The Meichu Game () 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.
(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.
Previous Results YearWinning SchoolScoreChessMale BasketballFemale BasketballMale VolleyballFemale VolleyballSoccerTable TennisBadmintonBaseballRelayBridgeDebateEnglish SpeechTennisTug-of-War"Children Games"Chinese Speech1969NTHU7:4NTHUNTHUNTHUNTHU NCTUNTHU NTHU NCTU NCTU NTHU1970NCTU10:4NCTUNTHU NTHU NCTUNCTUNCTUNCTUNTHUNCTUNCTUNCTUNCTUNCTU NTHU1971NTHU7:2NCTUNTHU NTHU NTHUNCTUNTHUNTHU NTHU NTHU1972NTHU3:1 NTHU NTHUNCTU NTHU 1973NCTU6:5NTHUNTHU NTHU NCTU NTHUNCTUNCTUNCTUNCTU NTHU NCTU 1974NTHU7:2NTHUNTHUNTHUNTHU NCTUNCTUNTHU NTHU NTHU 1975NCTU8:3NCTUNTHU NCTU NCTU NCTUNTHUNTHUNCTUNCTU NCTUNCTU 1976Tied5:5NCTUNTHU NTHU NCTU NCTUNCTUNTHUNTHUNCTU NTHU 1977NCTU10:1NCTUNCTU NTHU NCTU NCTUNCTUNCTUNCTUNCTU NCTUNCTU1978NCTU7:4NCTUNCTU NCTU NCTU NTHUNTHUNCTUNTHUNCTU NTHUNCTU 1979NTHU9:2NTHUNTHU NTHU NCTU NCTUNTHUNTHUNTHUNTHU NTHUNTHU 1980Cancelled1981NCTU6:5NTHUNTHU NCTU NTHU NTHUNTHUNCTUNCTUNCTUNCTU NCTU 1982NTHU8:3NTHUNTHU NCTU NTHU NTHUNTHUNTHUNCTUNTHU NTHUNCTU 1983NCTU10:1NCTUNCTU NCTU NCTU NCTUNCTUNCTUNCTUNCTU NTHUNCTU 1984Cancelled1985Cancelled1986Cancelled1987NCTU6:5NCTUNTHUNTHUNCTUNCTUNTHUNCTUNCTU NTHUNTHU NCTU 1988NCTU8:5NCTUNCTUNTHUNCTUNTHUNTHUNCTUNTHUNTHU NCTUNCTUNCTUNCTU 1989NCTU6:5NCTUNTHUNCTUNCTUNTHU NCTUNTHUNCTU NTHUNTHU NCTU 1990NTHU8:3NCTUNTHUNTHUNTHUNTHUNTHUNCTUNTHU NTHUNCTU NTHU 1991NTHU8:4NTHUNCTUNTHUNTHUNCTUNTHUNCTUNTHUNTHU NTHUNCTU NTHU 1992Tied5:5NCTUNCTUNCTUNCTUNTHUNTHUNCTUNTHU NTHU NTHU 1993Cancelled1994Cancelled1995NTHU6:5NTHUNTHUNCTUNCTUNTHUNCTUNTHUNCTUNTHU NCTU NTHU 1996Tied5:5NCTUNTHUNCTUNCTUNTHUTiedNTHUNCTUNTHU NTHU NCTU 1997NTHU7:3NCTUNTHUNCTUNTHUNTHUTiedNTHUNTHUNTHU NTHU NCTU 1998NTHU7:4NCTUNTHUNCTUNTHUNTHUNCTUNTHUNTHUNTHU NTHU NCTU 1999NCTU6:5NCTUNTHUNCTUNTHUNTHUNCTUNCTUNTHUNCTU NCTU NTHU 2000Cancelled2001NTHU7:4NCTUNCTUNTHUNTHUNTHUNTHUNTHUNCTUNTHUNCTUNTHU2002NCTU8:2NCTUNCTUNCTUNTHUNTHUTiedNCTUNCTUNCTUNCTUNCTU2003NCTU6:4NTHUNCTUNCTUNTHUNTHUTiedNCTUNCTUNTHUNCTUNCTU2004NCTU7:4NCTUNTHUNTHUNCTUNTHUNCTUNCTUNCTUNTHUNCTUNCTU2005NCTU6:5NCTUNTHUNTHUNCTUNCTUNTHUNTHUNCTUNCTUNCTUNTHU2006NCTU7:3NTHUNTHUNCTUNTHUNCTUNTHUNCTUNCTUNCTUNCTUNCTU2007Cancelled
References
External links 2022 Meichu Games (infos up to 2022) 來鴻：清華、交大“梅竹賽”, BBC News, 17 March, 2003