Luffy (gamer)

Olivier Hay, also known as Luffy or Louffy, is a French professional fighting games player of Teochew^[2][3] descent who specializes in Street Fighter and King of Fighters.

Luffy (Louffy)
Luffy at Evo 2016
Current team
Team	GamersOrigin
Games	Street Fighter V Ultra Street Fighter IV The King of Fighters XIII
Personal information
Name	Olivier Hay
Born	1986 or 1987 (age 37–38)[1]
Nationality	French
Career information
Playing career	2009–present
Team history
2012–2013	WatchDaMatch
2014–2016	Meltdown
2018–2019	Team ARES
2019–present	Team GamersOrigin
Career highlights and awards
EVO champion (2014)

Hay began his Street Fighter career in 2009.^[4] He is famous for being the first Street Fighter IV player to bring the character Rose to competitive levels and also for being the first European player to win a tournament for a Street Fighter game at Evolution Championship Series (EVO), being the 2014 champion for Ultra Street Fighter IV.^[5] Hay's reason for maining Rose is because he thinks that she looks attractive.^[6]

While he prefers his nickname to be spelt Luffy, some French Internet medias spell his nickname as Louffy to avoid confusion with the One Piece character, whom he took his nickname from.^[7] Hay is well known for using a PS1 controller as his controller of choice.^[8] Hay has a pet dog named RADIO in which he will dedicate his tournament victories to.^[9]

Hay became so dominant in the European Street Fighter scene to the point that he had a tournament dedicated to him called "The Luffy Beatdown Special" in which Hay placed 7th.^[10] He left Team Meltdown on January 2, 2016.^[11]

On January 1, 2016, Hay left Meltdown after his strong resume with the team. Hay's reason for the departure was that he was offered sponsorships in advance. Hay has confirmed Team YP as his future sponsorship. His personal sponsor is RedBull and he plays for Team ARES.^[12][13]

Notable Street Fighter tournament results

Hay has ranked well in a number of Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter V tournaments.^[14]

2010

Luffy's Rose got noticed for the first time by sending Daigo Umehara to the loser's bracket in the 2010 edition of the World Game Cup tournament series in Cannes.^[15]

2013

• World Game Cup 2013 : 5th
• Red Fight District 2 : 2nd
• Paris Full Contact I : 1st
• DreamHack Valencia 2013 : 2nd
• Shadowloo Showdown 2013 : 4th
• DreamHack Winter 2013 : 3rd

2014

• International Video Game Cup 2014 : 4th
• Stunfest 2014 : 1st
• Republic of Fighters 3 : 3rd
• Evolution Championship Series 2014 : 1st^[5]
• DreamHack Valencia 2014 : 1st
• VSFighting 4 : 2nd
• DreamHack Stockholm 2014 : 1st
• Red Fight District 3 : 1st
• DreamHack Winter 2014 : 4th
• Capcom Cup 2014 : 3rd^[16]

2015

• Sonic Boom 2015 : 5th
• Red Bull Kumite 2015 : 9th
• Hypespotting 4 : 3rd
• FFM Rumble 2015 : 1st
• DreamHack Summer 2015 : 1st
• VSFighting 5 : 1st
• DreamHack London 2015 : 5th
• EGX 2015 : 1st
• Red Fight District 4 : 1st
• Milan Games Week 2015 : 5th
• Street Grand Battle 2015 : 5th
• DreamHack Winter 2015 : 2nd^[17]
• Capcom Cup 2015 : 9th^[18]

2016

• Stunfest 2016 - 13th
• Dreamhack Summer 2016 - 5th

2017

• France Cup - 1st (representing Team Courbevoie with CCL, Evans, Genius and Valmaster)

2018

• Evolution Championship Series 2018 : 5th

Notable King of Fighters XIII tournament results

Hay has ranked well in a number of King of Fighters XIII tournaments.^[14]

2013

• World Game Cup 2013 : 4th
• Red Fight District 2 : 4th
• Shadowloo Showdown 2013 : 3rd

2014

• Stunfest 2014 : 3rd
• Republic of Fighters 3 : 3rd

2015

• Hypespotting 4 : 2nd

References

1. Martin, Michael (February 25, 2016). "Casuals: Luffy, the Definitive Rose". Red Bull. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
2. "Tout le monde pense que tu parles chinois mais en fait tu dois parler un dialecte style wenzhou ou une connerie du genre non ? | ask.fm/Luffy086".
3. "Comment se fait-il que tu parles teochew et pas chinois ? | ask.fm/Luffy086".
4. "Everything you need to know about Red Bull Kumite 2019". Red Bull. October 20, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
5. "MD | Louffy Brings Home the First Evolution Trophy in Street Fighter History to France". Capcom Pro Tour. July 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
6. "A Conversation with EVO's SF4 Grand Finals Winner, MD|Luffy". 31 July 2014.
7. "Player".
8. "The 2014 EVO Champ Just Won Using a PS1 Controller". 14 July 2014.
9. "Olivier "Luffy" Hay | Mad Catz". Archived from the original on 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
10. USD. "The Luffy Beatdown Special". shoryuken.com. Shoryuken. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
11. Rosen, Daniel (January 2, 2015). "Luffy parts ways with Team Meltdown". TheScore eSports. TheScore Inc.
12. Walker, Ian. "Luffy Parts Ways with Meltdown". shoryuken.com. Shoryuken. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
13. Walker, Ian. "Luffy Left Meltdown to Pursue Other Sponsorships". shoryuken.com. Shoryuken. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
14. "FGC Battles - Luffy (Olivier Hay)".
15. "WGC 2K10 - SF4 - Luffy vs Daigo". Youtube. 13 April 2010.
16. "Capcom Cup 2014 Results". Shoryuken.com. December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
17. Taylor, Nicholas (November 28, 2015). "Dreamhack Winter 2015 results". EventHubs. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
18. "Kazunoko wins Capcom Cup 2015". Capcom Pro Tour. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.