- 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 players of all time
This ranking is led by Li Jie, Daniela Dodean Monteiro and Kristian Karlsson. GOAT Rank currently ranks 22 eligible Table Tennis attacking players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Li Jie ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 85.2.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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–active | 84.9 |
| 24 | Kristian Karlsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2008–active | 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–active | 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–active | 83.6 |
| 48 | Lily Zhang | Table Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–active | 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–active | 82.0 |
| 80 | Sarah De Nutte | Table Tennis | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 2008–active | 81.9 |
| 81 | Chuang Chia-Fu | Table Tennis | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 2005–active | 81.9 |
| 82 | Suthasini Sawettabut | Table Tennis | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 2010–active | 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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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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