NACIVT

The North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament (N.A.C.I.V.T.) is held every Labor Day weekend and features men's nine-man (9-man) and women's 6's volleyball teams. The tournament is generally held outdoors and played on pavement, with the courts typically set-up in a large parking lot or even on the streets. Due to changes in weather the tournament can also be held indoors (e.g., convention centers). It is very much a cultural phenomenon; two-thirds of the players on each team must be 100% Chinese, and the rest must be of Asian descent (Asian: origins from: Myanmar (formerly Burma), Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam). The inaugural tournament was held in Boston in 1944. There are teams from Boston, Calgary, Maryland, Los Angeles, Chicago, North Carolina, Houston, Montreal, New York City, New Jersey, Ottawa, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, San Diego, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington, D.C.

Each year there are also mini tournaments held in Toronto, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C./Maryland and San Francisco leading up to the annual NACIVT.

The men's 9-man portion of the NACIVT is the subject of a documentary called 9-Man [1] that was completed in 2014 and had its world premiere at IFFBoston on April 27, 2014.^[1]^[2]

The record for the longest NACIVT set is between the Montreal Sunbirds and Chicago United 773 (39-37) in 2023, the old record being Washington CYC Freemasons against NY Rangers (37-35) in 2011.^[3]

Champions

Men's NACIVT Champions


Year	Annual	Location	Champions	Finalist
2025	80th	New York
2024	79th	San Francisco	Toronto Connex A	San Francisco Sky
2023	78th	Baltimore (hosted by Wash DC)	San Francisco Paai Kau Smash	Toronto Qilin
2022	77th	Providence (hosted by Boston)	San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Fire	Toronto Connex A
2021	76th	Hosted by SF-*No Canada Teams	San Francisco Paai Kau Smash*	San Francisco Xiao Long Pow*
2020	N/A	Baltimore (hosted by Wash DC)	Cancelled due to COVID Pandemic	Cancelled due to COVID Pandemic
2019	75th	Toronto	Toronto Connex A	San Francisco Paai Kau Smash
2018	74th	Montreal	San Francisco Paai Kau Smash	Toronto Connex A
2017	73rd	Fort Lauderdale (hosted by Boston)	San Francisco Paai Kau Smash	Toronto Connex A
2016	72nd	Los Angeles	San Francisco Paai Kau Smash	Toronto Connex A
2015	71st	New York	Toronto Connex A	Toronto Zhen Qi Black
2014	70th	Las Vegas (hosted by SF)	Toronto Connex A	Washington D.C. CYC A
2013	69th	Washington	San Francisco Paai Kau Smash	Toronto Ngun Lam Red
2012	68th	Toronto	Toronto Connex A	San Francisco Paai Kau Smash
2011	67th	Montreal	San Francisco Westcoast	Los Angeles Midwest Mad Dogs
2010	66th	Boston	San Francisco Westcoast	Toronto Connex A
2009	65th	Los Angeles	San Francisco Westcoast	Washington D.C. CYC A
2008	64th	New York	Toronto Connex A	Washington D.C. MVP/SixPak A
2007	63rd	San Francisco	Washington D.C. MVP/SixPak A	Toronto Connex A
2006	62nd	Washington D.C.	San Francisco Westcoast	Washington D.C. MVP/SixPak A
2005	61st	Toronto	Toronto Connex A	Los Angeles Midwest Mad Dogs
2004	60th	Boston	Toronto Connex A	Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A
2003	59th	New York	Toronto Connex A	Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A
2002	58th	San Francisco	Toronto Connex A	Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A
2001	57th	Washington D.C.	Toronto Connex A	Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A
2000	56th	Toronto	Toronto Connex A	Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A
1999	55th	Boston	Toronto Connex A	Boston Knights A
1998	54th	Montreal	Toronto Connex A	Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A
1997	53rd	New York	Toronto Connex A	Toronto Ngun Lam
1996	52nd	San Francisco	Toronto Connex A	Toronto Ngun Lam
1995	51st	Washington D.C.	San Francisco Mei Mei	Toronto Ngun Lam
1994	50th	Boston	San Francisco Mei Mei	Toronto Connex A
1993	49th	Toronto	San Francisco Mei Mei	Toronto Connex A
1992	48th	Montreal	San Francisco Mei Mei	Toronto Ngun Lam
1991	47th	New York	Toronto Ngun Lam	San Francisco Mei Mei
1990	46th	San Francisco	Toronto Ngun Lam	New York Vikings Gold
1989	45th	Washington	Toronto Ngun Lam
1988	44th	Toronto	Toronto Ngun Lam
1987	43rd	Boston	Toronto Ngun Lam	Montreal Hung Ying
1986	42nd	Montreal	Toronto Ngun Lam
1985	41st	New York	Toronto Flying Tigers	San Francisco Mei Yi Mei
1984	40th	San Francisco	Toronto Ngun Lam
1983	39th	Washington D.C.	San Francisco Chung Sing
1982	38th	Toronto	Toronto Flying Tigers A	San Francisco Chung Sing
1981	37th	Boston	Toronto Flying Tigers A
1980	36th	New York	San Francisco Chung Sing
1979	35th	San Francisco	San Francisco Chung Sing	San Francisco Mei Yi Mei
1978	34th	Washington D.C.	San Francisco Chung Sing
1977	33rd	Toronto	San Francisco Chung Sing
1976	32nd	Boston	New York Free Mason
1975	31st	New York	Washington D.C. CYC A
1974	30th	San Francisco	San Francisco Chung Sing
1973	29th	Washington D.C.	San Francisco Wor Mei	San Francisco Chung Sing
1972	28th	Boston	Washington D.C. CYC A
1971	27th	New York	San Francisco Chung Sing
1970	26th	Washington D.C.	Boston Chun Lin
1969	25th	Boston	New York Free Mason
1968	24th	New York	Boston Knights
1967	23rd	Washington D.C.	New York Vikings
1966	22nd	Chicago	New York Free Mason
1965	21st	Boston	Boston Vikings
1964	20th	New York	New York Wah Hung
1963	19th	Washington D.C.	New York Vikings
1962	18th	Boston	Los Angeles Hung Fung
1961	17th	New York	New York Vikings
1960	16th	Washington D.C.	New York Vikings
1959	15th	Boston	San Francisco Kong Fung
1958	14th	New York	New York Hung Fung
1957	13th	Washington D.C.	New York Lum Ying
1956	12th	Boston
1955	11th	New York
1954	10th	Washington D.C.
1953	9th	Boston
1952	8th	New York
1951	7th	Washington D.C.	New York Poy-Ting
1950	6th	Boston
1949	5th	New York
1948	4th	Washington D.C.
1947	3rd	Boston
1946	2nd	New York
1945	1st	Boston
Sources:^[4]^{[additional citation(s) needed]}

Women's NACIVT Champions


Year	Annual	Location	Champions	Finalist
2025	80th	New York
2024	79th	San Francisco	Toronto Storm X	San Francisco AIM
2023	78th	Baltimore (Hosted by Wash DC)	San Francisco AIM	Toronto Connex A
2022	77th	Providence (Hosted by Boston)	Toronto Connex A	Los Angeles IVBall
2021	76th	Oakland (Hosted by SF-*No Canada Teams)	San Francisco AIM*	Los Angeles IVBall*
2020	N/A	Baltimore (hosted by Wash DC)	Cancelled due to COVID Pandemic	Cancelled due to COVID Pandemic
2019	75th	Toronto	Toronto Connex A	Los Angeles IVBall
2018	74th	Montreal	Los Angeles Raki	San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Ice
2017	73rd	Fort Lauderdale (hosted by Boston)	Los Angeles Green	San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Ice
2016	72nd	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Green	San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Ice
2015	71st	New York	San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Ice	San Francisco AIM
2014	70th	Las Vegas (hosted by SF)	Toronto Connex A	Los Angeles iVball
2013	69th	Washington	Los Angeles iVball	Toronto Connex A
2012	68th	Toronto	Toronto Connex A	Los Angeles iVball
2011	67th	Montreal	Toronto Connex A	San Francisco AIM
2010	66th	Boston	New York Strangers	Washington D.C. Slackers
2009	65th	Los Angeles	Toronto Connex A	New York Strangers
2008	64th	New York	New York MIG	San Francisco AIM
2007	63rd	San Francisco	San Diego iVball	San Francisco AIM
2006	62nd	Washington D.C.	Washington D.C. Slackers
2005	61st	Toronto	Toronto Connex A	Toronto Flying Tigers
2004	60th	Boston	San Francisco AIM
2003	59th	New York	Toronto Flying Tigers A
2002	58th	San Francisco	Toronto Flying Tigers A	SF Just for Fun/AsianAvenue.com
2001	57th	Washington D.C.	SF Just for Fun/AsianAvenue.com
2000	56th	Toronto	Toronto Flying Tigers A
1999	55th	Boston	SF Just for Fun/AsianAvenue.com
1998	54th	Montreal	Toronto Flying Tigers A
1997	53rd	New York	New York New York
1996	52nd	San Francisco	San Francisco Divas
1995	51st	Washington D.C.	San Francisco Vector
1994	50th	Boston	San Francisco Just Volleyball	Montreal Free Mason
1993	49th	Toronto	San Francisco Just Volleyball
1992	48th	Montreal	San Francisco Just Volleyball
1991	47th	New York	New York Vikings Won Fung Red	San Francisco Just Volleyball
1990	46th	San Francisco	San Francisco Just Volleyball	New York Vikings Won Fung Red
1989	45th	Washington	New York Vikings Won Fung Red	San Francisco Just Volleyball
1988	44th	Toronto	New York Vikings Won Fung Red	San Francisco Just Volleyball
1987	43rd	Boston	San Francisco Just Volleyball	California Cave
1986	42nd	Montreal	San Francisco Just Volleyball
1985	41st	New York	San Francisco Just Volleyball
1984	40th	San Francisco	San Francisco Mei Mei
1983	39th	Washington D.C.	San Francisco New Horizon
1982	38th	Toronto	San Francisco Reggie's Angels
1981	37th	Boston	San Francisco Reggie's Angels
1980	36th	New York	San Francisco Reggie's Angels
1979	35th	San Francisco	San Francisco Chung Sing
1978	34th	Washington D.C.	San Francisco Chung Sing
1977	33rd	Toronto	New York Skylarks

References

^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2986300/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 ^{[user-generated source]}
^ "Independent Film Festival Boston - 9-MAN". prod1.agileticketing.net. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
^ "Past Championships | 69th NACIVT". 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

External links

Video links

[1] ttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt2986300/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 ^{[user-generated source]}

[2] "Independent Film Festival Boston - 9-MAN". prod1.agileticketing.net. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[3] "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

[4] "Past Championships | 69th NACIVT". 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

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