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PBR World Championship Race Intensifies as World No.4 Kyler Oliver Wins Round 1 of Unleash the Beast Event in Kansas City

World’s Top 5-ranked riders now within 152 points of one another as No. 1 Swearingen, No.3 Vieira and No.5 Leme also convert in the opening round of the PBR Caterpillar Classic, presented by Union Home Mortgage

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In front of a boisterous Kansas City crowd Friday evening inside the T-Mobile Center, the race for the 2022 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Championship reached a new level of intensity as four of the world’s Top 5-ranked riders delivered scores. After delivering the night’s lone 90-point score late in Round 1, Kyler Oliver (Roy, Utah) was unrivaled, solidifying his No. 4 rank and climbing within 76.16 points of reclaiming the No. 1 standing.

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Daylon Swearingen Wins Round 1 of PBR Unleash The Beast Event in St. Louis

Jose Vitor Leme ties for seventh in the opening round of the PBR TicketSmarter Invitational, presented by Cooper Tires, as is historic pursuit of an unprecedented third consecutive World Championship continues.

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Red-Hot Ezekiel Mitchell Wins Round 1 of PBR Unleash The Beast Event in Chicago

Joao Ricardo Vieira continues quest to become oldest PBR World Champion in history with Top-5 effort in opening round of competition from Allstate Arena

CHICAGO – On a snowy Friday evening in the greater Chicago area, Ezekiel Mitchell (Rockdale, Texas) was red-hot as the 12th PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast event in the Windy City got underway. As one of 13 riders to cover their opening-round draw, Mitchell won Round 1 of the tour stop inside Allstate Arena, surging to an early lead at the PBR Tractor Supply Co. Invitational.

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PBR World Champion Cooper Davis Wins Round 1 of PBR Unleash the Beast Major Surging to Top 15 World Standings

Mason Taylor finishes second in the opening round of the PBR Monster Energy Buckoff at the Garden, presented by Ariat, to further stronghold on world No.1 ranking
NEW YORK CITY – As the 15th iteration of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast event inside Madison Square Garden got underway on a snowy Friday evening in New York City, 2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas) was unrivaled. Delivering his first 90-point ride of the season, Davis won Round 1 and surged to a commanding lead at the PBR Monster Energy Buckoff at the Garden, presented by Ariat, the first PBR Major of the 2022 season.

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Recording Second-highest Score in PBR History, Texan Dalton Kasel Wins 2021 Pbr U.S. Border Patrol Invitational

Woopaa Propels Kasel to 96.75-Point Ride in Championship Round for Win

SAN ANTONIO – For the second time in the 2021 season, 2019 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Rookie of the Year Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) rode his way to a perfect 3-for-3 performance and another Unleash The Beast (UTB) tour win, this time in front of a home-state crowd inside AT&T Center in San Antonio.
Punctuating his perfrect weekend, Kasel registered the second-highest score in PBR history in the championship round, a 96.75-point ride aboard Woopaa (Barker Bucking Bulls/Hookin’ W Ranch).

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Six PBR World Champions Headline Teams for 2021 PBR Air Force Reserve Cowboys for a Cause

Leme, Pacheco, Davis, Alves and World Top 30 Take to USS Lexington, September 4
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Teams for PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) second-annual Cowboys for a Cause on September 4 will feature the Top 30 bull riders in the world and six previous PBR World Champions.

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Eleven-Time PBR World Finals Qualifier Valdiron de Oliveira Wins PBR Velocity Tour Event in Casper to Climb 78 Positions in the World Standings

Seeking his 12th appearance at the PBR World Finals on Nov. 12-15 in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium, the veteran rider is now within 61 points of the Top 35

The two-weekend, four-event marathon of PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour action in Casper, Wyoming, at the Casper Events Center came to a dramatic conclusion Saturday evening as 11-time PBR World Finals qualifier Valdiron de Oliveira (Balcimo, Brazil) delivered a flawless 2-for-2 performance to capture his first event victory since August 2016.

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Championship Matchup Set as Team Pendleton Whisky Prepares to Square up With Team Cooper Tires on CBS Sports

SCORE BULLETIN – PLAYOFF NIGHT TWO
Team Cooper Tires Rolls into Championship Sunday of New PBR Team Tournament
Team Cooper Tires: 344.75 points
Team Ariat: 89 points

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem rode out Old Glory to lead the opening ceremonies inside Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, and night two of the first major professional sport to host fans in North America since mid-March began with a bang.

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PBR Monster Energy Team Challenge: Team Cooper Tires Leads After First Week of Challenge

SCORE BULLETIN
Stetson Wright Captains Team Las Vegas to Third Consecutive Game Win with Shutout Victory on Challenge Day 3 of New PBR Team Tournament
Team Las Vegas: 174.75 points
Team Wrangler: 0 points
LAS VEGAS – Team Las Vegas began Challenge Day 3 of PBR’s new televised team tournament with a bang, riding to its second shutout victory and improving to 3-0 in Division A. Reigning PRCA All-Around Champion and Captain Stetson Wright (Milford, Utah) headlined his team’s dominating win inside the Pendleton Whisky Let ‘Er Buck Saloon at South Point Arena in Las Vegas with an 87.5-point trip aboard Dynamite Cap (Hart Cattle Co./Randy Wood). After delivering his first qualified ride of the uniquely formatted PBR Monster Energy Team Challenge, presented by U.S. Border Patrol on Saturday evening, Chase Dougherty’s (Canby, Oregon) momentum continued. The Oregon cowboy contributed the team’s second score, an 87.25-point ride aboard Silent Night (Hart Cattle Co./Randy Wood). The 174.75-0 win allowed Team Las Vegas to maintain their No. 2 rank in Division A. They trail No. 1 Team Cooper Tires, also with three wins, by 324 points in the overall event aggregate. Team Las Vegas will next go head-to-head against Team Can-Am on Challenge Day 4 on Friday, June 12. After a hard-fought loss on Challenge Day 1 when it was narrowly bested by Team Union Home Mortgage by 79.75 points, Team Wrangler has been on a downhill skid, shut out in its final two games. Ranked last in the Division A standings, the contingent captained by Colten Jesse (Konawa, Oklahoma) will look to right its course and advance to the championships in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, when the league will welcome back fans to the arena, when they next face off against Division A’s No. 1-ranked roster, Team Cooper Tires.