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Chinese Chess Champ Stripped of Title in Anal Beads Scandal

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The final straw was allegations he drunkenly pooped in his hotel bathtub.

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A Chinese chess champion who was accused of using anal beads equipped with wireless transmitters to cheat has been stripped of his title over another allegation of misbehavior: defecating in a hotel bathtub. Chinese Xiangqi Association says it could not prove that Yan Chenglong was getting and sending signals during a major tournament. But it banned him from playing for a year for getting drunk after his win and then pooping in the tub.

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