North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament

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, Edmonton, 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, Edmonton 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 that was completed in 2014 and had its world premiere at IFFBoston on April 27, 2014.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2986300/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

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

Champions Men's NACIVT Champions

YearAnnualLocationChampionsFinalist202681stMontreal San Francisco Digma Left (左) San Francisco Tien Lung Dragons - West Coast202580th New York Washington D.C. CYC Juniors San Francisco Tien Lung Dragons202479th San Francisco Toronto Connex A San Francisco Sky202378th Baltimore (hosted by Wash DC) San Francisco Paai Kau Smash Toronto Qilin202277th Providence (hosted by Boston) San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Fire Toronto Connex A202176th Hosted by SF-*No Canada Teams San Francisco Paai Kau Smash* San Francisco Xiao Long Pow*2020N/ABaltimore (hosted by Wash DC) Cancelled due to COVID Pandemic Cancelled due to COVID Pandemic201975thToronto Toronto Connex A San Francisco Paai Kau Smash201874thMontreal San Francisco Paai Kau Smash Toronto Connex A201773rdFort Lauderdale (hosted by Boston) San Francisco Paai Kau Smash Toronto Connex A201672ndLos Angeles San Francisco Paai Kau Smash Toronto Connex A201571stNew York Toronto Connex A Toronto Zhen Qi Black201470thLas Vegas (hosted by SF) Toronto Connex A Washington D.C. CYC A201369thWashington San Francisco Paai Kau Smash Toronto Ngun Lam Red201268thToronto Toronto Connex A San Francisco Paai Kau Smash201167thMontreal San Francisco Westcoast Los Angeles Midwest Mad Dogs201066thBoston San Francisco Westcoast Toronto Connex A200965thLos Angeles San Francisco Westcoast Washington D.C. CYC A200864thNew York Toronto Connex A Washington D.C. MVP/SixPak A200763rdSan Francisco Washington D.C. MVP/SixPak A Toronto Connex A200662ndWashington D.C. San Francisco Westcoast Washington D.C. MVP/SixPak A200561stToronto Toronto Connex A Los Angeles Midwest Mad Dogs200460thBoston Toronto Connex A Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A200359thNew York Toronto Connex A Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A200258thSan Francisco Toronto Connex A Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A200157thWashington D.C. Toronto Connex A Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A200056thToronto Toronto Connex A Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A199955thBoston Toronto Connex A Boston Knights A199854thMontreal Toronto Connex A Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A199753rdNew York Toronto Connex A Toronto Ngun Lam199652ndSan Francisco Toronto Connex A Toronto Ngun Lam199551stWashington D.C. San Francisco Mei Mei Toronto Ngun Lam199450thBoston San Francisco Mei Mei Toronto Connex A199349thToronto San Francisco Mei Mei Toronto Connex A199248thMontreal San Francisco Mei Mei Toronto Ngun Lam199147thNew York Toronto Ngun Lam San Francisco Mei Mei199046thSan Francisco Toronto Ngun Lam New York Vikings Gold198945thWashington Toronto Ngun Lam198844thToronto Toronto Ngun Lam198743rdBoston Toronto Ngun Lam Montreal Hung Ying198642ndMontreal Toronto Ngun Lam198541stNew York Toronto Flying Tigers San Francisco Mei Yi Mei198440thSan Francisco Toronto Ngun Lam198339thWashington D.C. San Francisco Chung Sing198238thToronto Toronto Flying Tigers A San Francisco Chung Sing198137thBoston Toronto Flying Tigers A198036thNew York San Francisco Chung Sing197935thSan Francisco San Francisco Chung Sing San Francisco Mei Yi Mei197834thWashington D.C. San Francisco Chung Sing197733rdToronto San Francisco Chung Sing197632ndBoston New York Free Mason197531stNew York Washington D.C. CYC A New York Free Mason197430thSan Francisco San Francisco Chung Sing197329thWashington D.C. San Francisco Wor Mei San Francisco Chung Sing197228thBoston Washington D.C. CYC A Boston Knights A197127thNew York San Francisco Chung Sing197026thWashington D.C. Boston Chun Lin196925thBoston New York Free Mason196824thNew York Boston Knights196723rdWashington D.C. New York Vikings196622ndChicago New York Free Mason196521stBoston Boston Vikings196420thNew York New York Wah Hung196319thWashington D.C. New York Vikings196218thBoston Los Angeles Hung Fung196117thNew York New York Vikings196016thWashington D.C. New York Vikings195915thBoston San Francisco Kong Fung195814thNew York New York Hung Fung195713thWashington D.C. New York Lum Ying195612thBoston195511thNew York195410thWashington D.C.19539thBoston19528thNew York19517thWashington D.C. New York Poy-Ting19506thBoston19495thNew York19484thWashington D.C.19473rdBoston19462ndNew York19451stBoston Sources:

Women's NACIVT Champions YearAnnualLocationChampionsFinalist202681stMontreal San Francisco Wave Toronto Connex A202580thNew York Philadelphia CIA Women Toronto Connex A202479thSan Francisco Toronto Storm X San Francisco AIM202378thBaltimore (Hosted by Wash DC) San Francisco AIM Toronto Connex A202277thProvidence (Hosted by Boston) Toronto Connex A Los Angeles IVBall202176thOakland (Hosted by SF-*No Canada Teams) San Francisco AIM* Los Angeles IVBall*2020N/ABaltimore (hosted by Wash DC) Cancelled due to COVID Pandemic Cancelled due to COVID Pandemic201975thToronto Toronto Connex A Los Angeles IVBall201874thMontreal Los Angeles Raki San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Ice201773rdFort Lauderdale (hosted by Boston) Los Angeles Green San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Ice201672ndLos Angeles Los Angeles Green San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Ice201571stNew York San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Ice San Francisco AIM201470thLas Vegas (hosted by SF) Toronto Connex A Los Angeles iVball201369thWashington Los Angeles iVball Toronto Connex A201268thToronto Toronto Connex A Los Angeles iVball201167thMontreal Toronto Connex A San Francisco AIM201066thBoston New York Strangers Washington D.C. Slackers200965thLos Angeles Toronto Connex A New York Strangers200864thNew York New York MIG San Francisco AIM200763rdSan Francisco San Diego iVball San Francisco AIM200662ndWashington D.C. Washington D.C. Slackers200561stToronto Toronto Connex A Toronto Flying Tigers200460thBoston San Francisco AIM200359thNew York Toronto Flying Tigers A200258thSan Francisco Toronto Flying Tigers A SF Just for Fun/AsianAvenue.com200157thWashington D.C. SF Just for Fun/AsianAvenue.com200056thToronto Toronto Flying Tigers A199955thBoston SF Just for Fun/AsianAvenue.com199854thMontreal Toronto Flying Tigers A199753rdNew York New York New York199652ndSan Francisco San Francisco Divas199551stWashington D.C. San Francisco Vector199450thBoston San Francisco Just Volleyball Montreal Free Mason199349thToronto San Francisco Just Volleyball199248thMontreal San Francisco Just Volleyball199147thNew York New York Vikings Won Fung Red San Francisco Just Volleyball199046thSan Francisco San Francisco Just Volleyball New York Vikings Won Fung Red198945thWashington New York Vikings Won Fung Red San Francisco Just Volleyball198844thToronto New York Vikings Won Fung Red San Francisco Just Volleyball198743rdBoston San Francisco Just Volleyball California Cave198642ndMontreal San Francisco Just Volleyball198541stNew York San Francisco Just Volleyball198440thSan Francisco San Francisco Mei Mei198339thWashington D.C. San Francisco New Horizon198238thToronto San Francisco Reggie's Angels198137thBoston San Francisco Reggie's Angels198036thNew York San Francisco Reggie's Angels197935thSan Francisco San Francisco Chung Sing197834thWashington D.C. San Francisco Chung Sing197733rdToronto New York Skylarks

North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament

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