Who is better, Struse or Tong?
Tong Ling leads with a GOAT score of 83.0 against 82.9 for Nicole Struse — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Struse vs Tong
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tong Ling above Nicole Struse: 83.0 vs 82.9. Tong Ling leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Nicole Struse leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
TongWinner
83.0Tong wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Struse
82.9Struse wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Tong Ling
83.0
Tong leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Tong Ling
2. Nicole Struse
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. 🇨🇳 Tong Ling5 seasons played · career day 1,825372 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Nicole Struse5 seasons played · career day 1,825279 titles
-25.0% vs Tong at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Struse | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 279 | 601 |
| 🇨🇳 Tong | 0 | 0 | 50 | 116 | 372 | 471 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | StruseRetired | TongRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship titles | 3 | — |
| German titles | 6 | — |
| European team medals | 6 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| World ranking peak | 12 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| World team titles | — | 2 |
| Asian Championship titles | — | 2 |
| World Championship medals | — | 4 |
| National titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Tong83.0
Struse82.9
FAQ
Where does Struse beat Tong?
Struse scores higher on longevity. Tong leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Struse vs Tong score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Struse: 82.9, Tong: 83.0.
What do you think?
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