Who is better, Karlsson or Wang M.?
Wang Manyu leads with a GOAT score of 71.8 against 70.1 for Peter Karlsson — a gap of 1.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Karlsson vs Wang M.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Wang Manyu above Peter Karlsson: 71.8 vs 70.1. Wang Manyu leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Peter Karlsson leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
Wang M.Winner
71.8Wang M. wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Karlsson
70.1Karlsson wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Wang Manyu
71.8
Wang M. leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Wang Manyu
2. Peter Karlsson
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. 🇸🇪 Peter Karlsson5 seasons played · career day 3,28720 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Wang Manyu5 seasons played · career day 2,55612 titles
-40.0% vs Karlsson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 🇨🇳 Wang M. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KarlssonRetired | Wang M.Active |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship singles titles | 1 | — |
| World team titles | 2 | — |
| European team titles | 4 | — |
| World Championship medals | 5 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| Years at top level | 25 | — |
| World titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| World Tour titles | — | 10 |
| Best world ranking | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 62 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 74 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 58 |
| Honours w20% | 66 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 68 | 76 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Wang M.71.8
Karlsson70.1
FAQ
Where does Karlsson beat Wang M.?
Karlsson scores higher on longevity. Wang M. leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Karlsson vs Wang M. score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Karlsson: 70.1, Wang M.: 71.8.
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