GOAT Rank · 86

Greatest Athletes from China

This ranking is led by Sun Wen, Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang. GOAT Rank currently ranks 86 eligible athletes from China using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Sun Wen ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 88.9.

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3783

Liang Jingkun

63.9

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

3784

Li Ju

63.9

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

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

Athlete: Li Ju

3811

Yang Ying

63.6

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

3824

Yu "JackeyLove" Wen-Bo

63.4

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

3859

Wang Nan

63.0

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

3868

Zhu Yuling

62.9

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

3876

xNova

62.9

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

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

Athlete: xNova

3880

Chen Zhibin

62.8

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

3883

Zhang Yining

62.7

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

3908

Ori

62.5

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

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

Athlete: Ori

3932

Emo

62.2

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

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

Athlete: Emo

3955

LaNm

61.9

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

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

Athlete: LaNm

3956

Wang Liqin

61.8

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

3962

Sun Yingsha

61.7

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

3965

Wang Chuqin

61.7

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

3970

XinQ

61.7

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

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

Athlete: XinQ

3984

Fan Yunwei

61.5

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

4006

Gao "Tian" Tian-Liang

61.2

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

4011

Chen Meng

61.1

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

4012

Li Xiaoxia

61.1

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

4016

Chen Xingtong

61.1

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

4037

Qian Tianyi

60.8

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

4069

sccc

60.2

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

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

Athlete: sccc

4071

Zhang Jike

60.1

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

4089

Xu Yingying

59.9

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

4093

Wang Hao

59.8

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

4101

Fang Bo

59.7

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

4116

Xu Xin

59.4

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

4141

Liu Shiwen

58.9

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

4163

Feng Mengya

58.4

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

4165

Liu Guoliang

58.3

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

4173

Guo Yue

58.2

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

4177

Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao

58.1

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

4206

Kong Linghui

57.6

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

4266

Wang Manyu

56.0

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

4444

Zhou Guanyu

50.2

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
3783	Liang Jingkun	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	63.9
3784	Li Ju	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1995–2004	63.9
3811	Yang Ying	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1994–2005	63.6
3824	Yu "JackeyLove" Wen-Bo	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2017–active	63.4
3859	Wang Nan	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1995–2008	63.0
3868	Zhu Yuling	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2010–active	62.9
3876	xNova	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	62.9
3880	Chen Zhibin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1983–1992	62.8
3883	Zhang Yining	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1997–2009	62.7
3908	Ori	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	62.5
3932	Emo	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2017–active	62.2
3955	LaNm	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2011–2021	61.9
3956	Wang Liqin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1993–2013	61.8
3962	Sun Yingsha	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	61.7
3965	Wang Chuqin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2016–active	61.7
3970	XinQ	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2018–active	61.7
3984	Fan Yunwei	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1998–2010	61.5
4006	Gao "Tian" Tian-Liang	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2017–active	61.2
4011	Chen Meng	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2007–active	61.1
4012	Li Xiaoxia	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2001–2017	61.1
4016	Chen Xingtong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2014–active	61.1
4037	Qian Tianyi	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	60.8
4069	sccc	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2016–active	60.2
4071	Zhang Jike	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2002–2019	60.1
4089	Xu Yingying	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2002–2014	59.9
4093	Wang Hao	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1998–2014	59.8
4101	Fang Bo	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2011–2021	59.7
4116	Xu Xin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2003–2023	59.4
4141	Liu Shiwen	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2004–2021	58.9
4163	Feng Mengya	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2012–active	58.4
4165	Liu Guoliang	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1991–2002	58.3
4173	Guo Yue	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1999–2015	58.2
4177	Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2012–2020	58.1
4206	Kong Linghui	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1991–2006	57.6
4266	Wang Manyu	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2014–active	56.0
4444	Zhou Guanyu	Formula 1	🇨🇳 China	2022–active	50.2

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