dexinwin The official website of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was caught in a scoring error on Sunday after incorrectly displayingWang Chuqin’s scoreduring China’s men’s table tennis team match against Qatar.
Wang actually won his Asian Games debut3-0, but the official live scoreboard initially showed the world No. 1 trailing his opponent, creating confusion among viewers following the match online.
Wang Wins 3-0, But Website Shows the Opposite
China faced Qatar in the second round of the men’s team group stage on September 20.
Wang Chuqin opened the tie against Qatar’sAbdulla Abdulhussainand quickly took control of the match. He won the first game 11-5 and the second 11-6 before completing a straight-games victory with an 11-4 win in the third.
The official result was thereforeWang Chuqin 3-0 Abdulla Abdulhussain.
However, the Asian Games website displayed the players’ scores in the wrong order. After Wang had already won the first two games, the live scoreboard showed him as being behind instead.
Several reports said the incorrect information remained visible for a period of time before the website was corrected. One report said the correction came nearly half an hour after the match had finished.
The mistake quickly attracted attention on Chinese social media, with viewers questioning how a player who had won two games could suddenly appear to be trailing 0-2.
Chinese table tennis commentator and former playerGuo Yanalso reacted to the incident during the broadcast, joking that it was like an “international joke.”
China Completes a 3-0 Victory
The scoreboard error did not affect the actual competition result.
After Wang's victory,Lin Shidongdefeated Mohammed Al-Ahmed 3-0, winning 11-1, 11-2 and 11-1.
In the third match,Xiang Pengalso recorded a straight-games victory over Sultan Al-Kuwari, winning 11-6, 11-2 and 11-4.
China therefore defeated Qatar3-0and advanced from the first stage of the men's team competition with two victories.
Earlier on Sunday, China had also beaten Macau China 3-0. Lin Shidong, Wen Ruibo and Huang Youzheng each won their respective matches without dropping a game.
A Second Data Error Also Draws Attention
The Wang Chuqin scoreboard mistake was not the only data-related problem reported on the Asian Games website that day.
Another report said the website temporarily failed to include China's first gold medal in its medal tally and incorrectly listed the winner of the men's individual modern pentathlon event. The Chinese Olympic delegation had already won its first gold through the women's modern pentathlon team, with Zhang Mingyu, Wu Xiyao, Fu Jing and Meng Xin taking the title.
These incidents have raised questions about the accuracy and speed of the Games' online results system, particularly because official scoreboards are one of the main sources used by international audiences to follow competitions when live television coverage is limited.
The Error Does Not Change Wang's Asian Games Debut
For Wang, the scoreboard incident did not change the outcome of his first appearance at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
The 24-year-old entered the tournament as one of China's leading table tennis players and was part of the men's team defending China's position in the event.
His 3-0 victory over Abdulla Abdulhussain gave China an early advantage in the tie and helped the team complete another clean sweep.
While the incorrect scoreboard created a brief online controversy, the official match result remained clear:Wang Chuqin won 3-0, China defeated Qatar 3-0, and the Chinese men's team advanced with two wins from two group matches.
The incident has nevertheless become one of the more unusual moments of the opening day of table tennis competition at the 2026 Asian Games.
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