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2019 PBR World Finals XXVI
History
Before we present the adrenaline charged action of the PBR 2019 World Finals, in T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, we ask our dear readers’ permission to give a very brief bird’s eye view of what is at stake by way of starters. For our regular followers, this will enhance the excitement and whet their appetite for the pleasures of the coming events, the awaited four-day main course to be followed by a fifth of announcement of winners & celebrations. For those who are new to the sport, it introduces a few pieces of necessary information.
This year’s PBR World Finals XXVI contests are number 26 as the Latin numerals indicate. Twenty-six years ago, in 1992 to be precise, twenty American Rodeo athletes provided $1000 each and set up the professional body that organized and arranged the bull-riding contests which evolved into to-day’s World Finals. $20,000 may seem little by to-day’s standards but, in its day, was a hefty sum not to be sneezed at. Nowadays professional bull-riding is a multi-million dollars sport drawing athletes and fans not only from the two Americas but from all over the world. The contests are watched by new and veteran fans who cross continents and oceans to attend in person. Millions more watch the action on tele, with many networks airing the events; others watch the action on tablets or other smart devices.
The Competition
Bull riders are usually clad in traditional cowboy outfits with protective vests made of special high quality foam to lessen the impact of a fall, if one occurs, and leather chaps to protect the legs and thighs. To protect against rope burn, a rider also wears a leather glove on the hand that holds the rope. Mouth guards are optional on the professional level. Cowboy hats are the norm but wearing helmets is on the increase among adult riders. Young riders, that is those under 18 years of age, have to wear helmets and facial ice hockey like masks for extra protection. The beast has only the 5/8″ flank strap which is made of soft cotton and is wrapped under its hind legs supposedly to encourage it to buck. This innocuous strap has, in the past, caused much wrangling as animal rights activists wrongly thought that it was tied round the animal’s testicles.
Four judges are entrusted with giving points to the riders and four judged give points to the bulls. Each of the four judges gives up to 25 points for the rider’s performance. The bull is also given scores of up to 25 points by each judge for its effort. Then all four scores are combined and the total divided in half; this becomes the official score.
Round 1 Results and Highlights
Eduardo Aparecido
Chase Outlaw
Dalton Kasel
Cody Teel
Jose Vitor Leme
For more information please see the following link:
https://www.pbr.com/sites/default/files/2018-12/Section_01_PBR_basics_2018.pdf
https://www.pbr.com/page/332686/media-guide
https://www.pbr.com/results?eventId=168701
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2018 PBR World Finals November 8th/Day 2
In our article last year, “2017 PBR World Finals”, we commented at length on the immense appeal and increasing excitement of this sport which pits highly trained athletes’ wits, mental alertness and agility versus the sheer brute force of the bulls! Its fan base has continued to grow over the years and now counts millions upon millions not only in the two Americas but all over the world. Those who can, travel across the globe to watch the contest in situ while those unable to take the journey watch the contests on the screen. CBS Sports Network and other networks around the globe broadcast PBR contests. PBR televised broadcast viewers are now estimated at half a billion households. In February of this year (2018), a new digital network called RidePass adds hundreds of hours of bull riding and other western sports to anytime availability. It is a fitting addition to to-day’s digital world especially since PBR turned 25 this year! Happy 25th anniversary!.
It is a well-known fact that the ride lasts a mere eight (8) seconds but these are adrenaline-filled seconds like no other. Some animal activist groups think it a cruel sport but actually the riders are more likely to suffer injuries than the bulls. Bulls are money and that ensures that they are well looked after by their owners. Likewise, the athletes know well that it is paramount for them to have a good ride; it means thousands or millions of dollars in their pockets while a bad ride or a fall gets them next to nothing. Yet for most champions the most highly prized reward is to have their name listed in the Ring of Honour, similar to a hall of fame induction, and the $20,000 gold belt buckle.
2018 PBR World Finals contests in Las Vegas have been full if breathtaking and hair-raising moments as the riders tenaciously held on to the fiercely bucking bulls! We have captured those memorable moments on camera and will share them with you. On the second day of the contests, we are glad to report that all the champions left the arena on their feet. At the end of the second day, the 2008 World Champion, Guilherme Marchi (36 years old) announced that with 16 years’ experience of professional bull riding, he was looking forward to the next stage in his career: coaching and training aspiring bull riders in his native Brazil. Meanwhile, J. B. Mauney confirmed the close friendship between those two champions adding that professional bull-riding camaraderie was more like a family bond than competition.As always happens at this type of sports events, there is more to sample, experience and purchase by way of memento or souvenir. Thus there is PBR Finals Week Western Gift Expo, besides music and song with Vanessa Legrand, and great food and drink specials. All in all, the 2018 PBR World Finals is indeed a most exhilarating sports event offering maximum excitement and a rare chance to meet and mix with some of the best champions in the field.
For more details, please see the following links:
www.ridepass.com
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/professiobal_Bull_Riders
2017 PBR Media Guide, PBR & Bull Riding Basics -
2017 PBR World Finals
The Start
If you day-dream, dream BIG! This is the lesson PBR leaves you mulling. Twenty bull-riders’ dream, in 1992, costing each $ 1000, has become one of the fastest growing globally televised sports not only in the USA or the two Americas but in the whole world with millions upon millions of USA dollars in prize money. It’s a tough sport when you think that the average weight of the bull-rider is below 160 pounds (usually 159 or often less) while the bull usually weighs 2000 pounds! The ride lasts a mere eight (8) seconds but the risks to the rider are enormous till one remembers that this sport is not about weight nor yet about physical strength but about dexterity and the mental alertness-cum-imagination which allows the rider to foresee the bull’s move and maneuver his response so as to forestall every attempt by the bull to throw the rider off its back. Champion cow-boys’ wit and skill pitted against champion bulls’ brute force encapsulate the immense appeal and excitement inherent in this sport which attracts millions of fan attendees and glues millions more to their television screens.
2017 Competition
The BFTS (Built Ford Tough Series) World Finals in Las Vegas (1-5/11/2017) promised, and delivered, heaps of exciting competitions and lots more. Fans saw and cheered famous bull riders like Derek Kolbaba who at twenty-one years of age has become one of the top ten names in the sport with earnings over $ 306,000. There were many other well-known experienced bull-riders such as Cooper Davis and Kaique Pacheco. These two (Davis and Pacheco) were, unfortunately for them, bucked off in the fifth and final round of the World’s Finals on Sunday. Cooper Davis finished as number three (3) in the 2017 Finals with earnings totaling $280,770.92 while Kaique Pacheco finished as number five (5) with $405,775.15 in earnings. Number two was Derek Kolbaba who made $359,672.32 in earnings. But this year’s number one, the 2017 World Champion is Jess Lockwood with a whopping $1,525,292.90 earning. It is a dazzling achievement for Montana’s young rider who is only twenty years old. He is actually the youngest World Champion in PBR history. Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) won the 2017 PBR World Finals and Rookie of the Year with earnings totaling $459,927.
The 2017 Champion Bull
As for the bulls, to be fair one has to admit that they too put a remarkable show of stubbornness, bucking capacity and agility in spite of their colossal weight. Many of the bulls were already well-known worldwide; they too were cheered and admired and though bulls do not see a growth in bank accounts, they eventually get rewarded by being allowed to retire on some pretty stud farm. The 2017 Champion Bull is SweetPro’s Bruiser who has proved himself a champion par excellence, having won the YETI title for the second consecutive year! Congratulations to the Champions, humans and beasts, and the fun and excitement continue with the next rounds of competitions and winners.
It is pertinent here to note that there is more to the BFTS World Finals, in Las Vegas, than bull-riding competitions. Some of the most famous artists in country music and song have always taken part thereby adding an artistic and glamorous dimension to the events. There were many famous stars such as Chase Rice, Aaron Watson and Ryan Weaver. All in all the occasion provided lots of excitement and joy to the fortunate fans attending the event and to the millions watching on the screen all over the world. If you missed the event this year, plan for 2018 World Finals in November, 2018.
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One-on-One with Bull-Riding Champions of 2008 and 2014
The CEO (CEO Sean Gleason) mentioned that:
The TV coverage & actual attendance have grown tremendously over the years as did the financial side. Twenty years ago the PBR founders started with $1000 each; to-day it’s an international sport worth $45 Million. This years there 17 competitors from Australia, 13 from Brazil. There are American competitors of course & others from Canada & elsewhere. The Finals have been held in Las Vegas, NV for 22 consecutive years & will continue to be held in Las Vegas, NV for 3 more years. The PBR officials & the City officials are pleased to announce the extension of the agreement between them.
“CEO Gleason- Guilherme – JB-USA- _Trophy” by LA Studio Supreme & PBR Inc Interview With J.B. Mauney, 2008 PBR World Champion
1-Do you change your style or technique when riding different bulls?
— Every time I try to go the same way & hold on as long as I can.
2-How long have you been in this sport?
— I have been taking part in bull riding for 14 years.
3-When did you start training?
— at 5 years old.
4-Do you like your son to ride bulls in the future if he would like it?
— I would love it if a son of mine liked the sport & would encourage him.
5-Do you think you would like to train youngsters in the future on bull riding?
— yes, I speak about the sport to youngsters at school & might train them when I retire.
6-Is there a retirement age for a professional bull rider?
— A bull rider retires when his body tells him it can take no more. One knows how one’s body holds & it’s the body that decides when it’s time it’s time to retire. Bull riding is more difficult for tall men than for short men because the body needs to bend & contort less if the rider is short.
7-Is it different when you ride the same bull a second time?
— when you ride the same bull twice it can give you an understanding of what tricks he might do but bulls are smart animals. They too can sense the rider’s fear or hesitancy & they can become meaner. It can be dangerous.
8-What do you think when you are on the bull for those seconds?
— In the ride, I only think to hold on and to never let loose.
9-Are bulls smart?
— Bulls are smart like horses.
10-Would you participate in Bull Riding competitions outside the US?
— I traveled to Brazil & Canada & would not object to traveling to any country for the sport even as far as China. Where the venue is held is where bulls & riders would go. So far it had not been held in China.
11-How are the bulls chosen for PBR competitions?
— The bulls come from all over USA or local breeders in international events. If PBR thinks that the bull has what it takes to go for this sport, they bring it. It’s tested & if it is fit for the sport, it is on.
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“Stetson Lawrence-USA, ND- with trophy” by LA Studio Supreme & PBR Inc Interview with Guilherme Marchi, 2014 PBR World Champion :
1-Do you change your style or technique when riding different bulls?
— Every ride is different even if it’s the same bull. No two rides are ever the same.
2-When did you start training?
— I started training at 16 years of age.
3-Do you like your son to ride bulls in the future if he would like it?
— yes, I would love it if my son loved the sport & took to it.
4-Do you think you would like to train youngsters in the future on bull riding?
— I would gladly train youngsters in the sport.
5-What do you think when you are on the bull for those seconds?
— When he’s on the bull’s back, all he’s thinking is ‘ 8 seconds, 8 seconds’
“world champions next to trophy” by LA Studio Supreme & PBR Inc Interviews Conducted By : Tarek Kazamel exclusive for “CherryBuzz ”
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