- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1989–1999
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
GOAT Rank · 19
Greatest Table Tennis Attacker of all time
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2001–2012
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1986–2008
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1984–1991
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 1959–1972
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1988–1997
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1996–2020
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1987–1993
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1989–2006
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2001–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1987–2012
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1983–1994
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Wang Tao | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1989–1999 | 87.4 |
| 8 | Guo Yan | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2001–2012 | 87.4 |
| 16 | Otilia Bădescu | Table Tennis | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1986–2008 | 85.3 |
| 31 | Tamara Boroš | Table Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1993–2012 | 84.5 |
| 33 | Chen Longcan | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1984–1991 | 84.3 |
| 34 | Yang Young-ja | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1983–1990 | 84.3 |
| 35 | Zhuang Zedong | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1959–1972 | 84.2 |
| 41 | Ma Wenge | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1988–1997 | 83.8 |
| 43 | Li Jiao | Table Tennis | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1996–2020 | 83.7 |
| 45 | Kim Kyung-ah | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1995–2012 | 83.6 |
| 50 | Viktoria Pavlovich | Table Tennis | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1996–2016 | 83.3 |
| 56 | Tong Ling | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1987–1993 | 83 |
| 57 | Wu Jiaduo | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2000–2016 | 82.9 |
| 58 | Nicole Struse | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1989–2006 | 82.9 |
| 60 | Stellan Bengtsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1968–1985 | 82.8 |
| 63 | Matilda Ekholm | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2001–2021 | 82.8 |
| 64 | Damien Éloi | Table Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1987–2012 | 82.8 |
| 95 | Zhu Yuling | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2010–— | 80.6 |
| 116 | Hyun Jung-hwa | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1983–1994 | 79.2 |
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