The 20-year old Gwok Jing who fought against East Heretic Wong Yerk See and North Beggar Hung 7 Gung in the Second Mt. Hua Sword Tournament occupied a unique level of martial arts in his era. He was still no match for the Greats, but was head and shoulders above everyone else in wulin. During that period, there was no martial artist at Gwok Jing's level: six other fighters were definitely above him, and everybody else was definitely beneath him.
Let's take the Gwok Jing of that period and timewarp him 20 years into the future. He is in the middle section of ROCH. How does 20-year old Gwok Jing, who fought two Greats to a combined 600 moves at the Second Mt. Hua Sword Tournament, fare against these ROCH-era fighters in one-on-one combat:
1. Gung Sheun Tze
2. Wan Hak Sai
3. Siu Seung Tze
4. Lui Mor Singh
5. Lee Mok Sau
These five fighters from ROCH were also sub-Greats level, but better than most everyone else. How good a match would it be between any one of them and 20-year old Gwok Jing?