Olivier Hay

Olivier Hay (born December 12, 1986), also known as Luffy or Louffy, is a French professional fighting games player of Teochew[1][2] descent who specializes in Street Fighter and King of Fighters.

Luffy (Louffy)
Olivier Hay
Luffy at Evo 2016
Personal information
Born	(1986-12-12) December 12, 1986
Hometown	Vitry-sur-Seine, France
Nationality	French
Career information
Status	Active
Current team	GamersOrigin
Games	Street Fighter V Ultra Street Fighter IV The King of Fighters XIII
Career prize money	~US$ 39,435.38
Career history
2012–2013	WatchDaMatch
2014–2016	Meltdown
2018–2019	Team ARES
2019–present	Team GamersOrigin
Career highlights and awards
EVO champion (2014)

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.[3] Hay's reason for maining Rose is because he thinks that she looks attractive.[4]

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.[5] Hay is well known for using a PS1 controller as his controller of choice.[6] Hay has a pet dog named RADIO in which he will dedicate his tournament victories to.[7]

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.[8] He left Team Meltdown on January 2, 2016.[9]

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.[10][11]