GOAT Rank · 48

Greatest Table Tennis Players from China

This ranking is led by Ma Long, Deng Yaping and Ding Ning. GOAT Rank currently ranks 48 eligible Table Tennis players from China 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

Deng Yaping

91.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1988–1997
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 97.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Deng Yaping

Ding Ning

89.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2005–2021
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ding Ning

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

Wang Tao

87.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1989–1999
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Wang Tao

Guo Yan

87.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2001–2012
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Guo Yan

Guo Yuehua

86.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1977–1985
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Guo Yuehua

Ma Lin

86.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1998–2013
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Ma Lin

Cai Zhenhua

86.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1979–1989
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Cai Zhenhua

Qiao Hong

85.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1986–1997
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Qiao Hong

Chen Qi

85.1

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1999–2013
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Chen Qi

Jiang Jialiang

84.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1982–1990
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Jiang Jialiang

Chen Longcan

84.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1984–1991
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Chen Longcan

Zhuang Zedong

84.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1959–1972
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Zhuang Zedong

Cao Yanhua

84.1

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1980–1987
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Cao Yanhua

Ma Wenge

83.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1988–1997
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Ma Wenge

Bai Yang

83.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1998–2008
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Bai Yang

Tong Ling

83.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1987–1993
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Tong Ling

Cheng Hongxia

82.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1996–2006
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Cheng Hongxia

He Zhili

82.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1983–1994
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: He Zhili

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

Wu Yang

82.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2011–2019
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Wu Yang

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

Li Ju

81.9

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

Yang Ying

81.5

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

Wang Nan

80.8

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

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

Chen Zhibin

80.5

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

100

Zhang Yining

80.4

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

115

Wang Liqin

79.2

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

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

122

Fan Yunwei

78.8

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

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

128

Li Xiaoxia

78.3

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

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

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

144

Zhang Jike

77.0

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

150

Xu Yingying

76.8

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

151

Wang Hao

76.7

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

152

Fang Bo

76.6

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

155

Xu Xin

76.2

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

158

Liu Shiwen

75.5

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

160

Feng Mengya

74.9

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

161

Liu Guoliang

74.8

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

163

Guo Yue

74.6

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

168

Kong Linghui

73.8

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

173

Wang Manyu

71.8

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

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Ma Long	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2006–active	97.3
4	Deng Yaping	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1988–1997	91.4
5	Ding Ning	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2005–2021	89.7
6	Fan Zhendong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2012–active	88.5
7	Wang Tao	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1989–1999	87.4
8	Guo Yan	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2001–2012	87.4
10	Guo Yuehua	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1977–1985	86.5
11	Ma Lin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1998–2013	86.4
12	Cai Zhenhua	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1979–1989	86.3
17	Qiao Hong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1986–1997	85.2
19	Chen Qi	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1999–2013	85.1
30	Jiang Jialiang	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1982–1990	84.5
33	Chen Longcan	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1984–1991	84.3
35	Zhuang Zedong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1959–1972	84.2
37	Cao Yanhua	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1980–1987	84.1
41	Ma Wenge	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1988–1997	83.8
51	Bai Yang	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1998–2008	83.3
56	Tong Ling	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1987–1993	83.0
59	Cheng Hongxia	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1996–2006	82.9
62	He Zhili	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1983–1994	82.8
65	Lin Shidong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2022–active	82.7
69	Wu Yang	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2011–2019	82.6
77	Liang Jingkun	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	81.9
78	Li Ju	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1995–2004	81.9
85	Yang Ying	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1994–2005	81.5
90	Wang Nan	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1995–2008	80.8
95	Zhu Yuling	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2010–active	80.6
98	Chen Zhibin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1983–1992	80.5
100	Zhang Yining	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1997–2009	80.4
115	Wang Liqin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1993–2013	79.2
118	Sun Yingsha	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	79.1
119	Wang Chuqin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2016–active	79.1
122	Fan Yunwei	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1998–2010	78.8
127	Chen Meng	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2007–active	78.3
128	Li Xiaoxia	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2001–2017	78.3
129	Chen Xingtong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2014–active	78.3
134	Qian Tianyi	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	78.0
144	Zhang Jike	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2002–2019	77.0
150	Xu Yingying	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2002–2014	76.8
151	Wang Hao	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1998–2014	76.7
152	Fang Bo	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2011–2021	76.6
155	Xu Xin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2003–2023	76.2
158	Liu Shiwen	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2004–2021	75.5
160	Feng Mengya	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2012–active	74.9
161	Liu Guoliang	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1991–2002	74.8
163	Guo Yue	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1999–2015	74.6
168	Kong Linghui	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1991–2006	73.8
173	Wang Manyu	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2014–active	71.8

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