Zangief Actor Olivier Richters Competed in a Street Fighter 6 Tournament Using Zangief, and He's Actually Pretty Good

Olivier Richters, the seven-foot-tall actor who played Zangief in the 2026 Street Fighter movie , competed in a Street Fighter 6 tournament using the same character he portrayed in the film. The tournament, called Chip Damage, took place in Richters’ home country of the Netherlands. Richters competed under the screen name ‘TheDutchGiant’ using Modern controls, a simplified control scheme that is more approachable for newer players. Taking a look at the tournament bracket on Start.gg, Richters was knocked out of the winners side and won two sets by DQ before getting defeated by a player named ‘BlackBeard.’ Regardless of his…