Progress against the field
Between Taipei 2026 and Bangkok 2026, Esther Li lost 1:12 to the field.
Over the same races everyone got 0:45 quicker, so 0:27 slower on the clock looks better than it was.
How this is worked out ⓘ
A finish time moves for two reasons: the athlete, and the race — its course, its floor, its day. For each pair of races in a row in one category, we take everyone who raced both and use the middle of how much they moved (the median) as "the race". Whatever is left is the athlete. Doubles are compared only when the same two people raced both, and told as the pair's; relays are left out. A pair with fewer than 15 athletes in common is not shown. The summary above covers Individual Open · Women, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
8 races · 8 events
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Bangkok13 Aug 2026Individual Open · Women1:42:09299/1066Beat 72%
↑ 166 days after Taipei 2026 1:12 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:27 slower on the clock in a race that was 0:45 faster for everyone: 1:12 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:45 faster This athlete0:27 slower -
Incheon15 May 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:22:30167/405Beat 59%
↑ 105 days after Osaka 2026, with Jason Chong 3:46 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:46 behind the field: 1:10 slower on the clock, against 2:36 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:36 faster This pair1:10 slower -
Beijing I21 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Women2:18:38 PB88/93Beat 5%
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Taipei28 Feb 2026Individual Open · Women1:41:42139/297Beat 53%
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Osaka30 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:21:20 PB224/615Beat 64%
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Shenzhen20 Dec 2025Individual Open · Women1:40:53 PB220/461Beat 52%
↑ 28 days after Shanghai 2025 7:44 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:44 better than the field: 9:21 faster on the clock, against 1:37 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:37 faster This athlete9:21 faster -
Shanghai22 Nov 2025Individual Open · Women1:50:14324/426Beat 24%
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Hong Kong26 Jul 2025Individual Open · Women1:53:03353/523Beat 33%