Who is better, De Cecco or Zhu?
Zhu Ting leads with a GOAT score of 88.6 against 88.4 for Luciano De Cecco — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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De Cecco vs Zhu
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Zhu Ting above Luciano De Cecco: 88.6 vs 88.4. Zhu Ting leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Luciano De Cecco leads on Longevity.
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ZhuWinner
88.6Zhu wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
De Cecco
88.4De Cecco wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Zhu Ting
88.6
Zhu leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Zhu Ting
2. Luciano De Cecco
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇨🇳 Zhu Ting20 titles
2 seasons by age 21 · 10 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for De Cecco — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | De CeccoActive | ZhuActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic Games | 4 | — |
| Italian league titles | 3 | — |
| Champions League medals | 2 | — |
| Best setter awards | 6 | — |
| Olympic gold | — | 1 |
| World Championship gold | — | 1 |
| MVP awards | — | 9 |
| Champions League titles | — | 3 |
| World Cup golds | — | 2 |
| Seasons at elite level | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Zhu88.6
De Cecco88.4
FAQ
Where does De Cecco beat Zhu?
De Cecco scores higher on longevity. Zhu leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the De Cecco vs Zhu score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. De Cecco: 88.4, Zhu: 88.6.
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