Who is better, Liu Shiwen or Wang?
Wang Chen leads with a GOAT score of 76.0 against 75.5 for Liu Shiwen — a gap of 0.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Liu Shiwen vs Wang
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Wang Chen above Liu Shiwen: 76.0 vs 75.5. Wang Chen leads on Longevity, Statistics. Liu Shiwen leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
WangWinner
76.0Wang wins: Longevity, Statistics
Liu Shiwen
75.5Liu Shiwen wins: Dominance, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Wang Chen
76.0
Wang leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Wang Chen
2. Liu Shiwen
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. 🇺🇸 Wang Chen5 seasons played · career day 1,825260 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Liu Shiwen5 seasons played · career day 3,28731 titles
-88.1% vs Wang at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Liu Shiwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 🇺🇸 Wang | 0 | 0 | 44 | 92 | 260 | 540 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Liu ShiwenRetired | WangRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup singles titles | 5 | — |
| World Championship singles titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World team titles | 5 | — |
| Months at No. 1 | 38 | — |
| ITTF Tour titles | 24 | — |
| Pan American Games golds | — | 2 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 2 |
| US national titles | — | 4 |
| Career world ranking best | — | 22 |
| North American titles | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Wang76.0
Liu Shiwen75.5
FAQ
Where does Liu Shiwen beat Wang?
Liu Shiwen scores higher on dominance, honours. Wang leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Liu Shiwen vs Wang score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Liu Shiwen: 75.5, Wang: 76.0.
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