF Tour titles | 24 | — |
| European Championship singles titles | — | 3 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| European team titles | — | 6 |
| World Championship medals | — | 8 |
| Years at top level | — | 19 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 72 |
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