THACKERVILLE, Okla. – More than 12,000 fans, including a PBR (Professional Bull Riders) record-breaking, capacity crowd of 7,000 fans on Saturday, watched 2013 PBR World Champion J.B. Mauney turn in the two highest-marked rides of the two-day WinStar World Casino and Resort Invitational, brought to you locally by Sonic, to win second place at the event and take over the No. 1 position in the PBR world standings.
Mauney came into the weekend 167.5 points behind then-No. 1 man Joao Ricardo Vieira and ends the weekend 252.5 points ahead of Vieira with only four events left until the PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas on Oct. 21-25.
Mauney won the Built Ford Tough Championship Round on Saturday with a 92.25-point ride on SweetPro’s Long John (D&H Cattle Company) and Round 1 on Friday night with a 90.5-point ride on Red Moon (Holmes/Jackson/Flyin S) to pick up 440 world standings points and $22,980.
Eduardo Aparecido was the only rider to go 3-for-3 on the weekend to win the WinStar World Casino and Resort Invitational event title.
He took sixth place in Round 1 with an 87.25-point ride on Johnny’s Boy (Ludtke Bucking Bulls LLC / The Jaynes Gang) and Round 2 with an 85.25-point ride on Deja Voodoo (Flying S Bucking Bulls/Dozier).
Aparecido then claimed second place in the championship round with 87.75 points on No Regrets (D&H Cattle Company), earning a total of 460 points towards the PBR world standings and $37,000 for the win.
The victory is Aparecido’s first since a first-place finish in Nampa, Idaho, in 2014.
Third place in the event went to Cody Nance, who finished second in Round 1 and third in the aggregate for a total of 270 world standings points.
Rookie Mason Lowe finished in fourth place, his highest finish since his third-place showing in Nampa in April. Fabiano Vieira rounded out the Top 5 in the event..
With a bull score of 45.25 out of 50 points, D&H Cattle Co.’s Stone Soberand SweetPro’s Long John tied for the Salem Nationalease High-marked Bull award in Thackerville.
Stone Sober unseated Renato Nunes in 5.21 seconds and SweetPro’s Long John helped Mauney earn the highest marked ride of the event.
Thackerville was the 22nd stop on the 2015 Built Ford Tough Series. With only four regular-season events left until the end of the 2015 BFTS, the riders will be hanging tough to qualify for the $2.3 million 2015 Built Ford Tough World Finals. This season culminating event takes place Oct. 21-25 in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center. A $1 million dollar bonus and the coveted PBR World Champion’s belt buckle await the man who earns the most world standings points in 2015. Tickets are on sale now at unlvtickets.com.
Next on the 2015 BFTS is a stop in Springfield, Missouri, at JQH Arena on Sept. 11-13 for the PFI Invitational presented by Bass Pro Shops and brought to you locally by Sonic. The event takes place at 8 p.m. CT on Friday, Sept. 11; 7 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 12; and 4:50 p.m. CT on Sunday, Sept. 13. Round 3 and the Built Ford Tough Championship Round will be televised on CBS Sports Network at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Fans can also watch each round of competition live on PBR LIVE via CarbonTV.com. PBR LIVE is now available at no charge to all fans and media and can be found by visiting www.pbr.com/live.
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 – WinStar World Casino and Resort Invitational
Thackerville, Oklahoma – WinStar World Casino and Resort
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Eduardo Aparecido, 87.25-85.25-87.75-260.25-460 Points.
2. J.B. Mauney, 90.5-0-92.25-182.75-440 Points.
3. Cody Nance, 89.25-85.5-0-174.75-270 Points.
4. Mason Lowe, 87.75-86.25-0-174.00-190 Points.
5. Fabiano Vieira, 85.75-86.25-0-172.00-115 Points.
6. Shane Proctor, 0-86.75-0-86.75-110 Points.
7. Ryan Dirteater, 88.5-0-0-88.50-65 Points.
8. Tanner Byrne, 0-86.25-0-86.25-60 Points.
9. Brady Sims, 86.25-77.5-0-163.75-45 Points.
(tie). Neil Holmes, 87.75-0-0-87.75-45 Points.
11. Joao Ricardo Vieira, 86.5-65.25-0-151.75-20 Points.
12. Ben Jones, 85.5-0-0-85.50-10 Points.
(tie). Cooper Davis, 0-85-0-85.00-10 Points.
(tie). Gage Gay, 84.75-0-0-84.75-10 Points.
(tie). Luis Blanco, 0-84.25-0-84.25-10 Points.
16. Renato Nunes, 83-0-0-83.00
17. Emilio Resende, 0-82.75-0-82.75
18. Silvano Alves, 0-82.5-0-82.50
19. Kaique Pacheco, 71.5-0-0-71.50
Matt Triplett, 0-0-0-0.00
Nathan Schaper, 0-0-0-0.00
Guilherme Marchi, 0-0-0-0.00
Stetson Lawrence, 0-0-0-0.00
Reese Cates, 0-0-0-0.00
J.W. Harris, 0-0-0-0.00
Mike Lee, 0-0-0-0.00
Robson Aragao, 0-0-0-0.00
Rubens Barbosa, 0-0-0-0.00
Aaron Roy, 0-0-0-0.00
Kasey Hayes, 0-0-0-0.00
Stormy Wing, 0-0-0-0.00
Michael Lane, 0-0-0-0.00
Lachlan Richardson, 0-0-0-0.00
Dave Mason, 0-0-0-0.00
Robson Palermo, 0-0-0-0.00
Tyler Harr, 0-0-0-0.00
Alexandre Cardozo, 0-0-0-0.00
Douglas Duncan, 0-0-0-0.00
Justin Paton, 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. J.B. Mauney, 24, 4, 11, 3,887.50, $265,907.49
2. Joao Ricardo Vieira, 37, 3, 12, 3,635.00, $524,105.80
3. Kaique Pacheco, 49, 11, 18, 2,987.50, $306,136.19
4. Matt Triplett, 36, 2, 12, 2,722.50, $173,480.13
5. Fabiano Vieira, 36, 2, 10, 2,547.50, $198,400.22
6. Nathan Schaper, 39, 2, 10, 2,170.00, $128,164.07
7. Valdiron de Oliveira, 33, 1, 10, 1,903.33, $124,250.31
8. Guilherme Marchi, 36, 2, 7, 1,862.50, $139,897.35
9. Stetson Lawrence, 37, 1, 10, 1,841.25, $102,993.46
10. Reese Cates, 42, 4, 11, 1,742.50, $126,526.95
11. Silvano Alves, 26, 3, 10, 1,728.33, $216,216.22
12. J.W. Harris, 28, 1, 6, 1,697.50, $100,670.00
13. Cody Nance, 53, 3, 16, 1,532.50, $120,078.23
14. Mike Lee, 49, 5, 13, 1,390.00, $125,034.09
15. Eduardo Aparecido, 31, 2, 7, 1,367.50, $93,313.28
16. Shane Proctor, 29, 0, 5, 1,362.50, $69,797.70
17. Tanner Byrne, 44, 3, 19, 1,217.50, $101,498.57
18. Robson Aragao, 51, 0, 15, 1,200.00, $80,995.64
19. Ben Jones, 36, 4, 10, 1,170.00, $101,797.56
20. Cooper Davis, 38, 1, 12, 1,130.00, $104,491.58
21. Mason Lowe, 24, 4, 11, 1,034.16, $64,328.58
22. Rubens Barbosa, 30, 1, 7, 1,021.25, $68,998.18
23. Renato Nunes, 31, 5, 7, 965.00, $64,026.75
24. Aaron Roy, 32, 2, 8, 930.00, $84,077.54
25. Gage Gay, 42, 4, 8, 910.00, $69,442.37
26. Chase Outlaw, 16, 1, 5, 810.00, $50,936.07
27. Kasey Hayes, 30, 1, 3, 792.50, $53,113.46
28. Ryan Dirteater, 42, 0, 5, 730.83, $49,590.79
29. L.J. Jenkins, 19, 0, 3, 728.75, $42,200.18
30. Stormy Wing, 32, 2, 5, 655.00, $41,555.57
31. Brady Sims, 30, 0, 2, 627.50, $45,543.54
32. Bonner Bolton, 32, 2, 6, 583.33, $43,891.06
33. Michael Lane, 36, 1, 13, 548.33, $46,128.32
34. Lachlan Richardson, 53, 4, 14, 542.50, $57,415.12
35. Dave Mason, 47, 5, 11, 535.00, $46,073.42
36. Robson Palermo, 40, 2, 7, 487.50, $43,934.58
37. Tyler Harr, 59, 2, 11, 477.50, $49,167.96
38. Neil Holmes, 33, 5, 12, 465.00, $51,545.11
39. Alexandre Cardozo, 51, 4, 10, 464.16, $49,504.93
40. Douglas Duncan, 33, 0, 3, 463.75, $30,159.02
41. Luis Blanco, 54, 3, 15, 455.00, $50,442.45
42. Justin Paton, 33, 4, 13, 427.50, $33,729.63
43. Thad Newell, 37, 1, 14, 365.83, $49,078.60
44. Sean Willingham, 30, 0, 3, 337.50, $28,017.69
45. Luciano Henrique De Castro, 12, 2, 8, 335.00, $185,038.33
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