GOAT Rank · 60

Greatest active Table Tennis Players

This ranking is led by Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Ni Xialian. GOAT Rank currently ranks 60 eligible Table Tennis players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Ma Long ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.3.

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Ma Long

97.3

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

Peak: 99.0
Dominance: 99.0
Statistics: 97.0
Honours: 99.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Ma Long

Fan Zhendong

88.5

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

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Fan Zhendong

Ni Xialian

86.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1983–active
Country: 🇱🇺 Luxembourg

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Ni Xialian

Feng Tianwei

85.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇸🇬 Singapore

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Feng Tianwei

Daniela Dodean Monteiro

84.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2003–active
Country: 🇷🇴 Romania

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Daniela Dodean Monteiro

Kristian Karlsson

84.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Kristian Karlsson

Cha Hyo-sim

84.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇰🇵 North Korea

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Cha Hyo-sim

Gustavo Tsuboi

83.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2003–active
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Gustavo Tsuboi

Lily Zhang

83.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Lily Zhang

Hugo Calderano

83.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Hugo Calderano

Lin Shidong

82.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2022–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Lin Shidong

Ni Xia Lian

82.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1983–active
Country: 🇱🇺 Luxembourg

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 98.0

Athlete: Ni Xia Lian

Kanak Jha

82.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Kanak Jha

Liang Jingkun

81.9

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

Sarah De Nutte

81.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇱🇺 Luxembourg

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

Athlete: Sarah De Nutte

Chuang Chia-Fu

81.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇹🇼 Taiwan

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

Athlete: Chuang Chia-Fu

Suthasini Sawettabut

81.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇹🇭 Thailand

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Suthasini Sawettabut

Mattias Falck

81.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Mattias Falck

Miu Hirano

81.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Miu Hirano

Patrick Franziska

81.1

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Patrick Franziska

Simon Gauzy

80.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Simon Gauzy

Zhu Yuling

80.6

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

Tiago Apolónia

80.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2002–active
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Tiago Apolónia

104

Hina Hayata

80.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Hina Hayata

105

Han Ying

80.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Han Ying

106

Chuang Chih-yuan

80.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2000–active
Country: 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Chuang Chih-yuan

107

Doo Hoi Kem

79.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Doo Hoi Kem

111

Aruna Quadri

79.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇳🇬 Nigeria

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

Athlete: Aruna Quadri

113

Panagiotis Gionis

79.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1998–active
Country: 🇬🇷 Greece

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Panagiotis Gionis

118

Sun Yingsha

79.1

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

119

Wang Chuqin

79.1

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

120

Omar Assar

79.1

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇪🇬 Egypt

Peak: 83.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Omar Assar

121

Marcos Freitas

78.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Marcos Freitas

123

Chen Chien-an

78.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Chen Chien-an

124

Adriana Díaz

78.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

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

Athlete: Adriana Díaz

125

Koki Niwa

78.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Koki Niwa

127

Chen Meng

78.3

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

129

Chen Xingtong

78.3

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

130

Emmanuel Lebesson

78.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇫🇷 France

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

Athlete: Emmanuel Lebesson

131

Petrissa Solja

78.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Petrissa Solja

132

Chen Szu-yu

78.1

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Chen Szu-yu

134

Qian Tianyi

78.0

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

136

Lin Yun-ju

77.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇹🇼 Taiwan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Lin Yun-ju

137

Manika Batra

77.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Manika Batra

141

Shin Yu-bin

77.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Shin Yu-bin

142

Anton Källberg

77.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Anton Källberg

146

Adina Diaconu

77.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇷🇴 Romania

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Adina Diaconu

148

Cheng I-ching

76.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Cheng I-ching

154

Mattias Karlsson

76.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Mattias Karlsson

157

Cho Dae-seong

75.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Cho Dae-seong

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Ma Long	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2006–active	97.3
6	Fan Zhendong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2012–active	88.5
13	Ni Xialian	Table Tennis	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	1983–active	86.2
14	Feng Tianwei	Table Tennis	🇸🇬 Singapore	2005–active	85.6
23	Daniela Dodean Monteiro	Table Tennis	🇷🇴 Romania	2003–active	84.9
24	Kristian Karlsson	Table Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	2008–active	84.8
36	Cha Hyo-sim	Table Tennis	🇰🇵 North Korea	2014–active	84.2
47	Gustavo Tsuboi	Table Tennis	🇧🇷 Brazil	2003–active	83.6
48	Lily Zhang	Table Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2010–active	83.6
55	Hugo Calderano	Table Tennis	🇧🇷 Brazil	2013–active	83.0
65	Lin Shidong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2022–active	82.7
68	Ni Xia Lian	Table Tennis	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	1983–active	82.6
76	Kanak Jha	Table Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2014–active	82.0
77	Liang Jingkun	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	81.9
80	Sarah De Nutte	Table Tennis	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	2008–active	81.9
81	Chuang Chia-Fu	Table Tennis	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2005–active	81.9
82	Suthasini Sawettabut	Table Tennis	🇹🇭 Thailand	2010–active	81.9
84	Mattias Falck	Table Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	2008–active	81.5
86	Miu Hirano	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	2013–active	81.4
89	Patrick Franziska	Table Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	2009–active	81.1
91	Simon Gauzy	Table Tennis	🇫🇷 France	2010–active	80.8
95	Zhu Yuling	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2010–active	80.6
96	Tiago Apolónia	Table Tennis	🇵🇹 Portugal	2002–active	80.6
104	Hina Hayata	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	2016–active	80.2
105	Han Ying	Table Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	2005–active	80.2
106	Chuang Chih-yuan	Table Tennis	🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei	2000–active	80.0
107	Doo Hoi Kem	Table Tennis	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	2012–active	79.9
111	Aruna Quadri	Table Tennis	🇳🇬 Nigeria	2006–active	79.7
113	Panagiotis Gionis	Table Tennis	🇬🇷 Greece	1998–active	79.6
118	Sun Yingsha	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	79.1
119	Wang Chuqin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2016–active	79.1
120	Omar Assar	Table Tennis	🇪🇬 Egypt	2006–active	79.1
121	Marcos Freitas	Table Tennis	🇵🇹 Portugal	2005–active	78.9
123	Chen Chien-an	Table Tennis	🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei	2008–active	78.7
124	Adriana Díaz	Table Tennis	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	2013–active	78.6
125	Koki Niwa	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	2010–active	78.5
127	Chen Meng	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2007–active	78.3
129	Chen Xingtong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2014–active	78.3
130	Emmanuel Lebesson	Table Tennis	🇫🇷 France	2006–active	78.2
131	Petrissa Solja	Table Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	2010–active	78.2
132	Chen Szu-yu	Table Tennis	🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei	2008–active	78.1
134	Qian Tianyi	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	78.0
136	Lin Yun-ju	Table Tennis	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2017–active	77.8
137	Manika Batra	Table Tennis	🇮🇳 India	2011–active	77.8
141	Shin Yu-bin	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	2019–active	77.4
142	Anton Källberg	Table Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	2013–active	77.3
146	Adina Diaconu	Table Tennis	🇷🇴 Romania	2013–active	77.0
148	Cheng I-ching	Table Tennis	🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei	2008–active	76.8
154	Mattias Karlsson	Table Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	2006–active	76.4
157	Cho Dae-seong	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	2016–active	75.8

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