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Ma Long vs Waldner
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Ma Long
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Ma Long leads on 4 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back Olympic singles golds and the most titled player in history.
1. Ma Long
2. Jan-Ove Waldner
Category breakdown
Season form · Titles per season
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Titles per season1. 🇨🇳 Ma Long5 seasons played23 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Jan-Ove Waldner5 seasons played11 titles
-52.2% vs Ma Long at the same stage
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.