PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals qualifiers & Bullfighters announced
With only 492.5
points separating the top five riders, the 2017 PBR Built Ford Tough World
Finals are sure to be an intense and pressure-packed competition, with a number
of riders eyeing the gold buckle and $1 million bonus at the at the T-Mobile
Arena in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, Nov. 1-5.
The qualifiers for this
year’s iteration of the highest stakes bull riding competition in the world and
competing for $2.3 million in prize money are:
Derek Kolbaba (Walla
Walla, Washington)
Eduardo Aparecido
(Gouvelandia, Brazil)
Cooper Davis (Jasper,
Texas)
Jess Lockwood (Volborg,
Montana)
Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba,
Brazil)
Chase Outlaw (Hamburg,
Arkansas)
Stormy Wing (Dalhart,
Texas)
Joao Ricardo Vieira
(Itatina, Brazil)
Dener Barbosa (Paulo Dr
Faria, Brazil)
Fabiano Vieira (Perola,
Brazil)
Cody Teel (Kountze,
Texas)
Rubens Barbosa (Iaciara,
Goias Brazil)
Claudio Montanha Jr.
(Ribeirao dos Indios, Brazil)
J.B. Mauney
(Statesville, North Carolina)
Cody Nance (Paris,
Tennessee)
Matt Triplett (Columbia
Falls, Montana)
Stetson Lawrence
(Williston, North Dakota)
Mason Lowe (Exeter,
Missouri)
Marco Eguchi (Poa,
Brazil)
Guilherme Marchi (Tres
Lagoas, Brazil)
Shane Proctor (Grand
Coulee, Washington)
Silvano Alves (Pilar Do
Sul, Brazil)
Ryan Dirteater (Hulbert,
Oklahoma)
Dakota Buttar
(Kindersley, Canada)
Emilio Resende (Santa
Helena Do Goias, Brazil)
Brennon Eldred (Sulphur,
Oklahoma)
Luciano De Castro
(Guzolandia, Brazil)
Ramon de Lima (Sao
Paulo, Brazil)
Gage Gay (Staley, North
Carolina)
Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas)
Cody Campbell
(Summerville, Oregon)
Lachlan Richardson
(Gresford, Austraila)
Koal Livingston
(Burleson, Texas)
Troy Wilkinson (Upper
Horton, Australia)
J.W. Harris (Mullin,
Texas)
Joining these 35 men at
World Finals are five qualifiers from the Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour
(RVT) Finals. 2017 PBR Brazil Champion Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas
do Rio Pardo, Brazil) earned his spot as the top qualifier from the
PBR’s tours in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. Alex Marcilio(Macaubal,
Brazil) and Skeeter Kingsolver (Mclouth, Kansas) each
secured a place as the RVT’s top overall performing riders who were not ranked
within the Top 35 in the PBR world standings. Sage Kimzey (Weatherford,
Oklahoma) clenched a berth after winning the RVT Finals Event and Taylor
Toves (Stephenville, Texas) also qualified after finishing second.
The distinction of
defending the PBR bull riders during each 8-second ride at the Finals has been
imparted upon Shorty Gorham, Frank Newsom, Jesse
Byrne and Cody Webster.
A total of $2.3 million
is at stake during the 2017 PBR World Finals including a $1 million bonus
awarded to the World Champion, who also receives the coveted World Champion
belt buckle.
Each rider will ride one
bull per night during Rounds 1-5 from Wednesday through Sunday. Scores from the
five rides will then be combined, and the Top 15 riders will advance to the
Built Ford Tough Championship Round following the completion of Round 5 on
Sunday, Nov. 5. The rider with the highest total score for the six rounds will
earn the PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals event title and $250,000 for first
place.
CBS Sports Network will
broadcast every round of the 2017 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals live at 10
p.m. ET, Wednesday-Friday, 11 p.m. Saturday and then at 4 p.m. on Sunday. B&W Hitches Inside the PBR World Finals presented by
Yeti will air live from the Toshiba Plaza at T-Mobile Arena 30 minutes
before the competition each night. Full event replays will also stream
on-demand on the free PBR app and PBR.com,
available at 8 a.m. ET the following morning.
For more information on
the World Finals, please visit www.pbrworldfinals.com
~PBR Media
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