NAMPA, Idaho – Going 3-for-3 at the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) DeWALT Guaranteed Tough Invitational, presented by Express Employment Professionals, 2008 PBR World Champion Guilherme Marchi earned his second BFTS victory of the season.
Marchi rode all four of the bulls he faced during the weekend, including his 15/15 Bucking Battle opponent on Saturday night. He earned a combined total of 500 event points for his first-place finish in the Built Ford Tough Championship Round and in the DeWalt Guaranteed Tough Invitational event aggregate and picked up another 90 points with his second-place finish in the 15/15 Bucking Battle.
The 590 total points moved him into the No. 5 spot in the PBR world standings.
Marchi rode King Buck for 89.25 points in the championship round to earn the victory.
“I feel good,” Marchi said. “I took the time off at Easter to hang out on my ranch, ride horses with my kids and take time with my family. I had good bulls this weekend and I felt really good, really strong.”
Mason Lowe, who entered the championship round in the lead in the aggregate, was on pace to win the first BFTS event of his career, but finished in second as he covered 2 out of 3 bulls on the weekend.
Lowe earned a total of 375 points toward the world standings for his performance.
Joao Ricardo Vieira, the No. 1 bull rider in the PBR world standings,Tanner Byrne and Kasey Hayes rounded out the Top 5. They picked up a total of 290, 165 and 145 points, respectively, toward the world standings.
With a bull score of 46.5 out of 50 points, I’m a Gangster Too (Jeff Robinson/TNT Bucking Bulls) was named the Salem NationaLease High-marked Bull in Nampa as he bucked off Eduardo Aparecido in 1.83 seconds during the 15/15 Bucking Battle on Saturday Night.
Nampa is the 14th of 27 stops on the 2015 PBR Built Ford Tough Series schedule. The season will culminate with the PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas on Oct. 21-25 when the 2015 PBR World Champion, the bull rider who earns the most points during the 2015 season, will receive the coveted World Championship belt buckle and a $1 million bonus.
The BFTS will be back in action next weekend at the Stanley Performance in Action Invitational, presented by Cooper Tires. The event will take place at the Rimrock Auto Arena on Friday, April 17, at 8 p.m., and Saturday, April 18, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 19 at 1:50 p.m. The Rimrock Auto Arena will also be the site of the fifth 15/15 Bucking Battle of the season which will air on CBS Television Network on Sunday, April 19 at 1 p.m. ET.
The BFTS is televised every week on CBS, CBS Sports Network – the home of the PBR – and networks around the world. BFTS telecasts are produced for the PBR under a multi-year agreement with David Neal Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company led by 34-time Emmy® Award winner and Peabody Award winner David Neal, who serves as executive producer.
2015 Professional Bull Riders – DeWALT Guaranteed Tough Invitational
Nampa – Ford Idaho Center
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Guilherme Marchi, 84.5-70-89.25-243.75-500 Points.
2. Mason Lowe, 86-87.5-0-173.50-375 Points.
3. Joao Ricardo Vieira, 0-84.75-88-172.75-290 Points.
4. Tanner Byrne, 81.5-86.75-0-168.25-165 Points.
5. Kasey Hayes, 89-0-0-89.00-145 Points.
6. Nathan Schaper, 87.25-0-0-87.25-80 Points.
7. Cooper Davis, 86.5-0-0-86.50-65 Points.
(tie). Renato Nunes, 83-78.25-0-161.25-65 Points.
9. Stetson Lawrence, 0-83.75-0-83.75-50 Points.
10. Douglas Duncan, 86-0-0-86.00-45 Points.
11. Brady Sims, 0-83.25-0-83.25-40 Points.
12. Fabiano Vieira, 85-0-0-85.00-10 Points.
(tie). Shane Proctor, 0-82-0-82.00-10 Points.
(tie). Eduardo Aparecido, 0-83-0-83.00-10 Points.
(tie). Bryan Titman, 84.5-0-0-84.50-10 Points.
16. Robson Aragao, 0-81.5-0-81.50
Valdiron de Oliveira, 0-0-0-0.00
Silvano Alves, 0-0-0-0.00
J.W. Harris, 0-0-0-0.00
Kaique Pacheco, 0-0-0-0.00
Reese Cates, 0-0-0-0.00
Mike Lee, 0-0-0-0.00
Cody Nance, 0-0-0-0.00
L.J. Jenkins, 0-0-0-0.00
Ryan Dirteater, 0-0-0-0.00
Stormy Wing, 0-0-0-0.00
Bonner Bolton, 0-0-0-0.00
Dave Mason, 0-0-0-0.00
Rubens Barbosa, 0-0-0-0.00
Claudio Crisostomo, 0-0-0-0.00
Sean Willingham, 0-0-0-0.00
Gage Gay, 0-0-0-0.00
Lachlan Richardson, 0-0-0-0.00
Alexandre Cardozo, 0-0-0-0.00
Aaron Roy, 0-0-0-0.00
Markus Mariluch, 0-0-0-0.00
2015 Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series World Finals Standings
(Place, Rider, Events, Wins, Top 5’s, Points, Total Winnings)
1. Joao Ricardo Vieira, 19, 2, 6, 2,505.000, $297,125.00
2. Matt Triplett, 17, 2, 7, 2,210.000, $138,827.67
3. Valdiron de Oliveira, 21, 1, 8, 1,783.330, $118,208.82
4. Silvano Alves, 20, 3, 9, 1,718.330, $213,921.22
5. Guilherme Marchi, 18, 2, 4, 1,710.000, $113,341.19
6. J.W. Harris, 17, 1, 5, 1,502.500, $87,390.00
7. Kaique Pacheco, 26, 8, 9, 1,487.500, $96,098.41
8. Reese Cates, 17, 2, 5, 1,357.500, $95,131.72
9. Ben Jones, 26, 4, 10, 1,160.000, $98,302.56
10. Nathan Schaper, 18, 0, 4, 1,142.500, $60,716.19
11. Fabiano Vieira, 18, 1, 4, 1,110.000, $77,517.24
12. J.B. Mauney, 11, 0, 2, 965.000, $65,711.67
13. Mike Lee, 20, 2, 2, 880.000, $58,428.33
14. Shane Proctor, 16, 0, 2, 815.000, $40,311.67
15. Chase Outlaw, 13, 0, 4, 810.000, $50,136.07
16. Stetson Lawrence, 17, 0, 2, 798.750, $49,150.00
17. Cody Nance, 18, 0, 5, 750.000, $46,963.38
18. L.J. Jenkins, 18, 0, 3, 728.750, $42,200.19
19. Tanner Byrne, 17, 0, 3, 675.000, $44,651.57
20. Eduardo Aparecido, 18, 0, 2, 597.500, $34,776.67
21. Kasey Hayes, 15, 0, 2, 592.500, $34,983.33
22. Mason Lowe, 6, 3, 6, 577.500, $36,203.51
23. Ryan Dirteater, 19, 0, 2, 555.830, $32,345.30
24. Cooper Davis, 20, 1, 7, 540.000, $53,032.24
25. Stormy Wing, 17, 1, 3, 520.000, $29,418.33
26. Bonner Bolton, 16, 2, 5, 487.500, $35,802.70
27. Renato Nunes, 16, 0, 1, 470.000, $28,001.13
28. Brady Sims, 17, 0, 2, 370.000, $26,947.26
29. Dave Mason, 22, 4, 7, 360.000, $29,934.35
30. Rubens Barbosa, 14, 0, 6, 341.250, $21,893.33
31. Douglas Duncan, 13, 0, 1, 318.750, $17,967.86
32. Robson Aragao, 25, 0, 7, 297.500, $26,805.20
33. Claudio Crisostomo, 6, 0, 1, 280.000, $14,493.33
34. Sean Willingham, 18, 0, 1, 275.000, $19,298.33
35. Bryan Titman, 21, 2, 3, 265.000, $25,600.05
36. Gage Gay, 17, 2, 2, 235.000, $23,700.75
37. Lachlan Richardson, 26, 1, 4, 220.000, $18,285.93
38. Alexandre Cardozo, 22, 3, 5, 205.000, $24,081.25
39. Cody Tyler White, 18, 2, 4, 195.000, $18,724.50
40. Fraser Babbington, 14, 2, 9, 190.000, $16,605.84
41. Austin Meier, 21, 1, 5, 185.000, $17,338.73
42. Michael Lane, 13, 1, 5, 180.000, $15,428.35
43. Robson Palermo, 18, 1, 5, 177.500, $15,820.37
44. Jay Miller, 13, 1, 4, 170.000, $20,197.57
45. Luis Blanco, 24, 1, 3, 162.500, $18,557.12
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