GOAT Rank · 86

Greatest athletes from China

This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.

#AthleteGOAT Score

3566

73.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Liang Jingkun

3567

72.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1995–2004
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 72.0

3594

72.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1994–2005
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Yang Ying

3605

Yu "JackeyLove" Wen-Bo

74.2

Sport: Esports
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Yu "JackeyLove" Wen-Bo

3638

72.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1995–2008
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Wang Nan

3645

71.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Zhu Yuling

3653

73.8

Sport: Esports
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

3656

71.1

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1983–1992
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Chen Zhibin

3659

71.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1997–2009
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Zhang Yining

3682

73.4

Sport: Esports
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

3703

72.8

Sport: Esports
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

3726

73.5

Sport: Esports
Career: 2011–2021
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

3727

71.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1993–2013
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Wang Liqin

3732

69.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Sun Yingsha

3735

67.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 56.0

Athlete: Wang Chuqin

3740

72.4

Sport: Esports
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

3753

70.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1998–2010
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Fan Yunwei

3771

Gao "Tian" Tian-Liang

71.0

Sport: Esports
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Gao "Tian" Tian-Liang

3773

69.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Chen Meng

3774

70.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2001–2017
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Li Xiaoxia

3778

70.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Chen Xingtong

3795

69.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Qian Tianyi

3820

70.9

Sport: Esports
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

3821

68.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2002–2019
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 79.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Zhang Jike

3835

69.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2002–2014
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 83.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Xu Yingying

3836

69.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1998–2014
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Wang Hao

3844

68.1

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2011–2021
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Fang Bo

3855

69.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2003–2023
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Xu Xin

3874

68.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2004–2021
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Liu Shiwen

3888

67.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Feng Mengya

3890

66.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1991–2002
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Liu Guoliang

3895

67.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1999–2015
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Guo Yue

3897

Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao

67.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2012–2020
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao

3911

66.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1991–2006
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 73.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Kong Linghui

3942

62.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Wang Manyu

3974

56.6

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2022–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 76.0
Dominance: 56.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 52.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Zhou Guanyu

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
3566	Liang Jingkun	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–—	73.2
3567	Li Ju	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1995–2004	72.5
3594	Yang Ying	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1994–2005	72.8
3605	Yu "JackeyLove" Wen-Bo	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2017–—	74.2
3638	Wang Nan	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1995–2008	72.5
3645	Zhu Yuling	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2010–—	71.5
3653	xNova	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2015–—	73.8
3656	Chen Zhibin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1983–1992	71.1
3659	Zhang Yining	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1997–2009	71.4
3682	Ori	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2015–—	73.4
3703	Emo	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2017–—	72.8
3726	LaNm	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2011–2021	73.5
3727	Wang Liqin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1993–2013	71.5
3732	Sun Yingsha	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–—	69.3
3735	Wang Chuqin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2016–—	67.5
3740	XinQ	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2018–—	72.4
3753	Fan Yunwei	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1998–2010	70.9
3771	Gao "Tian" Tian-Liang	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2017–—	71.0
3773	Chen Meng	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2007–—	69.8
3774	Li Xiaoxia	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2001–2017	70.2
3778	Chen Xingtong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2014–—	70.2
3795	Qian Tianyi	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–—	69.9
3820	sccc	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2016–—	70.9
3821	Zhang Jike	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2002–2019	68.5
3835	Xu Yingying	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2002–2014	69.3
3836	Wang Hao	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1998–2014	69.4
3844	Fang Bo	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2011–2021	68.1
3855	Xu Xin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2003–2023	69.8
3874	Liu Shiwen	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2004–2021	68.2
3888	Feng Mengya	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2012–—	67.7
3890	Liu Guoliang	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1991–2002	66.6
3895	Guo Yue	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1999–2015	67.5
3897	Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2012–2020	67.7
3911	Kong Linghui	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1991–2006	66.2
3942	Wang Manyu	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2014–—	62.6
3974	Zhou Guanyu	Formula 1	🇨🇳 China	2022–—	56.6

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How is this ranking calculated?

Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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