Barna vs Deng
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Barna wins: Longevity, Honours
Deng wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Barna leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won five world singles titles and 22 world championship golds in all.
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
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Barna — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | BarnaRetired | DengRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World singles titles | 5 | — |
| World titles in all events | 22 | — |
| World team titles | 8 | — |
| English Open titles | 5 | — |
| Seasons at the top | 12 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World titles | — | 18 |
| Years at No. 1 | — | 8 |
| World Cup titles | — | 2 |
| Singles world titles | — | 3 |
| Seasons at elite level | — | 10 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 97 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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