Chinese chess champion is STRIPPED of title and has prize money confiscated after victory celebration ended with him DEFECATING in a hotel bath – as he also faces claims he cheated by using anal beads
- Yan Chenglong defeated dozens at a national chess championship in China
- But he ended up pooping in a bathtub while celebrating his victory
- He has also been accused of using anal beads to cheat during the game
The world of Chinese chess is in turmoil over rumors of cheating and a bad behavior scandal, with the national champion stripped of his title on Monday after a victory party ended with him relieving himself in a hotel bathtub.
Xiangqi, or Chinese chess, has been hugely popular in Asia for hundreds of years – and 48-year-old Yan Chenglong last week defeated dozens of contenders to win the title of 'Xiangqi King' at a national tournament organized by the Chinese Xiangqi Association (CXA).
But his joy was short-lived when the CXA announced on Monday that Yan would have his title revoked and his prize money confiscated after he was found to have 'disrupted public order' and shown 'extremely bad character'.
The association was also forced to address rumors circulating online that Yan had cheated during the match by using anal beads equipped with wireless transmitters to send and receive signals.
Yan is said to have clenched and unclenched rhythmically to relay information about the chessboard through code to a computer, which then sent back instructions on what moves to make in the form of vibrations, according to reports circulating on Chinese social site Weibo.
Yan Chenglong (pictured, right) defecates in a hotel bathroom and is accused of using anal beads to cheat during the match
Xiangqi, or Chinese chess, has been extremely popular in Asia for hundreds of years (File image)
The association did not reveal how much prize money Yan forfeited, but Xiangqi tournaments often promise winners tens of thousands of yuan.
“Based on our understanding of the situation, it is currently impossible to prove that Yan has engaged in cheating via 'anal beads' as speculated on social media,” the CXA said.
However, he was still stripped of his title and banned from playing for a year after his celebrations went wayward.
'Yan drank alcohol in his room with others on the night of the 17th, and then defecated in the bathtub of the room he stayed in on the 18th, an act that damaged the hotel property, public order and good morals violated, had a negative impact on the Xiangqi competition and event, and was of extremely poor character,” the association said in a statement.
The association did not reveal how much prize money Yan forfeited, but Xiangqi tournaments often promise winners tens of thousands of yuan (thousands of pounds).
The CXA had published a social media post last week congratulating Yan and other players for their “spectacularly heated, high-level gameplay.”
The post included a photo of Yan on the podium, flanked by two runners-up, proudly holding up his award certificate.