GOAT Rank · 117

Greatest retired Table Tennis Players

This ranking is led by Jan-Ove Waldner, Viktor Barna and Deng Yaping. GOAT Rank currently ranks 117 eligible Table Tennis players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Jan-Ove Waldner ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.1.

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Fujie Eguchi

82.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1954–1959
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Fujie Eguchi

He Zhili

82.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1983–1994
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: He Zhili

Matilda Ekholm

82.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2001–2021
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Matilda Ekholm

Damien Éloi

82.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1987–2012
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Damien Éloi

Kim Taek-soo

82.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1988–2004
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Kim Taek-soo

Kasumi Ishikawa

82.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2008–2023
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Kasumi Ishikawa

Wu Yang

82.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2011–2019
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Wu Yang

Tage Flisberg

82.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1946–1958
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Tage Flisberg

Josef Dvořáček

82.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1951–1964
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Josef Dvořáček

Zlatko Čordaš

82.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1968–1980
Country: 🇭🇷 Croatia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Zlatko Čordaš

Andrzej Grubba

82.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1977–1997
Country: 🇵🇱 Poland

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Andrzej Grubba

Nobuhiko Hasegawa

82.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1963–1973
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Nobuhiko Hasegawa

Csilla Bátorfi

82.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1984–2008
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Csilla Bátorfi

Li Ju

81.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1995–2004
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Li Ju

Gábor Gergely

81.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1971–1990
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Gábor Gergely

Chiang Peng-lung

81.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2000–2016
Country: 🇹🇼 Taiwan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Chiang Peng-lung

Yang Ying

81.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1994–2005
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Yang Ying

Helen Elliot

81.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1946–1957
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Helen Elliot

Oldřich Blecha

81.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1954–1966
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Oldřich Blecha

Wang Nan

80.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1995–2008
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Wang Nan

Judit Magos

80.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1968–1985
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Judit Magos

Carmen Crișan

80.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1978–1990
Country: 🇷🇴 Romania

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Carmen Crișan

Tibor Klampár

80.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1969–1988
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Tibor Klampár

Desmond Douglas

80.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1974–1994
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Desmond Douglas

Chen Zhibin

80.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1983–1992
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Chen Zhibin

Ilija Lupulesku

80.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1983–2008
Country: 🇷🇸 Yugoslavia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ilija Lupulesku

100

Zhang Yining

80.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1997–2009
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Zhang Yining

101

Dang Ye-seo

80.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2002–2016
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Dang Ye-seo

102

Hans Alser

80.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1960–1974
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Hans Alser

103

Claude Bergeret

80.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1971–1985
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Claude Bergeret

108

Zoltán Berczik

79.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1952–1966
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Zoltán Berczik

109

Cheung Yuk

79.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1996–2016
Country: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Cheung Yuk

110

Erik Lindh

79.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1982–1996
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Erik Lindh

112

Zoran Kalinić

79.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1975–1996
Country: 🇷🇸 Yugoslavia

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Zoran Kalinić

114

Michael Maze

79.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1999–2016
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Michael Maze

115

Wang Liqin

79.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1993–2013
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Wang Liqin

116

Hyun Jung-hwa

79.2

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: Hyun Jung-hwa

117

Ernő Földi

79.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1928–1939
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Ernő Földi

122

Fan Yunwei

78.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1998–2010
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Fan Yunwei

126

He Zhiwen

78.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1984–2018
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: He Zhiwen

128

Li Xiaoxia

78.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2001–2017
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Li Xiaoxia

133

Aleksandar Karakasevic

78.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1993–2020
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Aleksandar Karakasevic

135

Dora Beregi

77.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1948–1962
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Dora Beregi

138

Jack Carrington

77.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1935–1955
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Jack Carrington

139

Tazuko Abe

77.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1955–1962
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Tazuko Abe

140

Thiago Monteiro

77.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1995–2018
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Thiago Monteiro

143

Petr Korbel

77.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1988–2012
Country: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Petr Korbel

144

Zhang Jike

77.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2002–2019
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 79.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Zhang Jike

145

Jörgen Persson

77.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1982–2011
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Jörgen Persson

147

Ichiro Ogimura

76.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1950–1964
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Ichiro Ogimura

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
61	Fujie Eguchi	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	1954–1959	82.8
62	He Zhili	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1983–1994	82.8
63	Matilda Ekholm	Table Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	2001–2021	82.8
64	Damien Éloi	Table Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1987–2012	82.8
66	Kim Taek-soo	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	1988–2004	82.7
67	Kasumi Ishikawa	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	2008–2023	82.6
69	Wu Yang	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2011–2019	82.6
70	Tage Flisberg	Table Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1946–1958	82.5
71	Josef Dvořáček	Table Tennis	🇨🇿 Czechia	1951–1964	82.5
72	Zlatko Čordaš	Table Tennis	🇭🇷 Croatia	1968–1980	82.4
73	Andrzej Grubba	Table Tennis	🇵🇱 Poland	1977–1997	82.2
74	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	1963–1973	82.0
75	Csilla Bátorfi	Table Tennis	🇭🇺 Hungary	1984–2008	82.0
78	Li Ju	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1995–2004	81.9
79	Gábor Gergely	Table Tennis	🇭🇺 Hungary	1971–1990	81.9
83	Chiang Peng-lung	Table Tennis	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2000–2016	81.9
85	Yang Ying	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1994–2005	81.5
87	Helen Elliot	Table Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1946–1957	81.2
88	Oldřich Blecha	Table Tennis	🇨🇿 Czechia	1954–1966	81.2
90	Wang Nan	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1995–2008	80.8
92	Judit Magos	Table Tennis	🇭🇺 Hungary	1968–1985	80.8
93	Carmen Crișan	Table Tennis	🇷🇴 Romania	1978–1990	80.8
94	Tibor Klampár	Table Tennis	🇭🇺 Hungary	1969–1988	80.7
97	Desmond Douglas	Table Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1974–1994	80.6
98	Chen Zhibin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1983–1992	80.5
99	Ilija Lupulesku	Table Tennis	🇷🇸 Yugoslavia	1983–2008	80.5
100	Zhang Yining	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1997–2009	80.4
101	Dang Ye-seo	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	2002–2016	80.3
102	Hans Alser	Table Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1960–1974	80.3
103	Claude Bergeret	Table Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1971–1985	80.2
108	Zoltán Berczik	Table Tennis	🇭🇺 Hungary	1952–1966	79.9
109	Cheung Yuk	Table Tennis	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	1996–2016	79.8
110	Erik Lindh	Table Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1982–1996	79.8
112	Zoran Kalinić	Table Tennis	🇷🇸 Yugoslavia	1975–1996	79.7
114	Michael Maze	Table Tennis	🇩🇰 Denmark	1999–2016	79.4
115	Wang Liqin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1993–2013	79.2
116	Hyun Jung-hwa	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	1983–1994	79.2
117	Ernő Földi	Table Tennis	🇭🇺 Hungary	1928–1939	79.2
122	Fan Yunwei	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1998–2010	78.8
126	He Zhiwen	Table Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1984–2018	78.4
128	Li Xiaoxia	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2001–2017	78.3
133	Aleksandar Karakasevic	Table Tennis	🇷🇸 Serbia	1993–2020	78.0
135	Dora Beregi	Table Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1948–1962	77.8
138	Jack Carrington	Table Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1935–1955	77.7
139	Tazuko Abe	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	1955–1962	77.6
140	Thiago Monteiro	Table Tennis	🇧🇷 Brazil	1995–2018	77.6
143	Petr Korbel	Table Tennis	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1988–2012	77.2
144	Zhang Jike	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2002–2019	77.0
145	Jörgen Persson	Table Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1982–2011	77.0
147	Ichiro Ogimura	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	1950–1964	76.9

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