- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 22
Greatest Table Tennis Attacking player of all time
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#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇬 Singapore
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1979
- Country
- 🇦🇲 Armenia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇰🇵 North Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1975–1988
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1962–1974
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1933–1951
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2008
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1990
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1996–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1951–1964
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1980
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1978–1990
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Li Jie | Table Tennis | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2000–2021 | 85.2 |
| 23 | Daniela Dodean Monteiro | Table Tennis | 🇷🇴 Romania | 2003–— | 84.9 |
| 24 | Kristian Karlsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2008–— | 84.8 |
| 25 | Yu Mengyu | Table Tennis | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 2008–2021 | 84.8 |
| 29 | Elmira Antonyan | Table Tennis | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 1968–1979 | 84.6 |
| 36 | Cha Hyo-sim | Table Tennis | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 2014–— | 84.2 |
| 38 | István Boros | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1975–1988 | 84.1 |
| 44 | Anatoly Amelin | Table Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1962–1974 | 83.7 |
| 46 | Pinkie Barnes | Table Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1933–1951 | 83.6 |
| 47 | Gustavo Tsuboi | Table Tennis | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2003–— | 83.6 |
| 48 | Lily Zhang | Table Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–— | 83.6 |
| 51 | Bai Yang | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1998–2008 | 83.3 |
| 52 | Zoltán Bubonyi | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1977–1990 | 83.2 |
| 59 | Cheng Hongxia | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1996–2006 | 82.9 |
| 71 | Josef Dvořáček | Table Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1951–1964 | 82.5 |
| 72 | Zlatko Čordaš | Table Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1968–1980 | 82.4 |
| 76 | Kanak Jha | Table Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2014–— | 82 |
| 80 | Sarah De Nutte | Table Tennis | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 2008–— | 81.9 |
| 81 | Chuang Chia-Fu | Table Tennis | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 2005–— | 81.9 |
| 82 | Suthasini Sawettabut | Table Tennis | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 2010–— | 81.9 |
| 83 | Chiang Peng-lung | Table Tennis | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 2000–2016 | 81.9 |
| 93 | Carmen Crișan | Table Tennis | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1978–1990 | 80.8 |
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