GOAT Index
Two legends at a time. Thousands of votes. One ranking.
Who is the greatest women's table tennis player of all time?
Who's greater?
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Women's table tennis GOAT ranking: the fans' top 15
Based on 18 head-to-head votes from 2 fans. Updated live.
- Liu Shiwen China · rating 1788 · 4–0
- Ding Ning China · rating 1663 · 2–0
- Ai Fukuhara Japan · rating 1621 · 2–0
- Wang Manyu China · rating 1610 · 2–0
- Chen Meng China · rating 1592 · 1–0
- Guo Yue China · rating 1589 · 2–1
- Deng Yaping China · rating 1542 · 1–1
- Kasumi Ishikawa Japan · rating 1522 · 1–1
- Sun Yingsha China · rating 1483 · 1–1
- Mima Ito Japan · rating 1409 · 1–2
- Feng Tianwei Singapore · rating 1408 · 0–1
- Zhang Yining China · rating 1394 · 1–3
- Wang Nan China · rating 1324 · 0–3
- Li Xiaoxia China · rating 1302 · 0–2
- Angelica Rozeanu Romania · rating 1254 · 0–3
Popular Women's table tennis matchups
- Deng Yaping vs Wang Nan
- Deng Yaping vs Zhang Yining
- Deng Yaping vs Ding Ning
- Deng Yaping vs Li Xiaoxia
- Deng Yaping vs Chen Meng
- Deng Yaping vs Sun Yingsha
- Wang Nan vs Zhang Yining
- Wang Nan vs Ding Ning
- Wang Nan vs Li Xiaoxia
- Wang Nan vs Chen Meng
- Wang Nan vs Sun Yingsha
- Zhang Yining vs Ding Ning
- Zhang Yining vs Li Xiaoxia
- Zhang Yining vs Chen Meng
- Zhang Yining vs Sun Yingsha
- Ding Ning vs Li Xiaoxia
- Ding Ning vs Chen Meng
- Ding Ning vs Sun Yingsha
- Li Xiaoxia vs Chen Meng
- Li Xiaoxia vs Sun Yingsha
- Chen Meng vs Sun Yingsha
Questions
Who is the Women's table tennis GOAT according to fans?
Liu Shiwen currently leads the GOAT Index Women's table tennis ranking after 18 head-to-head votes from 2 fans.
How is the ranking calculated?
Fans vote on head-to-head matchups between two legends. Every vote counts like a game result, and a Bradley–Terry model (the idea behind chess ratings) turns thousands of results into one ranking, where beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot.
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How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.
One vote per matchup per person. If you see a pairing again in another session your new answer replaces the old one, so nobody can stuff the ballot by repeating a matchup.
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