Chinese chess champion Yan Chenglong has started a lawsuit against the Chinese Xiangqi Association, which had his championship credentials stripped from him amid claims that wild celebrations saw him poop in a hotel bathtub.
A Chinesechesschampion has sued the Chinese Xiangqi Association (CXA) after he lost his champion title following accusations of showing “extremely bad character” by pooping in a hotel bathtub as he celebrated his title.
Chinese chess, called xiangqi in Chinese, is a traditional board game that remains popular, particularly among older people. Neighborhood residents play in parks and along sidewalks, often with small crowds gathered around to watch.
However,Yan was stripped of his titleon Monday, December 25, after his victory celebration ended with him pooing in a hotel bathtub.
Chinese Chess champion begins lawsuit to reclaim lost title
Yan hasn’t denied what happened but wrote in a civil complaint that he drank a moderate amount of beer to celebrate his win with other players and that some food had caused stomach problems and he couldn’t make it to the toilet in time.
Yan’s complaint included demands that the association apologize to him, restore his reputation in the media, and pay him 100,000 yuan ($14,000) in damages,Associated Pressreports. He claims that the decision to strip him of his title resulted in mental distress.
It was mailed to a court in central China’s Henan province on Monday, January 8, according to a post on Yan’s social media account.
The complaint came one week after a social media post by the Chinese Xiangqi Association that described the drinking and defecation. It said the investigation had found that Yan damaged hotel property, violated public order and good behavior, and negatively impacted the tournament.
The CXA stripped Yan of his title, revoked his prize money, and banned him from playing for a year, the Global Times reported.
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