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Qiao vs Bădescu

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BădescuWinner
85.3

Bădescu wins: Longevity, Statistics

Qiao
85.2

Qiao wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇴 Otilia Bădescu
85.3

Bădescu leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. European singles champion in 1996 and a five-time Olympian.

1. Otilia Bădescu
85.3
2. Qiao Hong
85.2

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. 🇨🇳 Qiao Hong5 seasons played · career day 1,825394 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇴 Otilia Bădescu5 seasons played · career day 1,825275 titles
-30.2% vs Qiao at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇳 Qiao0058128394766
🇷🇴 Bădescu004595275585

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.

MetricQiaoRetiredBădescuRetired
Olympic gold medals2
Olympic medals4
World Championship titles4
World Cup medals2
Years at the top level12
European Championship titles1
European medals4
Olympic appearances5
Romanian titles10
World ranking peak6
Dominance w25%8480
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7690
Honours w20%9082
Statistics w15%8486

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Bădescu85.3
Qiao85.2
The people
Qiao
Bădescu

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