- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
GOAT Rank · 10
Greatest Table Tennis Players from South Korea
This ranking is led by Ryu Seung-min, Joo Se-hyuk and Yang Young-ja. GOAT Rank currently ranks 10 eligible Table Tennis players from South Korea using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Ryu Seung-min ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 84.7.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1983–1990
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1985–1996
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1995–2012
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2002–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1983–1994
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- 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 | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ryu Seung-min | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1999–2014 | 84.7 |
| 28 | Joo Se-hyuk | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1998–2020 | 84.6 |
| 34 | Yang Young-ja | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1983–1990 | 84.3 |
| 39 | Yoo Nam-kyu | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1985–1996 | 84.0 |
| 45 | Kim Kyung-ah | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1995–2012 | 83.6 |
| 66 | Kim Taek-soo | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1988–2004 | 82.7 |
| 101 | Dang Ye-seo | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2002–2016 | 80.3 |
| 116 | Hyun Jung-hwa | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1983–1994 | 79.2 |
| 141 | Shin Yu-bin | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–active | 77.4 |
| 157 | Cho Dae-seong | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2016–active | 75.8 |
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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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According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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