- 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 Attackers of all time
This ranking is led by Wang Tao, Guo Yan and Otilia Bădescu. GOAT Rank currently ranks 19 eligible Table Tennis attackers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Wang Tao ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 87.4.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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 | 83.0 |
| 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–active | 80.6 |
| 116 | Hyun Jung-hwa | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1983–1994 | 79.2 |
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