NACIVT

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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.

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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 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 772 (39-37) in 2023, the old record being Washington CYC Freemasons against NY Rangers (37-35) in 2011. [3]

Champions

Men's NACIVT Champions

YearAnnualLocationChampionsFinalist
202479thTo Be Announced (hosted by San Francisco Committee) Flag of the Republic of China.svg Flag of the Republic of China.svg
202378thBaltimore (hosted by Washington DC Committee) Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Paai Kau Smash Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Qilin
202277thProvidence (hosted by Boston Committee) Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Fire Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A
202176thOakland (hosted by NACIVT Board - *No Teams from Canada due to COVID Travel restrictions) Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Paai Kau Smash* Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Xiao Long Pow*
2020N/ABaltimore (hosted by Washington D.C. Committee)Cancelled due to COVID PandemicCancelled due to COVID Pandemic
201975thToronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Paai Kau Smash
201874thMontreal Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Paai Kau Smash Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A
201773rdFort Lauderdale (hosted by Boston Committee) Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Paai Kau Smash Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A
201672ndLos Angeles Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Paai Kau Smash Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A
201571stNew York Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Zhen Qi Black
201470thLas Vegas (hosted by San Francisco Committee) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. CYC A
201369thWashington Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Paai Kau Smash Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Ngun Lam Red
201268thToronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Paai Kau Smash
201167thMontreal Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Westcoast Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Midwest Mad Dogs
201066thBoston Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Westcoast Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A
200965thLos Angeles Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Westcoast Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. CYC A
200864thNew York Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. MVP/SixPak A
200763rdSan Francisco Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. MVP/SixPak A Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A
200662ndWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Westcoast Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. MVP/SixPak A
200561stToronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Midwest Mad Dogs
200460thBoston Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A
200359thNew York Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A
200258thSan Francisco Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A
200157thWashington D.C. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A
200056thToronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A
199955thBoston Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Boston Knights A
199854thMontreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. Hip Sing/MVP/Sixpak A
199753rdNew York Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Ngun Lam
199652ndSan Francisco Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Ngun Lam
199551stWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Mei Mei Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Ngun Lam
199450thBoston Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Mei Mei Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A
199349thToronto Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Mei Mei Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A
199248thMontreal Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Mei Mei Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Ngun Lam
199147thNew York Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Ngun Lam Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Mei Mei
199046thSan Francisco Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Ngun Lam Flag of the United States.svg New York Vikings Gold
198945thWashington Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Ngun Lam
198844thToronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Ngun Lam
198743rdBoston Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Ngun Lam Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Hung Ying
198642ndMontreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Ngun Lam
198541stNew York Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Flying Tigers
198440thSan Francisco Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Ngun Lam
198339thWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Chung Sing
198238thToronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Flying Tigers A Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Chung Sing
198137thBoston Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Flying Tigers A
198036thNew York Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Chung Sing
197935thSan Francisco Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Chung Sing
197834thWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Chung Sing
197733rdToronto Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Chung Sing
197632ndBoston Flag of the United States.svg New York Free Mason
197531stNew York Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. CYC A
197430thSan Francisco Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Chung Sing
197329thWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Wor Mei
197228thBoston Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. CYC A
197127thNew York Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Chung Sing
197026thWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg Boston Chun Lin
196925thBoston Flag of the United States.svg New York Free Mason
196824thNew York Flag of the United States.svg Boston Knights
196723rdWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg New York Vikings
196622ndChicago Flag of the United States.svg New York Free Mason
196521stBoston Flag of the United States.svg Boston Vikings
196420thNew York Flag of the United States.svg New York Wah Hung
196319thWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg New York Vikings
196218thBoston Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Hung Fung
196117thNew York Flag of the United States.svg New York Vikings
196016thWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg New York Vikings
195915thBoston Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Kong Fung
195814thNew York Flag of the United States.svg New York Hung Fung
195713thWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg New York Lum Ying
195612thBoston
195511thNew York
195410thWashington D.C.
19539thBoston
19528thNew York
19517thWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg New York Poy-Ting
19506thBoston
19495thNew York
19484thWashington D.C.
19473rdBoston
19462ndNew York
19451stBoston
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Women's NACIVT Champions

YearAnnualLocationChampionsFinalist
202479thTo Be Announced(Hosted by San Francisco Committee) Flag of the Republic of China.svg Flag of the Republic of China.svg


202378thBaltimore (Hosted by Washington DC Committee) Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco AIM Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A


202277thProvidence (Hosted by Boston Committee) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles IVBall


202176thOakland (Hosted by San Francisco Committee - *No Teams from Canada) Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco AIM* Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles IVBall*


2020N/ABaltimore (hosted by Washington D.C. Committee)Cancelled due to COVID PandemicCancelled due to COVID Pandemic


201975thToronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles IVBall
201874thMontreal Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Raki Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Ice
201773rdFort Lauderdale (hosted by Boston Committee) Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Green Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Ice
201672ndLos Angeles Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Green Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Ice
201571stNew York Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Tien Lung Dragon Ice Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco AIM
201470thLas Vegas (hosted by San Francisco Committee) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles iVball
201369thWashington Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles iVball Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A
201268thToronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles iVball
201167thMontreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco AIM
201066thBoston Flag of the United States.svg New York Strangers Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. Slackers
200965thLos Angeles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of the United States.svg New York Strangers
200864thNew York Flag of the United States.svg New York MIG Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco AIM
200763rdSan Francisco Flag of the United States.svg San Diego iVball Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco AIM
200662ndWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg Washington D.C. Slackers
200561stToronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Connex A Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Flying Tigers
200460thBoston Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco AIM
200359thNew York Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Flying Tigers A
200258thSan Francisco Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Flying Tigers A Flag of the United States.svg SF Just for Fun/AsianAvenue.com
200157thWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg SF Just for Fun/AsianAvenue.com
200056thToronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Flying Tigers A
199955thBoston Flag of the United States.svg SF Just for Fun/AsianAvenue.com
199854thMontreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Flying Tigers A
199753rdNew York Flag of the United States.svg New York New York
199652ndSan Francisco Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Divas
199551stWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Vector
199450thBoston Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Just Volleyball Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Free Mason
199349thToronto Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Just Volleyball
199248thMontreal Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Just Volleyball
199147thNew York Flag of the United States.svg New York Vikings Won Fung Red Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Just Volleyball
199046thSan Francisco Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Just Volleyball Flag of the United States.svg New York Vikings Won Fung Red
198945thWashington Flag of the United States.svg New York Vikings Won Fung Red Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Just Volleyball
198844thToronto Flag of the United States.svg New York Vikings Won Fung Red Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Just Volleyball
198743rdBoston Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Just Volleyball Flag of the United States.svg California Cave
198642ndMontreal Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Just Volleyball
198541stNew York Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Just Volleyball
198440thSan Francisco Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Mei Mei
198339thWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco New Horizon
198238thToronto Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Reggie's Angels
198137thBoston Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Reggie's Angels
198036thNew York Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Reggie's Angels
197935thSan Francisco Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Chung Sing
197834thWashington D.C. Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco Chung Sing
197733rdToronto Flag of the United States.svg New York Skylarks

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