The Meichu Game (simplified Chinese: 梅竹赛; traditional Chinese: 梅竹賽; pinyin: Méizhúsài; lit. 'Plum-Bamboo Tournament') is an annual sports competition in March between National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Merger of National Yang Ming University and National Chiao Tung University) of Taiwan. Both schools are located in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. The competition was first held in 1969, although an unofficial tournament had been held in 1966.[1]

(plum-tree) stands for NTHU and 竹 (bamboo) for NYCU. The symbolic names are taken from the founders of both universities, Mei Yi-chi of NTHU and Ling Chu-ming of NCTU, and they further represent pride and purity (plum) as well as rich and everlasting heritage (bamboo). During the Tournament, undergraduate students from each school are competing with those who are from the other with such sports and games as soccer, tennis, chess, etc. The Tournament is held during a week and is accompanied by attractions like concerts, barbecue and parades.

In 2011, NCTU won in badminton, baseball, chess, women's basketball and men's and women's volleyball, whereas NTHU won in table tennis, tennis, men's basketball and bridge, so that NCTU were overall winners.[2]

Previous Results

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Year Winning School Score Chess Male Basketball Female Basketball Male Volleyball Female Volleyball Soccer Table Tennis Badminton Baseball Relay Bridge Debate English Speech Tennis Tug-of-War "Children Games" Chinese Speech
1969 NTHU 7:4 NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU
1970 NCTU 10:4 NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NTHU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NTHU
1971 NTHU 7:2 NCTU NTHU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU
1972 NTHU 3:1 NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU
1973 NCTU 6:5 NTHU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NTHU NCTU
1974 NTHU 7:2 NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU NTHU NTHU
1975 NCTU 8:3 NCTU NTHU NCTU NCTU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU
1976 Tied 5:5 NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU
1977 NCTU 10:1 NCTU NCTU NTHU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU
1978 NCTU 7:4 NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU NCTU
1979 NTHU 9:2 NTHU NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU
1980 Cancelled
1981 NCTU 6:5 NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU
1982 NTHU 8:3 NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU
1983 NCTU 10:1 NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NTHU NCTU
1984 Cancelled
1985 Cancelled
1986 Cancelled
1987 NCTU 6:5 NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU
1988 NCTU 8:5 NCTU NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU
1989 NCTU 6:5 NCTU NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU
1990 NTHU 8:3 NCTU NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU
1991 NTHU 8:4 NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU
1992 Tied 5:5 NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NTHU
1993 Cancelled
1994 Cancelled
1995 NTHU 6:5 NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU
1996 Tied 5:5 NCTU NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU Tied NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU
1997 NTHU 7:3 NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU Tied NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU NCTU
1998 NTHU 7:4 NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU NCTU
1999 NCTU 6:5 NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU
2000 Cancelled
2001 NTHU 7:4 NCTU NCTU NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU
2002 NCTU 8:2 NCTU NCTU NCTU NTHU NTHU Tied NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU
2003 NCTU 6:4 NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU NTHU Tied NCTU NCTU NTHU NCTU NCTU
2004 NCTU 7:4 NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NCTU NCTU NCTU NTHU NCTU NCTU
2005 NCTU 6:5 NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NCTU NTHU
2006 NCTU 7:3 NTHU NTHU NCTU NTHU NCTU NTHU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU NCTU
2007 Cancelled

References

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  1. ^ "Meichu Game". About NTHU. National Tsing Hua University. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "The 2011 Mei-Chu Games: Close But no Trophy". Cover Story - 2011. National Tsing Hua University. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
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