Who is the greatest table tennis player of all time? Table tennis history has seen many excellent players who were able to dominate the game for years. As in every sport, there have been plenty of discussions about the title of the Greatest Player of All Time (GOAT). Table Tennis Media has compiled the historical statistics of table tennis legends and presents the most accurate GOAT ranking.
Our ranking considers all the most significant competitions in the table tennis hierarchy. Longevity plays a crucial role in the ranking system. While some players had a short and impressive peak, totality still should be regarded more highly. If a player can keep himself among the World’s best for more than a decade, it should be appreciated and properly evaluated.
The evaluation system for the ranking. Ranking will be regularly updated after every competition.
Olympic Games
Singles 
10 Points 
8 Points 
6 Points
Doubles 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points
Mixed Doubles 2.5 Points 2 Points 1.5 Points
Team 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points
World Table Tennis Championships
Singles 8 Points 6 Points 5 Points
Doubles 4 Points 3 Points 2.5 Points
Mixed Doubles 2 Points 1.5 Points 1 Point
Team 3 Points 2 Points 1.5 Points
Asian & European Championships (AEC)
Singles 6 Points 4 Points 3 Points
Doubles 3 Points 2 Points 1.5 Points
Mixed Doubles 1.5 Points 1 Point 0.5 Points
Team 2 Points 1.5 Points 1 Point
Other Continental Championships (CN)
Singles 2 Points 1.5 Points 1 Point
Doubles 1 Point 0.7 Points 0.5 Points
Mixed Doubles 0.5 Points 0.3 Point 0.2 Points
Team 0.7 Points 0.6 Points 0.5 Points
World Cup (WC)
Singles 5 Points 3 Points 2 Points
Doubles 2.5 Points 1.5 Points 1 Point
Team 2 Points 1 Point 0.5 Points
Europe Top 16 (E16)
Singles 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point
Pro Tour (PRO)
Singles 1 Point 0.5 Points 0.3 Points
Doubles 0.5 Points 0.3 Points 0.2 Points
Total (TOT)
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Player
Ma Long
Timo Boll
J.-O. Waldner
Wang Liqin
Wang Hao
Fan Zhendong
Ma Lin
Xu Xin
Viktor Barna
V. Samsonov
D. Šurbek
K. Johansson
Kong Linghui
Zhang Jike
D. Ovtcharov
Liu Guoliang
S. Bengtsson
Ferenc Sido
R. Bergmann
Bohumil Vana
Wang Chuqin
J. Persson
Ivan Andreadis
Z. Primorac
Guo Yuehua
M. Szabados
Istvan Jonyer
M.Appelgren
I. Ogimura
Hans Alser
N.Hasegawa
W. Schlager
A. Stipančic
Jiang Jialiang
Jörg Roßkopf
Erik Lindh
J.-P. Gatien
Liang Jingkun
Zoltan Berczik
Laszlo Bellak
Andrzej Grubba
Oh Sang-eun
Ladislav Štipek
Milan Orlowski
Liang Geliang
Lin Gaoyuan
J.Secretin
Tibor Klampar
Johhny Leach
J.-M. Saive
Ma Wenge
E. Schöler
H. Calderano
Yoo Nam-kyu
Zhuang Zedong
Z. Mechlovits
R. Seung-min
Gabor Gergely
T. Harimoto
Jun Mizutani
Shigeo Itoh
Yan Sen
Vaclav Tereba
K. Kreanga
S .Gomozkov
P. Franziska
Lee Sang-su
Ferenc Soos
Christian Süß
T. Möregårdh
Aloizy Ehrlich
Mattias Falck
Stanislav Kolar
Koki Niwa
C. Chih-Yuan
Alexis Lebrun
Lin Shidong
Felix Lebrun
Istvan Korpa
Zoran Kalinic
Bastian Steger
Vladimir Miko
Robert Gardos
Xi Enting
Anatoly Amelin
Steffen Fetzner
Patrick Baum
Lin Yun-ju
Liu Guozheng
A. Karakaševic
J. Štanek
Benedikt Duda
L. Błaszczyk
R. Roothooft
L. Kucharski
T. Monteiro
S. Sarhayan
Dang Qiu
Seiji Ono
Fang Bo
Edvard Vecko
V. Markovic
A.Mazunov
Roland Jacobi
J. Pansky
Ruwen Filus
Laszlo Földy
Li Gun-sang
E. Gyetvai
E. Lebesson
Tiago Apolonia
Alexey Smirnov
Jaroslav Kunz
D.Mazunov
Peter Rozsas
Josef Dvoraček
T. Murakami
A. Strokatov
N. Takashima
Petr Korbel
L. Vyhnanovsky
M. Karakaševic
Torben Wosik
Janos Börzsei
R. Walther
Tibor Kreisz
E. Chtchetinine
Z. F. Konnerth
Zsolt Kriston
Wilfried Lieck
Janos Fahazi
Jakub Dyjas
Š. Kollarovits
T. Krzeszewski
M. Beleznay
Jochen Leiß
C. Freundorfer
Uldis Eglītis
Janos Molnar
Peter Stellwag
Vladislav Broda
Steffen Mengel
L. Pigniczki
H. Schneider
Danny Heister
M. Finbergs
A. Saunoris
Georg Böhm
Miroslav Broda
Martin Ness
Milan Grman
Stefan Dryszel
H. Wunsch
B. Rosenberg
Janos Takacs
V. Shevchenko
Richard Prause
V. Dvorak
A. Podpinka
Rein Lindmäe
Norbert Mnich
E. Hüging
G. Averin
Karoly Nemeth
G. Strelnikov
Igor Solopov
Witold Woznica
Ralf Wosik
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154.0
143.3
137.2
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