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Korbel vs Persson

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KorbelWinner
77.2

Korbel wins: Statistics

Persson
77.0

Persson wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇿 Petr Korbel
77.2

Korbel leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. European Championship medallist and five-time Olympian for the Czech Republic.

1. Petr Korbel
77.2
2. Jörgen Persson
77.0

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇨🇿 Petr Korbel5 seasons played · career day 1,826258 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Jörgen Persson5 seasons played · career day 3,28623 titles
-91.1% vs Korbel at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇿 Korbel004593200523
🇸🇪 Persson0000323

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.

MetricKorbelRetiredPerssonRetired
Olympic appearances57
European Championship medals3
World Championship appearances12
Career world ranking best11
National titles10
World Championship singles titles1
World team titles4
European Championship titles3
World Cup titles1
Years at top level29
Dominance w25%7070
Peak w20%8080
Longevity w20%8888
Honours w20%7274
Statistics w15%7874

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Korbel77.2
Persson77.0
The people
Korbel
Persson

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