Who is better, Maze or Wang Liqin?
Michael Maze leads with a GOAT score of 79.4 against 79.2 for Wang Liqin — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Maze vs Wang Liqin
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Michael Maze above Wang Liqin: 79.4 vs 79.2. Michael Maze leads on Peak. Wang Liqin leads on Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MazeWinner
79.4Maze wins: Peak
Wang Liqin
79.2Wang Liqin wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇰 Michael Maze
79.4
Maze leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Michael Maze
2. Wang Liqin
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. 🇩🇰 Michael Maze5 seasons played · career day 1,825352 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Wang Liqin5 seasons played · career day 3,65125 titles
-92.9% vs Maze at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇰 Maze | 0 | 0 | 50 | 110 | 352 | 692 |
| 🇨🇳 Wang Liqin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MazeRetired | Wang LiqinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| European titles | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Career high world ranking | 8 | — |
| Years at the top level | 18 | — |
| World Championship singles titles | — | 3 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World team titles | — | 7 |
| Months at No. 1 | — | 25 |
| ITTF Tour titles | — | 21 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Maze79.4
Wang Liqin79.2
FAQ
Where does Wang Liqin beat Maze?
Wang Liqin scores higher on dominance. Maze leads on peak.
How is the Maze vs Wang Liqin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Maze: 79.4, Wang Liqin: 79.2.
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