Powerhouses to Face off on Playoff Night Two as Teams Ariat and Las Vegas Move on From Wildcard Friday
By: Easton Colvin
SCORE BULLETIN – PLAYOFF NIGHT ONE
Team Las Vegas Survives Wildcard Game One in Sioux Falls, Moves On to Playoff Day Two
Team Las Vegas: 0 points
Team Boot Barn: 0 points
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – As PBR (Professional Bull Riders) welcomed fans back into the arena to the first live sporting event since mid-March in Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Game One of the Monster Energy Team Challenge Playoffs ended in a 0-0 tie. Team Las Vegas and Team Boot Barn went head-to-head on the dirt, but were flattened by a raucous pen of bulls, who jerked and whipped and violently flung all eight cowboys over 14 outs, turning in 10 bull scores of more than 43 points. Team Las Vegas (4-2-1) will move on to Playoff Day Two Saturday based upon its regular season aggregate score, keeping its Monster Energy Team Challenge Championship hopes alive. After the loss, Team Boot Barn (3-2-2) headed to a consolation game for fifth place. Team Las Vegas moves on to play Division B No. 1 seed Team Pendleton Whisky tomorrow, Saturday, July 11. The winner of that game will secure a berth in the Monster Energy Team Challenge Championship.
“The bull power is the same it was in Vegas,” said Team Las Vegas Captain Stetson Wright.
“I just didn’t show up ready tonight obviously. But luckily my team rode good coming in during the regular season and we are moving on.”
Team Ariat Wins, Sets Up Powerhouse Matchup with Team Cooper Tires on Playoff Night Two
Team Ariat: 172.75 points
Team Can-Am: 88.25 points
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Led by 2016 World Champion Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas), Team Ariat defeated Team Can-Am on Playoff Night One to keep its Monster Energy Team Championship hopes alive. With the first ride of Playoff Night One of PBR’s groundbreaking team tournament, Team Ariat Captain Davis covered Evil Intentions (Jane Clark/Gene Owen) for 85.25 points in the first half. Tyler Bingham (Tremonton, Utah) locked up the win for Team Ariat with an 87.5-point trip aboard Nailed (Kruger Bucking Bulls) in the second half. Team Can-Am refused to go quietly into the night, avoiding the shutout when Mauricio Gula Moreira (Gaviao, Brazil) posted the highest score of the game, 88.25 points on Black Rose (Kruger Bucking Bulls). After the loss, Team Can-Am (3-4) moved to the fifth-place consolation game later Friday night. Team Ariat’s win brought its tournament record to 5-1-1, earning a matchup with No. 1 seed Team Cooper Tires tomorrow, Saturday, July 11 for a berth in the Monster Energy Team Challenge Championship game.
“There was a lot of pressure on tonight,” said Team Ariat Captain Cooper Davis. “We needed to step up and make something happen. Luckily I covered my bull, Tyler made it happen too and we got a big win.”
“I expected to ride tonight. I was disappointed when I came off the first one,” said Team Ariat rider Tyler Bingham. “But I got the second one done. Our team pulled together and won this game.”
Team Can-Am Uses Strong Regular Season Performance to Finish Fifth in Groundbreaking Monster Energy Team Challenge
Team Can-Am: 0 points
Team Boot Barn: 0 points
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – As the dust settled on Playoff Night One of PBR’s new team tournament – the Monster Energy Team Challenge – inside Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Team Can-Am earned itself a fifth-place finish, despite not earning a qualified ride in Friday night’s final game, thanks to its stellar regular season performance. After tying Team Boot Barn 0-0 in the consolation game on Friday night, Team Can-Am, as a result of a regular season aggregate score tiebreaker, earned the victory. Team Can-Am finished the tournament 3-4-1. Team Boot Barn (3-2-3) surged through the last weekend of Division B competition, but with fans in the arena was unable to score in two games during Playoff Night One, finishing sixth in the tournament.
SCORE RECAPS – CHALLENGE DAYS 1-12
CHALLENGE DAY 1: New PBR Team Tournament Launches with a Blowout, Shutout and Dramatic Seesaw Battle at South Point Arena in Las Vegas
Team Cooper Tires (1-0) Defeats Team Can-Am (0-1) │ 336.25-87
Team Las Vegas (1-0) Defeats Team YETI (0-1) │ 88.25-0
Team Union Home Mortgage (1-0) Defeats Team Wrangler (0-1) │ 337-257.25
CHALLENGE DAY 2: Powerhouse Shutouts, Gritty Rides and High Adrenaline Action Headline Challenge Day 2
Team Can-Am (1-1) Defeats Team Wrangler (0-2) │ 347.25-0
Team Las Vegas (2-0) Defeats Team Union Home Mortgage (1-1) │ 257-85.25-
Team Cooper Tires (2-0) Defeats Team YETI (0-2) │ 332-0
CHALLENGE DAY 3: Team Cooper Tires Builds Sizeable Lead with Third Consecutive Win to Conclude First Weekend of New PBR Team Challenge
Team Las Vegas (3-0) Defeats Team Wrangler (0-3) │ 175.75-0
Team YETI (1-2) Defeats Team Can-Am (1-2) │ 173-86.5
Team Cooper Tires (3-0) Defeats Team Union Home Mortgage (1-2) │ 175.75-88.5
CHALLENGE DAY 4: Unstoppable Team Cooper Tires and Resurgent Team Wrangler Headline Explosive Action from Challenge Day 4 of New PBR Team Challenge
Team Can-Am (2-2) Defeats Team Union Home Mortgage (1-3) │ 173.25-0
Team Wrangler (1-3) Defeats Team YETI (1-3) │ 259.5-254.25
Team Cooper Tires (4-0) Defeats Team Las Vegas (3-1) │ 259.25-84.5
CHALLENGE DAY 5: Dramatic Finishes on Challenge Day 5 of PBR Team Challenge Architect Must-Win Game for Final Division A Championship Berth
Team Cooper Tires (5-0) Defeats Team Wrangler (1-4) │ 173-170.25
Team Las Vegas (4-1) Defeats Team Can-Am (2-3) │ 175.25-89.25
Team Union Home Mortgage (2-3) Defeats Team YETI (1-4) │ 88-87.5
CHALLENGE DAY 6: Mauricio Moreira Converts Under Pressure in Game’s Final Out to Propel Team Can-Am to PBR Team Challenge Playoffs in Sioux Falls
Team Wrangler (2-4-0) Defeats Team Yeti (1-5-0) | 176.25-88.25
Team Cooper Tires (6-0-0) Defeats Team Las Vegas (4-2-0) | 259-0
Team Can-Am (3-3-0) Defeats Team Union Home Mortgage (2-4-0) | 173.5-172.75
CHALLENGE DAY 7: Pendleton Whisky Earns Walk-Off Win, Swearingen Proves Clutch, Davis Beats Dirteater as Division B Opens Action
Team Pendleton Whisky (1-0) Defeats Team South Point (0-1) | 166.5-158
Team Boot Barn (1-0) Defeats Team Cat (0-1) | 169-83.75
Team Ariat (1-0) Defeats Team Lucas Oil (0-1) | 86.5-83
CHALLENGE DAY 8: Pendleton Whisky Takes Over First Place, Ariat Stays Undefeated while South Point and Lucas Oil Duel Into the Night
Team Pendleton Whisky (2-0) Defeats Team Boot Barn (1-1) | 161.25-86
Team Ariat (2-0) Defeats Team Cat (0-2) | 160.75-79.25
Team South Point (1-1) Defeats Team Lucas Oil (0-2) | 259.25-171.25
CHALLENGE DAY 9: Team Ariat Hits the 90-Point Mark Twice to Remain Undefeated in PBR Team Challenge
Team Lucas Oil (1-2) Defeats Team Cat (0-3) | 171.25-0
Team South Point (2-1) Defeats Team Boot Barn (1-2) | 172.5-0
Team Ariat (3-0) Defeats Team Pendleton Whisky (2-1) | 266-173.54
CHALLENGE DAY 10: Team Ariat Keeps Rolling, Playoff Race Tightens in Division B at Monster Energy Team Challenge
Team Pendleton Whisky (3-1) Defeats Team Cat (0-4) | 411.75-88.25
Team Boot Barn (2-2) Defeats Team Lucas Oil (1-3) | 254.5-167.75
Team Ariat (4-0) Defeats Team South Point (2-2) | 258.5-0
CHALLENGE DAY 11: Team Pendleton Whisky Clinches Playoff Berth, Two Teams Tie on Monster Energy Team Challenge Day 11
Team Ariat (4-0-1) Ties Team Boot Barn (2-2-1) |86.75-86.75
Team South Point (3-2) Defeats Team Cat (0-5) | 88.75
Team Pendleton Whisky (4-1) Defeats Team Lucas Oil (1-4) | 88-86.5
CHALLENGE DAY 12: Playoff Picture Painted as Division B Wraps Up Actions at Monster Energy Team Challenge
Team Lucas Oil (1-4-1) Ties Team Cat (0-5-1) | 0-0
Team Boot Barn (3-2-1) Defeats Team South Point (3-3-0) | 152-0
Team Pendleton Whisky (5-1-0) Defeats Team Ariat (4-1-1) | 258.75-88.5
INJURY UPDATES
OUT: Team Boot Barn’s Andrew Alvidrez is out due to a left hamstring strain suffered on his second ride during Game One of Playoff Night One.
YETI “BUILT FOR THE WILD” BULL OF THE WEEKEND STANDINGS
Here are the Top bull 5 scores recorded on Playoff Night One of the 2020 PBR Monster Energy Team Challenge, presented by U.S. Border Patrol:
1. Oz (TNT Bucking Bulls/Hart Cattle Co.) – 44.75 points (Playoff Night One, Daylon Swearingen, 3.46 seconds)
2. Marquis Metal Works Bill The Butcher (Paradigm Bull Co./Marquis Metal Works) – 44.5 points (Playoff Night One, Andrew Alvidrez 3.98 seconds)
3. Boogie Bomb (Bland Bucking Bulls/Cooper) – 44.25 points (Playoff Night One, Rafael Henrique Dos Santos, 1.83 seconds)
T4. Lil 2 Train (Jane Clark/Gene Owen) – 44 points (Playoff Night One, Maverick Potter, 2 seconds)
T4. Chain Smoker (Kruger Bucking Bulls) – 44 points (Playoff Night One, Cooper Davis, 4.97 seconds)
BUILT FORD TOUGH MVP STANDINGS
Here are the standings for the Built Ford Tough MVP race for the 2020 PBR Monster Energy Team Challenge, presented by U.S. Border Patrol after Playoff Night One:
1. Jose Vitor Leme, 9-for-12, 779.5 points
2. Mauricio Moreira, 6-for-14, 519.5 points
3. Cooper Davis, 6-for-14, 496.5 points
4. Daylon Swearingen, 5-for-15, 479 points
5. Roscoe Jarboe, 5-for-12, 434.75 points
6. Marco Eguchi, 5-for-9, 432 points
7. Ky Hamilton, 5-for-14, 431 points
8. Shane Proctor, 4-for-10, 349.25 points
9. Derek Kolbaba, 4-for-12, 347.5 points
10. Colten Jesse, 4-for-12, 347 points
11. Ryan Dirteater, 4-for-9, 335.5 points
12. Lucas Divino, 4-for-9, 329.5 points
13. Stetson Wright, 3-for-14, 261.75 points
14. Mason Taylor, 3-for-9, 260 points
Stetson Lawrence, 3-for-9, 260 points
Chase Dougherty, 3-for-12, 260 points
17. Luciano de Castro, 3-for-11, 258 points
18. Andrew Alvidrez, 3-for-7, 256.75
19. Garrett Smith, 3-for-12, 255 points
20. Sage Kimzey, 3-for-10, 254.5 points
PLAYOFF NIGHT TWO MATCHUPS
Here are the game matchups for Playoff Night Two on Saturday, July 11, for the second night of games of championship weekend of the 2020 PBR Monster Energy Team Challenge, presented by U.S. Border Patrol:
Team Las Vegas vs. Team Pendleton Whisky
Team Ariat vs. Team Cooper Tires
Game One Loser vs. Game Two Loser
Playoff Night Two for the 2020 PBR Monster Energy Team Challenge, presented by U.S. Border Patrol, gets underway Saturday, July 11 at 8 p.m. ET. Action will be LIVE on CBS Sports Network and RidePass. CBS Sports will broadcast the Monster Energy Team Challenge Championship on Sunday.
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