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This is a video transcript about the rise of Sandrock Gaming, a team of Rocket League players from the Middle East region. The video features interviews with Johnny Boy, a commentator and streamer, and Minsivic, the founder of Sandrock Gaming. They talk about how they discovered Ahmad and Khalid, two of the best players in the world, and how they helped them showcase their skills in tournaments against European teams. They also explain the challenges and frustrations that Sandrock faced due to the lack of official support and recognition for their region. The video ends with the announcement of the RLCS expansion that finally includes the Middle East and North Africa region, giving Sandrock a chance to compete for a world championship.
1. The speaker is a commentator for the Rock League Championship Series.
2. The speaker first heard about Ahmad, a player, when watching Scrub Killer's Twitch channel.
3. Ahmad was initially known by a ridiculous name and had a high ping connection.
4. Ahmad was competing against one player who was cueing into him on purpose in 1v1 matches.
5. Scrub Killer, another player, told Ahmad he would never win in a competition and show match setting.
6. The speaker set up a match between Ahmad, Scrub Killer, and another player on his channel, with Ahmad leading two games to one after three games.
7. The speaker was impressed by Ahmad's competitive play against one of the best players at the time.
8. The speaker mentioned that Ahmad was the only player in the Middle Eastern region who could compete with the best players until Khalid emerged.
9. Some players played with Ahmad in 2v2 against other countries and other players, and Ahmad was clearly the best player.
10. The speaker mentioned a mysterious player with no profile picture who was at the top of the leaderboards and nobody knew who he was.
11. The speaker set up a 2v2 match for Ahmad and Khalid against Canada. Ahmad and Khalid completely destroyed their opponents.
12. Ahmad and Khalid were both world-class players from the Middle Eastern region, but they were playing the game in totally different ways.
13. At the end of 2019, Khalid went through the entire 1v1 tournament on the speaker's channel called Salt Mine, undefeated.
14. The speaker was running a 1v1 tournament on his channel, Salt Mine, where the best 1v1 players in the world were invited to compete in the main event.
15. The speaker was trying to convince Ahmad and his team to compete in the RLCS, the highest level of competition, but there was no clear pathway for regions outside of the RLCS regions.
16. The speaker mentioned that Civic, a player, created his own tournament with a twenty-thousand-dollar prize pool of his own money, to show the world that Ahmad and his team were competitive.
17. The speaker mentioned that Ahmad scored a redirect, considered one of the best in history, with the series hanging in the balance.
18. The speaker announced that Asia Pacific North, Asia Pacific South, MENA (Middle East and North Africa), and SSA (Sub-Saharan Africa) were being introduced as new regions in the RLCS. This means that teams from these regions, including Saudi Arabia, India, Japan, and others, will be able to compete in the RLCS.