Chinese chess champion stripped of title after pooing in bathtub to celebrate win dmorgantini\/FlickrChinese chess champion Yan Chenglong has had his championship credentials stripped from him amid claims that wild celebrations saw him poop in a hotel bathtub, which has also sparked cheating rumors. A Chinese chess champion lost his crown after being accused of showing \u201cextremely bad character\u201d by pooping in a hotel bathtub as he celebrated his title. Yan Chenglong, 48, won the national Chinese chess and acquired the title of \u201cXiangqi King\u201d at a national tournament hosted by the Chinese Xiangqi Association (CXA) on December 17, 2023. However, Yan was stripped of his title on Monday, December 25, after his victory celebration ended with him pooing in a hotel bathtub. This has since fueled rumors that he had cheated in the tournament by using anal beads equipped with wireless transmitters to send and receive information to a computer on what moves to make. Chinese chess champion sparks cheating rumors after pooping in bathtub The CXA announced on Monday that Yan would have his title revoked and prize money confiscated after had been caught \u201cdisrupting public order\u201d and displaying \u201cextremely bad character\u201d. They wrote that it was \u201ccurrently impossible to prove that Yan engaged in cheating via \u2018anal beads,’\u201d but did say that the pooping part was right. \u201cBased on our understanding of the situation, it is currently impossible to prove that Yan engaged in cheating via \u2018anal beads\u2019 as speculated on social media,\u201d the CXA said, per The Guardian. \u201cYan consumed alcohol with others in his room on the night of the 17th, and then he defecated in the bathtub of the room he was staying in on the 18th, in an act that damaged hotel property, violated public order and good morals, had a negative impact on the competition and the event of Xiangqi, and was of extremely bad character,\u201d the association said. The CXA stripped Yan of his title, revoked his prize money, and banned him from playing for a year, the Global Times reported. Yan has since denied the allegations, claiming that he suffered from diarrhea after drinking alcohol and couldn\u2019t make it to the toilet in time, the Global Times reported, citing another Chinese outlet, Shangyou News. This is not the first time a chess player has been accused of cheating. In 2022, Hans Niemann was accused of cheating in a match against Magnus Carlsen which resulted in a lawsuit. Meanwhile, in November 2023, Vladimir Kramnik accused Hikaru of cheating, sparking plenty of debate, making Hikaru call the allegations \u201cgarbage\u201d before going on a monster win streak to prove his innocence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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