MLG is only one of a number of firms offering such contests.

举办这种比赛的公司有许多，MLG只是其中一家。

Each of MLG's events this year has set new viewing records.

今年，MLG每一场赛事的观众人数都创了新高。

One of those who attended MLG's Orlando event had come all the way from California.

其中一个到场观看MLG奥兰多联赛的粉丝就是从加州远道而来的。

Sundance diGiovanni, MLG's founder and chief executive, concedes that many people still think playing video games for money is a strange idea.

MLG的创始人及首席执行官桑德斯迪? 乔瓦尼坦承，很多人仍然觉得靠玩电子游戏赚钱是件不靠谱的事。

Yet although MLG and similar organisations have been hosting tournaments for years, professional gaming has been slower to catch on in the West.

不过，虽然美国竞技游戏联盟及类似的团体多年以来一直都有主办电竞联赛，但职业游戏联赛在西方却流行得没那么迅速。

The matches were part of a three-day tournament run in Orlando, Florida, by Major League Gaming (MLG), an American firm that organises “e-sports” events around the country.

这些比赛是佛罗里达州奥兰多市为期三天的电竞联赛的一部分，联赛由美国竞技游戏联盟举行，这家美国公司会在全国组织各类电子竞技赛事。