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Zhu vs Wang Liqin

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ZhuWinner
80.6

Zhu wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Wang Liqin
79.2

Wang Liqin wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Zhu Yuling
80.6

Zhu leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Former world No. 1 with World Cup and Asian Games singles titles.

1. Zhu Yuling
80.6
2. Wang Liqin
79.2

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. 🇨🇳 Wang Liqin5 seasons played · career day 3,65125 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Zhu Yuling5 seasons played · career day 2,92118 titles
-28.0% vs Wang Liqin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇳 Zhu0000521
🇨🇳 Wang Liqin0000020

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.

MetricZhuActiveWang LiqinRetired
World Cup titles11
World Championship golds3
World No. 1 ranking1
World Tour titles12
Asian Games golds2
World Championship singles titles3
Olympic golds1
World team titles7
Months at No. 125
ITTF Tour titles21
Dominance w25%8078
Peak w20%8882
Longevity w20%7278
Honours w20%8080
Statistics w15%8478

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Zhu80.6
Wang Liqin79.2
The people
Zhu
Wang Liqin

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