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

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Photo courtesy PBR by Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media

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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Kaique Pacheco Inches Closer To Second PBR World Championship With 90-Point, Round 1-Winning Ride in Manchester, New Hampshire

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Photo courtesy Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media

91-point ride aboard Dirty Sancho propels 2018 PBR World Champion Pacheco within 697.5 points of No.1 Jose Vitor Leme
MANCHESTER, N.H. (October 15, 2021) – As fan-attended events resumed for the first time in 608 days inside SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, the already historic 2021 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Championship slugfest intensified. World No.2 Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil) delivered a monster 90-point walk-off ride to win Round 1 of the elite Unleash The Beast’s Monster Energy Invitational, gaining crucial ground in his quest to become just the seventh multi-time World Champion in league history.

Read MoreKaique Pacheco Inches Closer To Second PBR World Championship With 90-Point, Round 1-Winning Ride in Manchester, New Hampshire

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

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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).

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

Texan Dalton Kasel Wins Round 1 in Front of Home-State San Antonio Crowd

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Photo by Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media | PBR

World No. 3, Texan Cooper Davis Holds Fifth Place Heading Into Championship Sunday

SAN ANTONIO – As the world’s toughest athletes visited San Antonio for the first time in nine years, PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) biggest stars shined inside AT&T Center during Round 1 of the 2021 U.S. Border Patrol Invitational presented by Ariat, which was won by Texan Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas).

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Cooper Davis Remains In The Hunt For The 2021 PBR World Championship With Round 1 Victory At First-Ever Unleash the Beast Event in Newark, New Jersey

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Jose Vitor Leme’s season for the ages rolls on as the reigning World Champion records his fourth consecutive qualified ride to tie for third in the opening round

NEWARK, N.J. – As action got underway for the first-ever PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast event in Newark, New Jersey, 2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas) kept his hopes of a second gold buckle alive. Davis notched his eighth round victory of the season when he dominated Round 1 of the PBR ZipRecruiter Invitational inside the Prudential Center.

Read MoreCooper Davis Remains In The Hunt For The 2021 PBR World Championship With Round 1 Victory At First-Ever Unleash the Beast Event in Newark, New Jersey

Cooper Davis Keeps World Championship Hopes Alive With Round 1 Win at PBR Unleash the Beast Major in Fort Worth

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Photo by Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media | PBR

Capitalizing on rare stumble by world No. 1 Jose Vitor Leme, Davis gained 39 points in the race for the 2021 PBR World Championship as he seeks his second gold buckle
FORT WORTH, Texas – Backed by the momentum of his home-state crowd, Texan Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas) was dominant Saturday evening as action got underway for the second PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast Major of 2021, the Tractor Supply Co. Iron Cowboy, presented by Ariat, in Fort Worth, Texas. Delivering his ninth 90-point ride of the season, the 2016 PBR World Champion won Round 1 of the progressive-elimination event, keeping his hopes alive for winning the 2021 PBR World Championship.

Read MoreCooper Davis Keeps World Championship Hopes Alive With Round 1 Win at PBR Unleash the Beast Major in Fort Worth

Reigning World Champion Jose Vitor Leme Makes Further PBR History in Nashville, Setting New League Record for Most 90-Point Rides in a Season with Round 1 Win

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Photo by Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media | PBR

Marking his historic 17th 90-point ride of the season, Leme’s 8-second effort aboard Show Me Homie also allowed him to further his stronghold on the world No. 1 rank
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Continuing his season for the ages in Nashville, Tennessee, Saturday evening, reigning PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Champion Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) further etched his name in the league record books inside Bridgestone Arena. Delivering his 17th 90-point ride of 2021 to win Round 1 of the elite Unleash The Beast’s Ariat Music City Knockout, presented by Cooper Tires, Leme set a new league record for most 90-point rides registered by a rider in one season.

Read MoreReigning World Champion Jose Vitor Leme Makes Further PBR History in Nashville, Setting New League Record for Most 90-Point Rides in a Season with Round 1 Win

Reigning PBR World Champion Jose Vitor Leme Cracks World Top 10 with Round 1 Win in Kansas City

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Photo courtesy Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media | PBR

Leme’s third PBR Unleash The Beast round win of 2021 earned courtesy of league-leading third 90-point ride of 2021 season

Despite his 2021 season having already been derailed twice by injury, reigning PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Champion Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) is riding with the same seemingly unstoppable form that earned him his first gold buckle in record fashion in 2020.
After breaking ribs during the late February event in Fort Worth, Texas, Leme, who was subsequently sidelined for one elite Unleash The Beast event, returned in triumphant fashion on Saturday evening in Kansas City, recording his third 90-point ride of the year to win Round 1 of the PBR Caterpillar Classic.

Read MoreReigning PBR World Champion Jose Vitor Leme Cracks World Top 10 with Round 1 Win in Kansas City

PBR World Champion Cooper Davis Remains Red Hot in Tulsa Splitting Round 1 Unleash The Beast Victory with Young Gun Ezekiel Mitchell

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Photo courtesy Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media

Seeking his second world title on Nov. 12-15 at the 2020 PBR World Finals at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Davis hones in on No. 1 Jose Vitor Leme who failed to reach the 8 in Round 1

Eager to make up for lost time, after a broken neck sustained in January sidelined him for nearly the entire first half of the 2020 PBR (Professional Bull Rider) Unleash The Beast season, 2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas) remained red hot in Tulsa, Oklahoma, tying for the Round 1 victory of the PBR Express Ranches Classic, presented by Bass Pro Shops, with young gun Ezekiel Mitchell (Rockdale, Texas) Saturday evening inside the BOK Center.

Read MorePBR World Champion Cooper Davis Remains Red Hot in Tulsa Splitting Round 1 Unleash The Beast Victory with Young Gun Ezekiel Mitchell