芝加哥华埠首办华人九人排球友谊赛 五队参赛、梅氏总公所队夺冠
据神州传媒（China Journal）报道，2026年芝加哥华人九人排球友谊赛10月18日（星期日）在位于伊利诺伊州库克县的芝加哥市华埠广场举行。本次活动由美国广东商会、芝加哥梅氏总公所及芝加哥排球协会联合主办，吸引五支华人排球队伍参赛。
比赛于上午10时开始，参赛的五支队伍分别为万濠酒楼队、梅氏总公所队、榕城厨具队、强记餐厅队及星光酒家队。经过一天角逐，名次揭晓：冠军为芝加哥梅氏总公所队，亚军强记餐厅队，季军万濠酒楼队，榕城厨具队与星光酒家队分列第四、第五。
主办方代表在开赛时致辞，包括金凤酒家老板陈彬、广东商会会长陈健明、梅氏总公所主席梅施美英。本次友谊赛为首次举办，以促进交流、增进友谊为宗旨，不设奖金，优胜队伍获得奖杯；主办方及赞助单位共同承担了当天的场地租赁费用，并为参赛人员提供全天早餐、午餐及晚餐。主办单位表示，希望通过举办九人排球友谊赛，鼓励更多华人朋友参与体育活动，丰富社区文化生活，促进各社团之间的交流合作，并将这项活动持续开展下去。
Chicago's Chinatown Holds Its First Chinese Nine-Man Volleyball Friendly: Five Teams Compete as the Moy Family Association Team Takes the Title
The 2026 Chicago Chinese nine-man volleyball friendly tournament was held on Sunday, October 18, at Chinatown Square in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, China Journal reported. The event was jointly organized by the U.S. Guangdong Association, Chicago's Moy Family Association and the Chicago Volleyball Association, and drew five Chinese community teams.
Play began at 10 a.m. The five teams were the Wan Hao Restaurant team, the Moy Family Association team, the Rong Cheng Kitchenware team, the Keung Kee Restaurant team and the Starlight Restaurant team. After a day of competition, the Moy Family Association team won the championship, followed by Keung Kee in second place, Wan Hao in third, Rong Cheng Kitchenware in fourth and Starlight in fifth.
Representatives of the organizers spoke at the opening, including Golden Phoenix Restaurant owner Bin Chen, Guangdong Association president Jianming Chen and Moy Family Association chair Shimeiying Moy. Held for the first time, the friendly tournament was organized to promote exchange and friendship, with no prize money and trophies for the winning teams; the organizers and sponsors jointly covered the day's venue rental and provided breakfast, lunch and dinner for participants. The organizers said they hope the tournament will encourage more Chinese residents to take part in sports, enrich community cultural life, strengthen ties among community organizations, and continue as a regular event.
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