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 that was completed in 2014 and had its world premiere at IFFBoston on April 27, 2014.

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.

Video links

 * 9-Man documentary
 * 2007-63rd NACIVT Classics presented by the 63rd NACIVT San Francisco
 * 2006-62nd NACIVT presented by the 62nd NACIVT Washington D.C.
 * 2001-57th NACIVT FINALS Toronto Connex A vs. Washington D.C Hip Sing/MVP Six Pak A in Washington D.C.
 * 1987-43rd NACIVT Montreal Hung Ying A vs. New York Vikings Gold Game 1 in Boston
 * 1987-43rd NACIVT Montreal Hung Ying A vs. New York Vikings Gold Game 2 in Boston
 * 1987-43rd NACIVT Montreal Hung Ying A vs. San Francisco Mei Mei Game 1 in Boston
 * 1987-43rd NACIVT Montreal Hung Ying A vs. San Francisco Mei Mei Game 2 in Boston
 * 1987-43rd NACIVT FINALS Montreal Hung Ying A vs. Toronto Ngun Lam Game 1 in Boston
 * 1987-43rd NACIVT FINALS Montreal Hung Ying A vs. Toronto Ngun Lam Game 2 in Boston
 * 1987-43rd NACIVT FINALS Montreal Hung Ying A vs. Toronto Ngun Lam Game 3 in Boston
 * 1987-43rd NACIVT FINALS Montreal Hung Ying A vs. Toronto Ngun Lam Game 4 in Boston
 * 1987-43rd NACIVT FINALS Montreal Hung Ying A vs. Toronto Ngun Lam Game 5 in Boston
 * 1982-38th NACIVT FINALS SF Chung Sing Vs Toronto Flying Tigers Game 1 in Toronto
 * 1982-38th NACIVT FINALS SF Chung Sing Vs Toronto Flying Tigers Game 2 in Toronto
 * 1982-38th NACIVT FINALS SF Chung Sing Vs Toronto Flying Tigers Game 3 in Toronto
 * 1982-38th NACIVT FINALS SF Chung Sing Vs Toronto Flying Tigers Game 4 in Toronto
 * 1982-38th NACIVT FINALS SF Chung Sing Vs Toronto Flying Tigers Game 5 in Toronto