BEAVERTON (Oregon), July 1 -- An independently owned card shop in Beaverton, Oregon, has suspended its Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments for a week after receiving multiple complaints and negative reviews about players' poor hygiene.

According to IGN, Chronos Games & Gifts announced the temporary halt in a statement posted on its public Discord channel, saying it had faced recurring issues with "mistreating the restrooms" and customers turning up in unclean condition. The shop urged players to follow Konami's official tournament guidelines, which include hygiene requirements and allow attendees to report individuals who fail to comply.

Konami introduced explicit hygiene rules in 2019, stating that all tournament participants and spectators must be "...