Who is better, Ma or Yoo?
Yoo Nam-kyu leads with a GOAT score of 84.0 against 83.8 for Ma Wenge — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ma vs Yoo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Yoo Nam-kyu above Ma Wenge: 84.0 vs 83.8. Yoo Nam-kyu leads on Peak, Longevity. Ma Wenge leads on Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
YooWinner
84.0Yoo wins: Peak, Longevity
Ma
83.8Ma wins: Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 Yoo Nam-kyu
84.0
Yoo leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yoo Nam-kyu
2. Ma Wenge
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. 🇰🇷 Yoo Nam-kyu5 seasons played · career day 1,825396 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Ma Wenge5 seasons played · career day 1,826366 titles
-7.6% vs Yoo at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Ma | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 270 | 638 |
| 🇰🇷 Yoo | 0 | 0 | 58 | 128 | 396 | 720 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Yoo84.0
Ma83.8
FAQ
Where does Ma beat Yoo?
Ma scores higher on statistics. Yoo leads on peak, longevity.
How is the Ma vs Yoo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ma: 83.8, Yoo: 84.0.
What do you think?
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