Beijing — A Chinese Chess tournament competitor has announced that he is suing China’s national association for emotional distress after being stripped of his title during a recent tournament for drinking and defecating in a hotel room bathtub.
Yang Chenglong doesn’t deny what happened, but said in a civil complaint this week that he drank a moderate amount of beer to celebrate a win with other players, and that the food caused stomach problems and forced him to go to the bathroom. I wrote that I couldn’t do it. time.
The complaint comes a week after a social media post by the China Fragrance Association documenting drinking and defecating. An investigation found that Yang caused damage to hotel property, violated public order and negatively affected the tournament, the statement said.
Chinese chess, called Xiangqi in Chinese, is a traditional board game that is still popular, especially among the elderly. Neighbors play in parks and along sidewalks, often in small groups watching.
Yang’s lawsuit demands that the association apologize, restore its reputation in the media, and pay 100,000 yuan ($14,000) in damages, according to a post on his social media account Monday. , was mailed to a court in central China’s Henan province.
The post includes a photo of the six-page complaint and an envelope with an express delivery sticker addressed to a court in central China’s Henan province.
Phone calls to the China Fragrance Association were not answered Thursday and Friday.
The Chess Association said in a post that it also investigated reports that Yang cheated during the tournament but could not confirm them.